| 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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