Maguire Peaks, Sunol Regional Wilderness

Last Sunday D. and I returned to Sunol Regional Wilderness. We went on the Maguire Peaks Trail, and we both took some pics. First, here's mine.

Turkey tail fungus grows on a rotting log.


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Sunol: Maguire Peaks Trail

On Saturday D. and I went back to Sunol Regional Wilderness to check out the Maguire Peaks Trail. We parked on Welch Creek Rd. and made our way along Upper Maguire Peaks Trail. I took the following pics:

Looking down Welch Creek Rd.  Cool and shady.


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Sunol - Little Wintery Images

On a drizzly Feb. 22, D. and I went to Sunol Regional Wilderness for their "Taking Tiny Pictures" program, which invited us to bring our digital cameras with a macro setting and make little wintery images on a naturalist-led walk.  So here's some of our little wintery images, staring with mine ( Read more... )

Sunol Regional Wilderness: Little Yosemite

After a couple of days of rain, D. and I returned to Sunol Regional Wilderness Area on Saturday to check out the waterfalls in the scenic gorge known as Little Yosemite. I took these pics.

The hills are very green from recent rain.


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Sunol Regional Wilderness: Eagle's View

Last weekend D. and I returned to our new favorite place, Sunol Regional Wilderness Area. This time we walked around in the northern part of the park, starting on the Eagle's View Trail. Little did we know we would see an actual eagle later on ( Read more... )

Sunol Regional Wilderness: 'Wish Upon a Stream' Tule Boat

Last weekend D. and I learned how to make a tule boat at the Sunol Regional Wilderness interpretive center.

Tules are plants that grow near streams, ponds and lakes. They can grow to over 10 feet tall. Their stems are filled with small chambers containing air. These pockets of air allow ( Read more... )

Sunol Regional Wilderness, 1-3-09

A couple of weekends ago D. and I visited the Sunol Regional Wilderness Area and we took some pics. Here's my pics:

Alameda Creek, where it flows behind the Visitor Center.


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