Bay Area Hiker: Photos from El Sereno
Photos from a January 2001 hike at El Sereno Open Space Preserve
(click on any image for a larger view)
The trailhead at El Sereno
Trailhead, which is nothing more than a pullout		 Approaching the gate
Open space gate marks the preserve entrance		 View south
A look back from the gate		 The unnamed trail
The unnamed trail
Detail of toyon leaves
Toyon leaves		 Manzanita
Manzanita		 View back
View back to the south and west		 Wartleaf ceanothus
Wartleaf ceanothus
Junction
Junction 		View south to Mount Umunhum
View south to Mount Umunhum		 Coyote brush
Coyote brush
Trail and view
A glimpse of what's to come
A glimpse of your coming journey		 Downhill
Brief descent		 Trail levels out
Trail flattens out		 Suddenly in the shade
Suddenly you turn a corner a find yourself in shade
Silk-tassel
Silk-tassel 		Beneath California bays
Under California bays		 California bay blossoms
California bay in bloom		 View of Umunhum
Umunhum
Chamise, with Umunhum in the background
Chamise, with Umunhum in the background		 A sharp switchback
A sharp switchback 		Bicycle tracks cut into the hill
Bicycle tracks cut into the hillside		 The descent
The descent
Ceanothus
Ceanothus




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