San Francisquito Creek -- The Fall

Finally, here are the pics from my November 14 return visit to San Francisquito Creek, when I fell in the mud and broke my shoulder.

The creek bed.


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San Francisquito Creek: Autumn Color & Stolen Safes

Sunday's visit to San Francisquito Creek in search of local autumn color led to a discovery of another cache of stolen safes.  I thought the safes discovered during our previous visit there were a fluke, but apparently not -- this stretch of the creek bed is seemingly a supermarket of safes ( Read more... )

Peters Creek At Long Ridge Preserve

Here are some pics from a visit to Peters Creek at Long Ridge Open Space Preserve on Sunday.

The trailhead.


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Edgewood Preserve

Here are some pics from Monday's visit to Edgewood Preserve.

It's a lovely spring-like late winter day, but still a little early for wildflower blooms.


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Russian Ridge

Here are some pics from a visit to Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve on Monday.

Views from the trail.


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Alum Rock Park

Here are some pics from a brief visit to Alum Rock Park on Monday, where it was hot, and really not very interesting, and quickly tiring for me.

A little ground squirrel pokes around in the dirt.


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Arastradero Preserve

Here are some pics from a visit to Arastradero Preserve on Sunday.

It's a little early still for wildflowers, but some hills are still green from the most recent winter rain.


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Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve

On Saturday D. and I took a walk on the Cordilleras Trail and part of the Blue Oak Trail at Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve.  Here are some of the pics I took.

Thistle floof near the trailhead.


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Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

On Saturday D. and I wanted to go to McClellan Ranch because it was flat, near a creek, and not too far away. But when we got there we found the trail closed due to high water and unsafe conditions, so we had to come up with a Plan B quickly. We decided on Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve, to see how full ( Read more... )

Land's End Coastal Trail

On Monday D. and I did a couple of errands in San Francisco, then we went to Land's End to take a stroll on the Coastal Trail before having dinner in the city.  Here are some of the pics I took.

Near the parking lot we see a little black lady beetle.


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