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from a February 2001 hike at Samuel P. Taylor State Park (click on any image for a larger view) |
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 Park entrance |
 Picnic area |
 Bridge crossing Papermill Creek |
 Gate |
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 Junction with Pioneer Tree Trail |
 Tanoak |
 Papermill Creek |
 Fallen tree blocks trail |
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 Junction with other end of Pioneer Tree Trail |
 Bridge crosses creek and road |
 Junction with Riding and Hiking Trail |
 Riding and Hiking Trail |
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 Sunny stretch |
 Junction with Barnabe Trail |
 Uphill on Barnabe Trail |
 Broom lined fire road |
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 Silktassel |
 Douglas firs line the trail |
 View west |
 Steep |
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 Little viewpoint on the left side of the trail |
 Unmarked junction; stay straight on Barnabe Trail |
 Barnabe Trail enters grassland |
 View back, to the southeast |
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 Fire lookout perches on Barnabe Mountain's summit |
 View west |
 Approaching junction |
 View encompasses lower reaches of Barnabe Trail as well as Bolinas Ridge |
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 Descending on Barnabe Trail |
 Junction with Bill's Trail |
 Bill's Trail leaves grassland almost immediately |
 Into the woods |
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 Fences prevent shortcuts |
 First of many bridges |
 California bay |
 Moss covers tree branches along this shady trail |
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 Maidenhair fern |
 Two more bridges |
 Flowering currant |
 Milkmaids |
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 California nutmeg |
 Junction with path to Stairstep Falls |
 Junction at Devil's Gulch |
 Riding and Hiking Trail |
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 View uphill to Barnabe Mountain |
 Junction with closed trail |
 Junction with path to Taylor Grave site |
 Climb to junction with Barnabe Trail |
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 Junction with Barnabe Trail |
 Riding and Hiking Trail winds through chaparral |
 Trail heads back under tree cover |
 Hound's Tongue |
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 Trail takes a sharp drop to near the road |
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