Today on the Pine Ridge Trail
May 17, 2009
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Into the Chalk Fire Burn: Vicente Flat Trail
May 17, 2009
The Vicente Flat Trail is in excellent condition as it leaves Highway 1 and begins its initial 1600 ft. climb. Read the rest of this entry »
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Spring at The Indians
May 4, 2009
Fields of Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus) Read the rest of this entry »
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Ventana Wilderness Opening Day: Bottcher’s Gap to Little Pines
May 1, 2009
With the exception of an overgrown patch or two, like this one, the Ventana Double Cone Trail is in pretty good shape as it leaves Bottcher’s Gap and climbs Skinner Ridge. Read the rest of this entry »
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A Visit to La Cueva Pintada
April 25, 2009
The army hasn’t allowed the public to visit La Cueva Pintada (on Fort Hunter Liggett) in something like 10 years, so when the San Antonio Valley Historical Association succeeded in navigating the bureaucratic maze and getting permission for a public tour a lot of people jumped at the opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »
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Garland Park Wildflowers
April 18, 2009Here’s a little of what we saw today ….
Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus) and Coast Goldfields (Lasthenia californica) share a meadow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Pinnacles Wildflowers
April 5, 2009The sun is out and the flowers are blooming at Pinnacles National Monument.
Here’s a little of what we saw today …
This is a field of Tufted Poppies (Eschscholzia caespitosa).
(For a closer look, click on a picture to bring up a higher resolution image, then use your browser to zoom in) Read the rest of this entry »
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9 Months After the Fire – Photos Taken When the Ground was Hot Compared to Photos Taken Yesterday
April 3, 2009
Stinging Lupine (Lupinus hirsutissimus) becomes the first plant to recolonize a severely burned slope. Read the rest of this entry »
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