Bay Area Hiker: Photos from Mills Canyon Nature Area
Photos from an April 2001 hike at Mills Canyon Nature Area
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Entrance
Roadside parking near nature area entrance		 Trail begins to the right of the Mills Canyon sign
Trail begins to the right of the Mills Canyon sign		 Stay to the left here
Stay to the left here		 Trail splits; stay right
Trail splits; stay to the right
Trail
Trail under oak and California bay		 Redwood
Redwood 		Trail
Trail 		Honeysuckle
Honyesuckle
     Snowberry
     Snowberry 		Buckeye
Buckeye 		Signpost point you to the right
A signpost points you to the right		 Sloping grassy meadow
Sloping grassy meadow on the left
Trail
Trail 		     Creek
     Creek 		     Steps
     Steps 		Bridge leaves nature area
Bridge leaves nature area
More steps
More steps 		Rock on the side of the trail
Rock looms on the side of the trail		 Maple
Maple 		Steps
A few steps begin the climb out of the canyon
Near the nature area boundary
Near the nature area boundary, the trail turns left and ascends		 Climb
Climbing 		Into grassland
Into grassland		 Vetch
Vetch
Sagebrush
Sagebrush 		Trail
Trail 		Bluedicks
Bluedicks 		Broadleaf filaree
Broadleaf filaree
Steps out of nature area
Steps leave the nature area; stay straight on the trail		      Bellardia
     Bellardia 		Lupine
Lupine 		Wooded section
Wooded section
Sunflowers
Sunflowers 		Previously encountered junction
Previously encountered junction




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