| Photos
from a May 2002 hike at Rockville Hills Community Park (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Trailhead |
 Entrance gate |
 Rockville Trail |
 Blooming buckeye |
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 True babystars |
 Purple clarkia |
 Ascending through oaks and buckeyes |
 Junction |
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 Paved trail |
 Blue oaks along the trail |
 Pretty little pink flower |
 View, to the left, of the valley |
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 Descending |
 Linanthus |
 Junction; continue straight |
 Junction and gate |
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 Split -- go left |
 Another split, once again stay left |
 Cave Trail |
 White brodiaea |
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 The rocky trail |
 Easy stretch |
 Ascending |
 Chickweed monkeyflower |
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 Rocky |
 Grassland on the sides of the trail |
 Cave |
 Junction near the end of Cave Trail |
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 Rocks on the side of the trail |
 Through a valley |
 Junction with Rock Gardens Trail |
 Rock Gardens Trail |
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 Split; stay to the right |
 Approaching Upper Lake |
 Upper Lake |
 Along the lake |
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 Junction |
 A signed junction in sight! |
 Junction |
 Arch Trail |
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 Flower assortment |
 Trail passes through oak and buckeye grassland |
 Larkspur |
 Arch Trail |
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 Wooded section |
 Chinese houses |
 Junction |
 Mystic Ridge Trail |
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 Pretty grassland plateau |
 Along the ridge |
 Split; either leg is an option as both trails end at the fire road |
 Mystic Ridge Trail |
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 Owl's clover |
 View |
 Junction with fire road |
 Descending on the fire road |
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 View to Upper Lake |
 Junction, again |
 Another set of junctions; continue straight |
 On the fire road |
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 Along the lake |
 Junction |
 Still on the fire road |
 Junction |
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 Rock outcrop, visible from Rockville Trail |
 Returning, down Rockville Trail |
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