San Francisquito Creek

Here are pics from a visit to part of the San Francisquito Creek bed (and nearby neighborhood streets) on Monday.

Looking upstream through a tunnel under Chaucer St.


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Cooley Landing

On Sunday D. and I returned to Cooley Landing to see how far it's come in being developed from an abandoned property into a public park, and I took these pics.

Here we are, at Cooley Landing.


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Edgewood Preserve

On Saturday D. and I went to Edgewood Preserve to see how many wildflowers were in bloom. Edgewood is special because of the unique mineral composition of its serpentine soils, creating conditions in which only certain specialized plants can thrive. As such it is home to several threatened or endangered species, including rare ( Read more... )

Coal Creek Open Space Preserve 2

On Saturday D. and I returned to Coal Creek Open Space Preserve and took some pics. Here's mine.

We enter the preserve on Crazy Pete's Trail.


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Stevens Creek Trail: Yuba to Sleeper, Sleeper to Remington

This month D. and I have been exploring the Stevens Creek Trail, which opened up a new trail segment earlier this year, expanding farther south toward its source. This first stretch is from Yuba Dr. to Sleeper Ave. Here are our pics ( Read more... )