Bay Area Hiker: Photos from Almaden Quicksilver

Photos from a March 2002 hike at Almaden Quicksilver County Park (click on any image for a larger view)
Trailhead	Valley oaks at the start of Mine Hill Trail	Bluedicks	Mine Hill Trail
Buttercups on the side of the trail	Junction with English Camp and Hacienda trails	View east	Cape Horn Pass and junction
Cape Horn Pass	Start of Randol Trail	Saxifrage on the side of the trail	Randol Trail
Rock piles near Day Tunnel	Junction with Day Tunnel Trail	Debris near Buena Vista Shaft	Junction with Santa Isabel Trail
Padre's shooting star	Under the shade of California bays	Blue oaks along the trail	Johnny-jump-ups
Baby blue eyes	Randol Trail	View across the canyon	Deer on the trail
Indian warrior	Sunny stretch	Black sage	Randol Trail
A tall manzanita	Entering grassland	View east	Junction with Prospect #3 Trail
Prospect #3 Trail	Ascending through black and blue oaks	Flowers in the grassland	Linanthus parviflorus
View back to the east	In the woods	Junction with Mine Hill Trail	Mine Hill Trail
View west to Mount Umunhum	Ascending along the ridge	Shaded stretch	Back in grassy chaparral
A look down Catherine Tunnel Trail	Approaching Bull Run and a junction	View downhill to the west	Castillero Trail
Rattlesnake on the trail	View west to Bald Mountain	Blooming madrone	Castillero Trail
Broom lines the trail	Beginning a descent	Old mine	Trail curves left near this tall eucalyptus tree
Descending	Approaching the remains of English Camp	Some of the last standing buildings of English Camp	English Camp Trail
Unsigned junction	Manzanitas line the trail	Lupine	Clematis
English Camp Trail	Junction	View on the return down Mine Hill Trail	Returning
Returning	Back at the trailhead		Go to Bay Area Hiker Almaden Quicksilver page Go to Bay Area Hiker Home page