Bay Area Hiker: Photos from Monte Bello

Photos from an April 2002 hike at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view)
Start, at the north end of the parking lot	Near Page Mill Road	At a curve, the trail veers away from the road	The trail is rutted here
Filaree flowers on the hillside	Deer	White Oak Trail	Junction
White Oak Trail	Madrone tree in bloom	The right side of the trail is completely overtaken with star thistle, making the grass look drab even in spring	Flowers
First of a series of switchbacks	Heading down into the canyon	Another curve	Mule ear sunflowers
Shaded stretch	Down in the canyon	Western heart's ease	White Oak Trail
Junction	Descending	Junction with Stevens Creek Nature Trail	Stevens Creek Nature Trail
One of several bridge along the trail	This narrow stretch was reshaped by a landslide a few years ago	Coltsfoot	Climbing out of the canyon
Junction	Baby blue eyes	Canyon Trail	Grassy section
View uphill	Back in the woods for another short bit	Junction	Indian Creek Trail
Clematis	Ascending	There are good views south from the trail along here	View south
View back down the trail	Still climbing	A cottonwood sits on the side of the trail	Approaching the ridge
Junction	Path to backpack camp	Approaching camp	Heading north
Junction	Junction with hilltop path	Heading to the top	Hilltop
Johnny-jump-ups and a view north	Popcorn flowers	Fiddleneck	Returning downhill
View	Old Ranch Trail	Curving past the top of a forested ravine	Sticking close to the ridgeline
Bicolor lupines along the trail	Gorgeous view northwest	Junction	Bella Vista Trail
Heading into the shade, briefly	Descending through grassland	Approaching junction	Bench on Canyon Trail
Junction	Path through old walnut orchard	Heading back to the trailhead	View south
Junction with Stevens Creek Nature Trail	Returning to the trailhead		Go to Bay Area Hiker Monte Bello page Go to Bay Area Hiker Home page