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from a January 2002 hike at Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Trailhead |
 Walking along Camino Alto |
 Gate and trail entrance |
 Bob Middagh Trail |
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 Poison oak |
 California bay |
 Junction |
 Grassland |
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 Rock outcrop |
 Bob Middagh Trail |
 Gently descending |
 Squeezing through broom |
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 Approaching neighborhood |
 In winter the trail goes from damp... |
 to downright muddy |
 Junction |
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 Alto Bowl Fire Road |
 Gate at the end of the trail |
 Start of Horse Hill Trail |
 Steep ascent |
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 Bad photo, but at the crest of the hill, the trail veers right, across from the pole |
 This slight path travels through grassland |
 View back past Camino Alto to Mount Tamalpais |
 Brief shaded stretch |
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 Hound's tongue |
 Trail runs near a street |
 Back into grassland |
 A fallen oak, with Horse Hill in the background |
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 Horse Hill Trail |
 Approaching a gate |
 Entering Horse Hill |
 Trails split |
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 Coyote |
 Coyote and horse (who paid him no mind) |
 View west |
 At the hilltop, Horse Hill Fire Road continues downhill, but this is the turn-around point for this hike |
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 View south |
 One of the Horse Hill horses |
 Returning through the gate |
 Coyote again |
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 View, with 2 coyotes on the hillside |
 Here there are, a little closer |
 Return, near the steep hill |
 Descent |
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 Gate at Alto Bowl Fire Road |
 Junction with Bob Middagh Trail |
 Return |
 Near Camino Alto, the trail curves left, while a shortcut continues straight to the road |
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 Return |
 At the gate and Camino Alto |
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