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from a February 2002 hike at El Sereno Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Trailhead |
 Gate |
 Climbing through chaparral |
 Junction |
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 Vulture |
 Brief descent |
 Silktassel |
 Another drop |
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 View south |
 Trail levels out |
 View downhill, with the trail ahead visible |
 Icy show patch left over from a storm |
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 California nutmeg |
 Brief shaded stretch |
 More snow |
 Back in chaparral |
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 A sharp corner |
 Buckbrush |
 Corner |
 Steady descent |
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 Junction |
 Fairly level stretch |
 Very large furry scat, probably from a mountain lion |
 Manzanita |
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 Live oak |
 Black sage |
 Broom |
 California sagebrush, sticky monkeyflower, and chamise |
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 Junction |
 Still descending |
 Currant |
 Scrub oak? |
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 Chaparral pea |
 Entering the meadow |
 Blue oak |
 Meadow |
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 Return |
 Starting the climb back to the mountaintop |
 The climb, with virtually no shade, is not fun on a hot day |
 Just past this junction, you'll face the steepest stretch of the return |
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 Heading back to the trailhead, there are views to a western forested ridge |
 Returning downhill to the trailhead, with nice views southwest |
 Back at the gate |
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