Photos
from a February 2002 hike at El Sereno Open Space Preserve (click on any image for a larger view) |
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Trailhead |
Gate |
Climbing through chaparral |
Junction |
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Vulture |
Brief descent |
Silktassel |
Another drop |
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View south |
Trail levels out |
View downhill, with the trail ahead visible |
Icy show patch left over from a storm |
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California nutmeg |
Brief shaded stretch |
More snow |
Back in chaparral |
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A sharp corner |
Buckbrush |
Corner |
Steady descent |
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Junction |
Fairly level stretch |
Very large furry scat, probably from a mountain lion |
Manzanita |
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Live oak |
Black sage |
Broom |
California sagebrush, sticky monkeyflower, and chamise |
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Junction |
Still descending |
Currant |
Scrub oak? |
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Chaparral pea |
Entering the meadow |
Blue oak |
Meadow |
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Return |
Starting the climb back to the mountaintop |
The climb, with virtually no shade, is not fun on a hot day |
Just past this junction, you'll face the steepest stretch of the return |
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Heading back to the trailhead, there are views to a western forested ridge |
Returning downhill to the trailhead, with nice views southwest |
Back at the gate |
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