Bay Area Hiker: Pleasanton Ridge Photos


Photos from a March 2000 hike at Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park (click on any image for a larger view)
Trailhead	Starting Out		Oak Tree Trail	Uphill
Junction with Woodland Trail		Woodland Trail	Shrub of poison oak	California buttercups growing beneath the trees
Under the oaks	Entering grassland on the Woodland Trail		Meadow	Looking back
A shortcut heads left; the official trail veers right	Dodging the shade on the edge of the meadow		Running along Oak Tree Trail	Looking back to junction with Oak Tree Trail
Junction	Signpost		Looking back to junction	The view south
Ridgeline Trail	Hillside		First glimpse of olive grove	Blue-eyed grass
Junction with spur to Olive Grove Trail	Edging along olive grove		Junction with Olive Grove Trail	Looking back
Olive tree	Junction with spur to Thermalito Trail		Olive Grove Trail continues through the trees	Junction with Thermalito Trail
Thermalito Trail	Through the bottom of a mini canyon		Flower dotted meadow	Johnny-jump-ups
Passing alongside some buckeyes	Looking back to a pond popular with cows		Looking back down the trail	Approaching the junction with a spur to Ridgeline Trail
Bluedicks	Thermalito Trail		Around the hill	Woodpeckers' tree
Junction with spur to Ridgeline Trail	Uphill		Near junction	Climbing to crest
Roller coaster stretch	Mount Diablo, across the Dublin/San Ramon valley		Looking back from the turnaround point	Tiny redmaids
Ridgeline Trail	Descending on Ridgeline		Split with side trail	Junction with spur to Olive Grove Trail
Sagebrush	Olives on a tree		Ridgeline cutting through olive trees	Downhill
Side trails score the grassland	About to head into the trees		Descending on Oak Tree Trail	Sycamore tree
Downhill	Under oak trees, nearing trailhead
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