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Water droplets weigh down old seed heads of Poison Hemlock
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Willow leaf pattern near edge of Pajaro River
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The Pajaro River, lined with willows, makes a nice riparian corridor.
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Falco sparverius, AMERICAN KESTREL
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Ranch entrance gate.
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First view of Pinnacles, approaching from the west side.
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Machete Ridge - view from west entrance road.
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High Peaks seen from Chaparral trailhead parking
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High Peaks seen from start of North Wilderness Trail
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Quercus douglasii, BLUE OAK. Seedling growing in crevice on rock
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Caloplaca ignea, FLAME FIREDOT LICHEN
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Unidentified cuplike black fungus growing in soil, possibly Peziza sp.
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Creek, North Wilderness Trail
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Pholistoma auritum var. auritum, FIESTA FLOWER pattern
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The wood rat used this spot a lot!
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Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum WOOLLY-FRUITED LOMATIUM?
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Scat with lots of blue juniper berries in it.
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Caloplaca ignea, FLAME FIREDOT LICHEN
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Eric beside creek, North Wilderness Trail
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Series of small waterfalls. North Wilderness Trail
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Last in series of small waterfalls
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Strange, curvy black forms seen underwater.
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View of Pinnacles from North Wilderness Trail,
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Orange and yellow lichens dot dead chamise branches
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Calandrinia menziesii (C. ciliata), RED MAIDS in bloom and Plagiobothrys sp. POPCORN FLOWER (bud).
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Calandrinia menziesii (C. ciliata), RED MAIDS
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Astraeus hydrometricus, EARTHSTAR
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Plagiobothrys sp. POPCORN FLOWER
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Juniperus californica, CALIFORNIA JUNIPER cone
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Juniperus californica, CALIFORNIA JUNIPER berries
