Photos
from a January 2002 hike at Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead |
Luiz Fire Road |
Trail is visible uphill ahead |
Trail turns to dirt |
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Curve |
Luiz Fire Road |
A coast live oak on the side of the trail |
Sharp ascent |
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Trail curves left and maintains a steep pace |
Trail slices through grassland |
View east |
Constant ascent |
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As the trail sweeps right, there's a view to the summit |
Finally, the top is within reach |
Coast live oaks, on the left, at the edge of a gulch |
Approaching junction |
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Big Rock Ridge, to the east |
Big Rock Ridge Fire Road |
View north, all the way to Mount St. Helena |
Uphill |
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View south |
West, the fire road continues into lands owned by H Ranch |
Short descent |
Gate into H Ranch; you can continue thanks to an easement, but this is the turnaround point for the hike |
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Snow on a fence post |
Head back uphill on the path to the left |
Snow on the north slope |
Summit |
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Hillside, looking east |
A look back to the west |
View south |
Descending |
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Returning |
Returning |
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