| Photos
from an August 2000 hike at Memorial County Park (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Trailhead |
 Crossing Pescadero Road |
 Start of the trail |
 Trail |
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 Approaching junction |
 Tanoak |
 Huckleberry |
 Mt. Ellen Nature Trail |
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 Redwoods |
 Junction |
 Downhill |
 Through fallen trees |
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 Junction with Fire Road |
 Pomponio Trail |
 Sunny spot with lots of nettles |
 Along the creek |
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 Two ripe thimbleberries along the creek in August |
 Overgrown |
 Creambush |
 Looking uphill |
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 Starting to climb |
 Hazelnut |
 Uphill |
 Maple |
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 Fern |
 Gooseberry |
 Pomponio Trail |
 Douglas firs have replaced the redwoods |
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 Beautiful mixed forest |
 Douglas fir |
 Maple leaves add color |
 Poison oak |
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 Last uphill bit |
 Currant |
 Park boundary |
 Entering chaparral |
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 Small bridge |
 Monkeyflower |
 Past a Douglas fir |
 Pomponio Trail |
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 I think this is fuchsia |
 View through the Douglas firs |
 Brief uphill |
 Rest bench |
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 Wow! View south |
 California coffeeberry |
 Junction w/(unmaintained) path to viewpoint |
 Ceanothus |
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 Through the chaparral |
 Lots of poison oak along the trail here |
 As you head downhill, more trees appear |
 Coast live oak |
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 Under the oaks |
 Last stretch of chaparral |
 Douglas fir |
 Back under tree cover |
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 Short climb |
 Cool shade |
 Junction |
 Mt. Ellen Nature Trail; this fence guards a serious drop off |
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 Edge of the hillside |
 Mt. Ellen Nature Trail |
 Looking north; view mostly blocked by trees |
 Along the narrow ridge |
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 Toyon |
 Summit |
 Hazelnut |
 Downhill |
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 Switchback |
 Switchback |
 Lush vegetation |
 Mount Ellen Nature Trail |
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 Redwoods rule |
 Under a California bay |
 Descending |
 Back to the junction |
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