Photos
from a January 2002 hike at Loma Alta Open Space
Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead |
Gate |
Glen Fire Road |
Approaching a junction |
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Easy climb under California bays |
Heading uphill |
Ascending into grassland |
View |
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Coast live oak |
Approaching water tanks and two junctions |
Stay to the left, skirting the tank |
Gate |
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View south |
Junction |
Smith Fire Road |
View southwest |
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A giant coast live oak |
Although grassland covers most of the hillsides, trees thrive along seasonal creeks |
California bay |
View east |
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Junction |
Descending |
View down to Old Railroad Grade |
Trail curves right |
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Descending |
Gate |
Old Railroad Grade |
Milkmaids |
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Junction and descent |
Waterfall |
A pretty madrone creates an arch over the trail |
The trail sharply falls, then climbs back out of a wooded section |
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Maidenhair ferns |
More madrones grace the sides of the trail |
This area gets very muddy in the rainy months |
Junction |
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Junction |
Old Railroad Grade |
Back in the woods |
Approaching bridge |
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Fence and junction |
Unintended shortcut |
Junction |
Returning on Glen Fire Road, this is where you should rejoin the trail |
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