Photos
from a July 2002 hike at Kennedy Grove Recreation Area (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Parking lot |
Trail starts at the edge of the overflow parking lot |
Laurel Look Trail |
Junction |
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Ascending through dried stands of poison hemlock |
Laurel Loop Trail |
Junction with Lower Sea Foam Trail |
Steep ascent through chaparral |
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Elegant clarkia |
California fuchsia |
Cardoon |
A brief dip in the trail |
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A transition into grassland, climbing all the while |
Blonde dry grass along the trail |
Approaching junction |
Still climbing, now on Upper Sea Foam Trail |
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Bench at viewpoint |
View down to the reservoir |
More climbing |
Close to the top |
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Coast live oaks |
Trail bends left at the hilltop |
Descending |
Coast live oak and California bay line the trail |
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A madrone arches over the trail |
Dropping into a canyon |
The pretty canyon |
Short dip |
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Junction |
Black Oak Trail |
Junction at the park border |
Ascending on Black Oak Trail |
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Junction |
Skirting an oak-studded hilltop |
View southwest |
Junction |
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A shortcut in the middle of the loop |
Junction |
Closing the loop |
Approaching junction, again |
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Black oak |
Returning |
Descending on Kennedy Creek Trail |
Approaching junction |
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Picnic tables under the trees |
Through eucalyptus |
At the edge of the lawn area |
On the paved trail |
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End |
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