Calabazas Creek

Here are some pics and short videos from Sunday's return visit to Calabazas Creek.

The lower trail, which includes an abandoned shopping cart. 
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Flame Skimmer Dragonfly 1


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Stevens Creek County Park

Here are pics and a couple of short videos from Monday's visit to Stevens Creek County Park.

There is still a fair amount of water in the creek above the reservoir.


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Calabazas Creek

Here are a few pics from Monday's visit to Calabazas Creek.

A ladybug perches on the side of my car. Did it ride all the way to the trailhead like that? 
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Stevens Creek County Park

Pics from a Monday visit to Stevens Creek County Park to spend a couple of hours sitting quietly next to the creek.

A well-shaded part of Stevens Creek.


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Matadero Creek

Here are a few pics from a visit to Matadero Creek on Monday.

Blackberries growning close to the creek bank are ripening.


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Exclamation Damselfly


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Los Gatos Creek Trail

On Sunday D. and I had to change our proposed field trip destination 4 times to account for the pervasive wildfire smoke, and once we realized the air quality was better to the south, we decided on the Los Gatos Creek Trail.  Here are the pics I took.

A look upstream.


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Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve

On Saturday D. and I went to take a walk around Alpine Pond at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, and here are some of the pics I took.

Sow thistle floof sits poised and ready for the next gust of wind.


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Adobe Creek

On Saturday D. and I took a little walk along Adobe Creek in the Baylands marsh, and I took some pics.

At the trailhead, we see "Swift Crossing" by Rachel Slick.


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