Bay Area Hiker: Russian Ridge Photographs
Photographs from a February 2000 hike at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view)
Trailhead
Trailhead		      Ridge Trail
     Ridge Trail		 Uphill
Winding uphill		 Looking south
Looking south
Bay Area Ridge Trail
Beautiful portion of the Bay Area Ridge Trail		 Trail to Ancient Oaks
Trail to Ancient Oaks		 Skyline Ridge
Skyline Ridge visible on the right side of the photo		 Monte Bello
Monte Bello to the east
Bench with a view
A bench with a view		      Shaded section
     Shaded section		 Approaching junction
Approaching junction		 Junction
Junction with Ancient Oaks Trail
Edge of burn area
Right side of the trail was burned		 West
West		 Ancient Oaks Trail
Ancient Oaks Trail		 Ocean view
Rolling hills, with the ocean in the background
Junction
Junction		      Under oaks
     Under the oaks		      Water basin in stump
     Nature's water basin		 Looking ahead
Looking ahead
Trail
Trail		 Edge of woods
The edge of the woods		 Newt
Newt		      Under some trees
     Under some trees
Junction
Junction		      Seasonal waterfall
     Seasonal waterfall		 Back into grassland
Emerging back into grassland		 Mindego Hill
Mindego Hill
Uphill
Trail uphill		 Looking north
Looking north		 Junction
Junction at the crest of the hill		 Through a rocky section
Through a rocky section
Mindego Hill
Mindego Hill		 Looking north
Looking north		 Ridge Trail
Ridge Trail		 Curve
The trail curves around
Grassy hillside
Grassy hillside		 Looking back
Looking back		 Junction
Junction		 View to Monte Bello
Looking to Monte Bello
     Side path
     Unnamed side trail		 View to Skyline Ridge
Looking to Skyline Ridge		 Returning to the trailhead
Returning to the trailhead




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