| Photos
from a September 2001 hike at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Trailhead |
 Start at the other end of the equestrian parking lot |
 Unsigned junction; bear right |
 Bigleaf Trail skirts a vineyard near the park border |
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 Mixed woodland on Bigleaf Trail |
 Bigleaf maple leaves |
 An old maple on the side of the trail |
 Black oak leaves |
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 Autumn color |
 Under a maple tree, the trail curves right and heads uphill |
 Passing through oak territory |
 Blue oak leaves |
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 Junction |
 Ridge Trail |
 Junction with closed trail |
 Trail crests, then drops gently downhill |
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 Ridge Trail |
 View west |
 Pretty oaks line the trail |
 Deer |
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 Douglas firs contribute shade |
 Oregon oak |
 Madrone |
 Climbing through a dry area |
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 Coyote brush |
 Junction |
 Path to bench and viewpoint |
 View north |
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 Back at the previous junction; this time head left |
 Ridge Trail |
 Shaded stretch |
 Climbing again, along the rocky trail |
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 Junction |
 Pond Trail |
 View to Mount St. Helena |
 These woods shelter shade-loving plants, and permit monkeyflower to bloom all the way through summer |
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 A short pass through oaks and grassland |
 Descending again |
 View downhill |
 A little valley comes into view |
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 Easy to miss junction |
 Narrow trail |
 Trees just starting to turn |
 Passing the pond |
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 Pond |
 View back toward the pond |
 Leaving the grassland |
 Creekside Trail |
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 Deciduous and evergreen trees shade the path |
 Trailside rest stop |
 Bigleaf maple |
 Crossing a creek |
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 Approaching junction |
 Gentle descent |
 Near the park boundary |
 Creek and junction |
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 Returning to the trailhead |
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