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View into Hoffman Creek from bridge at Hoffman Creek trailhead
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Lobaria pulmonaria, LUNGWORT, LUNG LICHEN.
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Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis, DIMPLED SPECKLEBELLY LICHEN.
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Unidentified mushroom.
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Stump covered with moss and lichen.
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Closer view of lichen on stump in preceding photos: Cladonia sp.
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Sequoia sempervirens, COAST REDWOOD
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Unidentified mushroom.
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Clavaria vermicularis, FAIRY FINGERS.
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Ramariopsis kunzei, WHITE CORAL MUSHROOM?
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Bulgaria inquinans, BLACK JELLY DROPS
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Leucocarpus fragilis, INSECT-EGG SLIME MOLD on leaves of Oxalis oregona, REDWOOD SORREL
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Our group in the rainy forest.
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Old redwood stump showing slots cut for boards
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Small stream bordered by Polystichum munitum WESTERN SWORD FERN
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Tremella mesenterica, WITCH'S BUTTER
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An umbrella offers good protection for hiking in the rain.
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, CAT'S TONGUE/TOOTHED JELLY FUNGUS
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Happy group, even after hiking in the rain!
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Mouth of Pescadero Creek, low tide.
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People wading across the mouth of Pescadero Creek, low tide.
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Highway 1 bridge over Pescadero Creek
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Seagulls feeding at mouth of Pescadero Creek, low tide.
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Seagulls feeding at mouth of Pescadero Creek, low tide.
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Bald eagle, flying over Pescadero Marsh.
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The bald eagle swooped down to try to grab a coot. But the coots had a clever strategy!
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The bald eagle swooped down to try to grab a coot. But the coots had a clever strategy!