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from a December 2001 hike at Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve &
Mount Tamalpais (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Trailhead |
 Old Railroad Grade |
 Huckleberry |
 Junction with Horseshoe Fire Road |
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 Old Railroad Grade |
 View to East Peak from the trail |
 The cuts in the hillsides made for the railroad tracks keep the ascent easy |
 Chaparral pea |
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 Chaparral lines the trail |
 Redwoods |
 Great views to the summit |
 Gate marks a transition to a paved section |
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 Summit Road, which accesses some hillside houses |
 Junction with Fern Canyon Road |
 View |
 Fern Canyon Road |
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 Temelpa Trail starts on the right |
 Watch out for cars along Fern Canyon Road |
 Neighborhood welcome |
 Gate at the end of the paved road |
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 Old Railroad Grade again |
 Junction; turn right |
 Double bowknot |
 A pretty oak |
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 Oak leaves and madrone bark on the ground |
 Junction |
 This sidewalk served as a platform for the trains |
 Manzanita in bloom |
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 Winding uphill |
 Coulter pine |
 Old Railroad Grade |
 Junction with Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road |
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 Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road |
 Redwoods |
 Descent and view |
 View south |
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 Junction with Temelpa |
 A look down Temelpa |
 View uphill to Tam's summit |
 Junction with Wheeler Trail |
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 Chamise |
 Blithedale Ridge |
 Giant chain fern |
 Passing through redwoods |
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 Junction |
 Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail |
 Silk-tassel |
 Trail prepares to pass beneath Echo Rock |
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 Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail |
 View out of the canyon to the south |
 Blithedale Fire Road |
 This ridge separates the towns of Mill Valley and Larkspur |
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 Horseshoe Fire Road departs to the right just before the fire road starts to climb |
 Descent |
 Horseshoe Fire Road |
 Junction with Old Railroad Grade |
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 Returning to the trailhead |
Go to Bay Area Hiker Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve page Go to Bay Area Hiker Home page |
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