Bay Area Hiker: Photos from a hike to the Pulgas Water Temple
Photos from a hike on Crystal Springs Trail to Pulgas Water Temple
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Roadside parking
Roadside parking at the junction of Cañada and Edgewood Roads		 Walk through the stone gates, then turn right
Walk through the stone gates, and then turn right		 Trail is unmarked
Unmarked trail		 Oak
Oak
Crystal Springs Trail
Crystal Springs Trail		 Trail runs along the road
The trail runs along the road south of the Pulgas Water Temple		 Coyote brush
Coyote brush		 Oaks shade the trail
Oaks shade the trail
Poison oak
Poison oak		 Grassland to the left
In spring, lots of flowers in the fields to the west		 Poison oak
Poison oak 		Fenced water district lands
Fence prohibits entry into water district lands
View to Fioli's roof
View from a hill, to Filoli's roof		 Crystal Springs Trail
Crystal Springs Trail		 Entrance to Fioli
Entrace to Filoli		 Cottonwood near temple entrance
Cottonwood signifies proximity to water temple
Entrance to parking lot
Entrance to the parking lot at the water temple		      Cottonwood leaves
     Cottonwood leaves		      Path to temple
     Path to the temple		 Water temple
The water temple
Pool at temple
The pool; water rushes beneath your feet on the way to the reservoirs		 Coffeeberry
California coffeeberry		 View of temple
The view from a hill just off Cañada Road		 Yellow star thistle
Yellow star thistle
Toyon
Toyon 		Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle 		     Rose hips
     Wild rose hips		 Madrone
Madrone
 



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