Photos
from a December 2001 hike at Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve &
Mount Tamalpais (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead |
Old Railroad Grade |
Huckleberry |
Junction with Horseshoe Fire Road |
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Old Railroad Grade |
View to East Peak from the trail |
The cuts in the hillsides made for the railroad tracks keep the ascent easy |
Chaparral pea |
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Chaparral lines the trail |
Redwoods |
Great views to the summit |
Gate marks a transition to a paved section |
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Summit Road, which accesses some hillside houses |
Junction with Fern Canyon Road |
View |
Fern Canyon Road |
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Temelpa Trail starts on the right |
Watch out for cars along Fern Canyon Road |
Neighborhood welcome |
Gate at the end of the paved road |
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Old Railroad Grade again |
Junction; turn right |
Double bowknot |
A pretty oak |
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Oak leaves and madrone bark on the ground |
Junction |
This sidewalk served as a platform for the trains |
Manzanita in bloom |
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Winding uphill |
Coulter pine |
Old Railroad Grade |
Junction with Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road |
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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road |
Redwoods |
Descent and view |
View south |
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Junction with Temelpa |
A look down Temelpa |
View uphill to Tam's summit |
Junction with Wheeler Trail |
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Chamise |
Blithedale Ridge |
Giant chain fern |
Passing through redwoods |
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Junction |
Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail |
Silk-tassel |
Trail prepares to pass beneath Echo Rock |
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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail |
View out of the canyon to the south |
Blithedale Fire Road |
This ridge separates the towns of Mill Valley and Larkspur |
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Horseshoe Fire Road departs to the right just before the fire road starts to climb |
Descent |
Horseshoe Fire Road |
Junction with Old Railroad Grade |
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Returning to the trailhead |
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