Photos
from a January 2002 hike at Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead |
Start |
Trail winds through redwoods |
Bridge |
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Creek |
Dawn Falls Trail |
Remnants of a fenceline |
Larkspur Creek |
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Down at creek level |
Winding through the woods |
Dawn Falls Trail |
At the junction with Ladybug Trail |
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Creek |
A view up a side canyon |
Narrow trail |
On a bank above the creek |
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Two moss covered madrones |
Some California bays arch over the trail |
Junction not shown on maps |
Lichen |
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Hucklebery |
Moss covered trees grace the trail |
Squeezing through a cluster of redwoods |
Big-leaf maple |
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Moss covered trees at the side of the creek |
Small forest clearing |
Trees tower overhead |
Switchbacks start the climbing |
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Switchback |
Mushrooms |
Ascending toward the falls |
First glimpse |
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Dawn Falls |
Returning |
Returning |
Returning |
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Redwoods and madrones |
Near junction with Ladybug Trail |
Bridge |
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