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Category Archives: wildflower hikes
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: Narrows Earth Trail
On the first day of a recent road trip to view wildflowers in the Southern California desert, not counting an initial travel day, I visited the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness. Because I spent less time there than I’d planned, I … Continue reading
Algodones Dunes exploration
During the second week of March – just before what turned out to be a critical period in all of our lives – I finalized my plans to take a short road trip to the southern California deserts to view … Continue reading
Año Nuevo State Park: Franklin Point area winter visit
Sometimes it’s interesting to visit a local park and specifically go to an area that is less heavily visited than the main park area. This can be especially relevant at peak visiting times, such as holidays or other peak periods. … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Calero County Park
This spring I have been participating in the 2019 PixInParks Challenge hosted by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge, also called the Magnificent Seven, consists of seven hikes, each in a different county park. The challenge includes hiking to a … Continue reading
Surprising Summer Wildflowers at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden
This was a no-apology wildflower walk at the Regional Parks Botanical Garden in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley. Why no-apology? Well, two days prior I had received a newsletter with an article highlighting two rare clarkia wildflowers that were in … Continue reading
Tahoe Meadows Loop Trails
During a recent visit to the north Lake Tahoe area I decided to explore a pretty system of trails at Tahoe Meadows, near Mt Rose summit: the Tahoe Meadows Loop Trails. Most of the hike I did was recently highlighted … Continue reading
Wildflowers along the Tahoe Rim Trail from Mt Rose Summit to Mt Houghton
This post is a companion to another post about a hike along the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) from the Mt Rose Summit on NV-431 to the summit of Mt Houghton. The other post describes the hike itself and shows some … Continue reading
Mt Whitney Trail: Whitney Portal to Outpost Camp (in daylight)
When I hiked the Mt Whitney Trail from Whitney Portal to the summit of Mt Whitney two summers ago, several factors were in my favor. I was lucky to be able to join, at the last minute, a group that … Continue reading
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve
This hike was my first visit to Coal Creek Open Space Preserve, a 500-acre preserve along Skyline Blvd (CA-35) just northwest of Page Mill Rd in the southeast corner of San Mateo County. The preserve is just across Skyline Blvd … Continue reading
Santa Clara County Parks PixInParks Challenge: Santa Teresa
A 2.6-mile loop hike at Santa Teresa County Park on the Stile Ranch, Mine, and Fortini Trails is well-known as a great spring wildflower hike. And although I’ve hiked this loop, or part of it, several times, on this particular … Continue reading
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