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Clara resting under Bay Tree
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Caterpillar!
This is shortly after we crossed a meadow with brown and white deer.
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Bay and fir trees entwined
Last picture from 4-25-09 Point Reyes hike.
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Stinson Beach, elevation zero
On 6-7-09 Clara and I hiked from Stinson Beach to Mt. Tamalpais (East...
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Clara in the woods
This is on the Dipsea Trail, which climbs from the town of Stinson Beach,...
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Columbine
On the Steep Ravine Trail.
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Steep Ravine
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Columbine
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Columbine from below
These flowers do not stare someone of human height in the face.
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Clara and the columbines
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Daniel and the redwoods
As we climb the Steep Ravine Trail, we enter an environment much like Muir...
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Continuation of previous picture sans me
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Trillium and Red Clintonia
(From right to left.) Great flowers and lush hills, with creeks, small...
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Calochortus
We saw these beautiful flowers on the Matt Davis Trail, which continues from...
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Clara with monkey flower on Mt Tam
The trail climbs out of the forest and into the chaparral as we approach the...
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At the West Point Inn, with the Pacific
Those are the Marin hills and the ocean behind us, whence we came. The West...
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Clara above Alpine Lake
The last third of a mile to the summit is full of spectacular views of...
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A view from the summit
2572 ft. Apparently the West Peak, which has an observatory on its...
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Another view from the summit
The bridge is the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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Mt. Diablo and San Francisco
The mountain is at the top left; the city, on the far right.
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On the summit
The ocean is on the right; the bay and SF are at left. We are not quite...
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I admire a view near the summit
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Gopher Snake!
One can actually drive all but the last third of a mile up the...
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Gopher snake: a different view
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Ravens near summit
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North America
