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Starting my walk on an overcast day, I hoped it wouldn't rain again too soon.
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Azolla filiculoides, AMERICAN WATER FERN covers most of the lake now.
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Azolla filiculoides, AMERICAN WATER FERN covers most of the lake now.
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Populus trichocarpa (P. balsamifera ssp. t.), BLACK COTTONWOOD.
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Duck trails in the Azolla backed by browning cattails and tules
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Ripe bay nuts on ground after rain.
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Rattlesnake Rocks, covered with lichen and moss, newly green from the rain
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Rattlesnake Rocks, covered with lichen and moss, newly green from the rain
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Spur trail branching off trail 1 leads to the sandstone cave
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Sandstone cave
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Corylus cornuta ssp. californica (Corylus c. var. c.) CALIFORNIA HAZEL
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Corylus cornuta ssp. californica (Corylus c. var. c.) CALIFORNIA HAZEL
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Approaching the first redwood grove on trail 1.
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Prosartes hookeri, (Disporum h.), HOOKER'S FAIRY BELL.
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Rubus parviflorus THIMBLEBERRY
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Rubus parviflorus THIMBLEBERRY
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Cornus sericea ssp. sericea,, AMERICAN DOGWOOD
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Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, BRACKEN, BRAKE.
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Physocarpus capitatus, PACIFIC NINEBARK.
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Physocarpus capitatus, PACIFIC NINEBARK.
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Now that it has rained, parts of San Francisquito Creek have rapids again.
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Willow with yellow leaves arches over San Francisquito Creek.
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Carex nudata, TORRENT SEDGE
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Carex nudata, TORRENT SEDGE
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Carex nudata, TORRENT SEDGE
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Unidentified lichen on bark.
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Lepechinia calycina, PITCHER SAGE.
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Holodiscus discolor var. discolor, OCEANSPRAY.
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Carex nudata, TORRENT SEDGE starting to be flattened by increased flow
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Flavopunctelia flaventior, SPECKLED GREENSHIELD
