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Skyline Trail (Northwest of Wunderlich Park) San Mateo County, California Hike starting across Skyline Boulevard from CM04 Gate, El Corte De Madera Creek at Bear Gulch Road & Mountain Meadow Road Sunday, July 28, 2013 By Peter Y. Chou WisdomPortal.com |
| Preface: This is my first hike on Skyline Trail (Map), northwest of Wunderlich Park. It is across the highway on Skyline Boulevard near the CM04 Gate of El Corte De Madera Creek, Open Space Preserve. We parked near a Mt. Meadow Mailbox surrounded by ten bird icons. My friend came here in 2006 for a leisurely hike amidst the Redwoods. At the Mirror Trail Junction, we didn't know which path to follow. Fortunately a jogger who lives in the area came by and directed us to the right trail. This was the only person met on today's hike until a female jogger ran past near the house in the woods (1, 2). Beside Redwoods encountered on the trails were Madrones, Douglas Firs, and Tanoaks. There were many tree stumps on the trail with one Redwood stump resembling Devils Tower. No wildflowers were seen on the hike except for Stinging Nettles and a Spear Thistle. While no Goosepen Redwoods were seen today, Platonic Lambda Λ images were found in a Redwood Stump and in a Fallen Tree Branch at a trail bend. It was a blessing seeing Sun Rays through the Trees (1, 2, 3) and a Fern Fan for a Queen waving in the sunshine. On the drive back on Skyline Boulevard, photographed the curvy roads on the highway (1, 2). Last photo was the Stanford Dish on the horizon of Highway 280. |
 Approaching Alice's Restaurant, Hwy 84 (1) |
 Alice's Restaurant on Hwy 84 & Hwy 35 |
 CM04 Gate, El Corte De Madera Creek |
 CM04 Gate, El Corte De Madera |
 Giant Tree by Mailbox 37 |
 Bear Gulch & Mtn Meadow Road |
 Skyline Boulevard at Trailhead |
 Bird Icons around Mailbox |
 Bear Gulch East Gate (Private Road) |
 Wunderlich Park Signpost |
 Skyline Trail Signpost |
 Fallen Redwood through Trees |
 Two Fallen Redwoods |
 Redwood & Stump near Entrance |
 Sun through Tall Redwoods |
 Skyline Trailhead |
 Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) |
 "Horizontal Among Verticals" Redwoods |
 Ferns in the Sunshine |
 View of East Bay through Trees |
 Bay Area Ridge Trail Sign |
 Devils Tower Redwood Stump |
 Mirror at Trail Junction |
 Redwood Stump |
 "Triceratops" in Trunk Roots |
 "Bear Head" in Fallen Trunk |
 Spider Web Catching "Worms" |
 Fern Fan for a Queen |
 Curvy Branches in Tree |
 Sunshine on Curvy Tree |
 Eyehole in Fallen Trunk |
 "Sling Shot" Tree |
 "Leaning Tower" Madrone Tree |
 Top of Leaning Madrone |
 Y-Shaped Madrone Tree |
 Douglas Fir to the Sky |
 "Clipper Tree" & Redwoods |
 Arching Tree Across Trail |
 "Lambda Λ Gate" in Stump |
 "Leaning Tower" Tree |
 Top of "Leaning Tower" Tree |
 Sunflare through Redwoods |
 House between Redwoods |
 House in the Woods |
 Sun Rays through Tanoak Trees |
 Redwoods below the Trail |
 Roots of Fallen Trunk |
 Serpentine Tanoak (Notholithocarpus) |
 Burl in Madrone Tree |
 Burnt Stump with Hole |
 Sun Rays through Trees |
 Sunflare through Trees |
 Curvy Tanoaks on Trail |
 "Sling Shot" Y-Tree |
 "Fallen Samurai" Redwood |
 Samurai Redwood |
 Trident Branch in Redwood |
 House on Hill in the Woods |
 "Lambda Λ Branch" at Trail Bend |
 Stump: Baby Elephant on Its Back |
 Samurai Tree to the Sky |
 "Leaning Tower" Trees |
 "Headless Redwood" & Giants |
 Trail to Eyehole Trunk |
 Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) |
 "Samurai Swords" Douglas Fir |
 "Sunflare Mudra" Tree |
 Samurai Redwood (1) |
 Top of Samurai Redwood |
 "X Marks The Spot" |
 Shelf Mushrooms on Tree |
 Top of Shelf Mushrooms Tree |
 Eyehole Trunk at Switchback (1) |
 Giant Tree at Mailbox 37 |
 Skyline Boulevard: Turn 20 Mph Sign |
 Skyline Boulevard: Turn Arrow Signs |
 Skyline Boulevard: Turn 15 Mph Sign |
 Stanford Dish on Horizon of Highway 280 |
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