Photos
from a September hike at Año Nuevo State Reserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Parking lot |
Trailhead |
Año Nuevo Point Trail |
Junction with Pond Loop Trail |
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Año Nuevo Point Trail |
Toyon |
Interpretive display along the trail |
Salt marsh baccharis |
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Junction with Pond Lond Trail |
Año Nuevo Point Trail |
Approaching wildlife area trailhead |
Wildlife Protection Area boundary |
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Along the edge of a bluff |
First of many short paths to viewpoints |
View of the coastline |
Ropes keep visitors on trail |
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Boardwalk |
Loose sand |
Ragwort |
Junction with path to South Point Seal Viewpoint |
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Ascending a dune |
View west to Año Nuevo Island |
Descending |
Near junction with path to South Point Seal Viewpoint |
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Junction with path to a viewpoint |
Across a closed boardwalk |
Silvery beachweed |
Sandy trail |
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Ascending a bit |
Junction with path to viewpoint |
Spur path |
View to North Point |
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Back on the main trail, still heading north |
Last stretch of trail |
Approaching viewpoint |
Elephant seals on the beach |
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Elephant seals |
Elephant seals |
Returning |
Returning |
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View south on the return |
Goldenrod |
Returning |
Returning |
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Junction, again |
Pond Loop Trail |
View south through some pines |
Pine |
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California aster |
Pond |
Swamp knotweed |
Willow |
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Reserve visitor center is visible |
Little lizard |
Visitor Center |
Whale bones |
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