Photos
from a January 2002 hike at the Presidio (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Inspiration Point Trailhead |
View |
View downhill, to the area under restoration |
Steps descend from the trailhead |
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Junction; bear left |
Fences protect serpentine grassland on the right, home to the last significant wildflower display in the city |
Restoration area |
Approaching junction; turn left |
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Trail winds through woods |
Toyon |
Trail descends through eucalyptus and cypress |
Junction; stay to the left |
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Cypress |
Nasturtium |
End of trail and beginning of street segment |
Eucalyptus |
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Officers' Row |
Junction; turn right |
Junction; look for the paved path at the corner of Barnard Avenue and Presidio Boulevard |
At the edge of Tennessee Hollow |
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Creeklet |
Crossing MacArthur Avenue |
Lovers' Lane |
Trail follows along Clark Street |
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Approaching junction with Ecology Trail |
Many intersecting paths make this a confusing area |
Acacia |
Junction; bear right |
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Trail runs along the side of a sports field |
Cross the parking lot and pick up the trail again |
Through here you are reminded that the Presidio was built on sandy soil |
Ecology Trail |
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Junction; turn left |
Ascending |
Back into the woods again, for a short time |
Returning to the trailhead |
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