Photos
from an April 2001 hike at Sweeney Ridge (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead |
Gate |
Sneath Lane Trail |
Climbing |
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Ceanothus |
Fringecups |
Thimbleberry |
Creambush |
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Climbing |
Fog line |
Steep stretch |
The grade eases up a bit |
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Under eucalyptus |
Approaching ridge |
Paintbrush and view |
Lupine |
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Junction |
Bench and view |
Sweeney Ridge Trail |
Discovery site |
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Mountain finder |
Sweeney Ridge Trail |
Footsteps of spring |
Side path |
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Tidy tips |
Poppies and goldenfields |
Oregon grape |
Sunflowers |
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Iris |
Huckleberry |
Coffeeberry, golden yarrow, and coyote brush |
Approaching Portola Gate |
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Turn around point |
View to Montara Mountain |
Wallflower |
Mission bells |
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Twinberry |
Blue-eyed grass |
Little violets |
On the return, ceanothus stain the hillside blue |
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Flowers on the side of the trail |
Descending on Sneath Lane Trail |
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