Almaden Quicksilver 2010 Hike

Almaden Quicksilver County Park
New Almaden Trail, Buena Vista Trail,
Hacienda Trail, San Jose, California

Photographs of Hike
Sunday, August 29, 2010

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com




Clouds over Almaden Hills

View from Mockingbird Hill

Almaden Quicksilver Map Board

Almaden Quicksilver County Park Sign

Broad-winged Hawk Squeaking in Sky

New Almaden Trail Sign

Toyon Tree near Trail Entrance

View of South San Jose Hills

Trail Junction & View of Clouds & Hills

Dying Leaves of Buckeye Trees

Leopard Spotted Buckeye Tree

S-Shaped Trail & Live Oak

Snake Head Limb on Tree

Clouds & Hills from Live Oak Tree

Wooden Bridge over Dried Creek

Snake Head Limb on Dying Tree

Horizontal Bay Trees by Creek

Bay Trees over the Creek

Arching Bay Trees by Creek

Arching & Y-shaped Bay Trees

Majestic Bay Tree

Rocks in Randol Creek

Rocks & Creek Trail

Randol Creek Rocks

Rocks in Randol Creek

Rocks & Creek Reflections

Rocks & Creek Reflections

Rocks & Creek Reflections

Rocks & Creek Reflections

Rocks & Creek Trail

Sunlight on Creek Trail

Picnic Table by the Creek

Further Down the Creek

Narrow Path by the Creek

Narrow Path at Randol Creek

Sunlight on Creek Trail

Roots above the Picnic Table

Giant Manzanita Tree

Rock & Manzanita Trunk

Orange & Black Butterfly on Leaf

Arching Bay Tree on the Trail

Fallen Bay Tree on the Trail

Trunk of Fallen Bay Tree

View of Distant Hills

Mount Hamilton & Hills Panorama

Lick Observatory through Oak Leaves

Vista, V-shaped Oak, & Trail Sign

Tarweed Aroma by Big Rock

Giant Manzanita Tree

Rocky Trail & Manzanita Trees

X-Rated Bay Tree Exposed

California Live Oak in Sunlight

Eye Image in Bay Tree Bark

Wooden Plank over Dried Creek

Bear Image in Rock

Rocks & Trees in Dried Creek

Almaden Quicksilver County Park Map

Bear Image in Rock

Rocks & Trees in Dried Creek

Bear Image in Rock

Steep Steps Uphill

Log in the Dried Creek

Wooden Plank View from Hill

Giant Tarantula near the Entrance

Giant Tarantula near the Entrance

Close-up of Fuzzy Tarantula


— Peter Y. Chou, Mountain View, September 2, 2010

(Note: 16 photos #2173-2188 taken between 4:44-6:49 pm were lost on 4GB Centron camera chip)



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