Photos
from a February 2002 hike at Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead | Heading toward the winery |
Peacock |
Skirting the winery grounds |
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Another peacock |
Bridge |
Merging into Zinfandel Trail |
Walnut tree |
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Zinfandel Trail |
Apricot blossoms |
Cottontail |
Junction with Orchard Loop Trail |
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Junction with Bear Meadow Trail |
Pond |
Junction with Orchard Loop Trail |
Continuing on Zinfandel Trail |
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Oaks and grassland |
Heading into the woods |
Mixed woodland |
California bays, arching across the trail |
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Coast live oak |
Brief tour through chaparral |
View ahead |
Back in the woods |
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Chaparral again |
Buckeye |
Bridge and creek crossing |
Creek |
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Uphill |
Nutmeg |
Ascending back into chaparral |
Holly leaf cherry |
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Creambush |
View |
Turn around point |
Back on Orchard Loop Trail |
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Elderberry |
Willow |
Descending to a junction with Bear Meadow Trail |
Junction |
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Trail |
Pitcher sage |
Rejoining the main trail |
Junction with Bear Meadow Trail |
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Silktassel |
Junction |
Ascending |
Steep |
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Flowering currant |
Junction |
Path to viewpoint |
Coast live oaks on the hilltop |
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Trail continues to the pond, but instead walk right to the viewpoint |
View back down to the orchard |
Returning to Orchard Loop Trail |
Descending back to Zinfandel Trail |
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Peacock again |
Blossoms on a tree near the parking lot; plum? |
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