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Strong winds from the west have made many of the oaks tilt east
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Buttercups seemed to have more prolific blooms here
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Rolling grassy hills contrast with forested canyons
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Acorn woodpecker on a granary tree.
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We followed a small creek downstream
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Patch of dense shooting stars
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Oak leafing out and flowering
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Algae already accumulating in the creek
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Fiddleheads (Amsinckia sp) in grass behind old granary log.
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Baby California Newt, Taricha torosa, about 2 inches long
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Lomatium sp. is having a very good year here
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Barbarea orthoceras AMERICAN WINTER CRESS
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Approaching the place where Salt Creek intersects with the Pig Pond and Dinosaur Lake Trails.
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Lots of white and pink shooting stars
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Primula hendersonii (Dodecatheon h.), MOSQUITO BILL(S), SAILOR CAPS.
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Primula hendersonii (Dodecatheon h.), MOSQUITO BILL(S), SAILOR CAPS.
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Orange lichen on the dead branches of Buckeye trees (Aesculus californica) really stands out
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BUTTER-AND-EGGS, Triphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha.
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BUTTER-AND-EGGS, Triphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha.
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Colorful wildflowers on hill next to South Boundary Trail.
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Lots of white and pink shooting stars
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Colorful wildflowers on hill next to South Boundary Trail.
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Poppies, Blue Dicks and white Shooting Stars on hillside next to South Boundary Trail.
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Wildflower-dotted meadow beneath oaks.
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Blue Dicks, Johnny jump-ups, Tomcat Clover and Shooting Stars
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Blue Dicks, Johnny jump-ups, Tomcat Clover and Shooting Stars
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Blue Dicks, Johnny jump-ups, Tomcat Clover and Shooting Stars
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Colorful wildflowers on hill
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View towards junction of Salt and Hidden Creeks.
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Colorful wildflowers above Bear Hide Lake.
