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Hike: Pescadero Creek County Park Tarwater Trailhead Loop San Mateo— July 4, 2011 By Peter Y. Chou WisdomPortal.com |
| Preface: On Monday July 4, 2011, Stanford Green Library was closed for Independence Day. So my friend took me to Pescadero Creek County Park in San Mateo for our first Summer hike. We had come here on September 20, 2009 and for five hikes at Memorial Park (August 16-September 13, 2009). Today, we made a stop at Montebello Open Space Preserve (Skyline Boulevard) before going on Alpine Road to the narrow Pomponio Road. This lead to the northeast area of Pescadero Creek Park Complex at Tarwater Trailhead. Three hikers told us about the 1000-year-old Redwood ahead on the Tarwater Trail Loop and not to venture on the more rugged Upper Coyote Ridge Trail. My friend's backache prevented us trekking to the Old-growth Redwoods so we left after an hour and forty minutes hiking. The noise of a car passing us scared a young deer away on Pomponio Road before I could snap a photo. Took photos of roadside flowers (Sticky Monkey-Flowers, Clarkia, Mustards) from the car. Surprised to see sun ray streaks on Russian Ridge Sign in photo. |
 Two Hawks over Montebello |
 Views at Montebello Open Space |
 Montebello Open Space Board |
 Montebello Open Space Trail |
 Scenic View, Alpine Road |
 Scenic View, Alpine Road |
 Buffalo Valley Ranch |
 Gate with Cowboys & Bull |
 1555 Buffalo Valley Drive |
 Tarwater Trailhead Board |
 Southern View from Trailhead |
 Pomponio Road from Tarwater Trail |
 Westward Trail to Wilderness |
 Porsche sports car parked next to us |
 Tarwater Trail Loop |
 Forget-Me-Nots |
 Forget-Me-Nots |
 Bay Trees & Butterflies Overhead |
 "Pterodactyl" Branch |
 Thimbleberry |
 Cowparsnip |
 Tarwater Trailhead Entrance |
 Tarwater Loop Trail Sign |
 Thistle on Tarwater Trail |
 Dead Pines at Russian Ridge |
 Leaving Tarwater Trailhead |
 Southern View to Canyon |
 Southern View to Valley |
 Southern View to Valley |
 Pescadero Creek Park Sign |
 Sticky Monkey-Flowers |
 Lake View Buffalo Valley Ranch |
 Scenic View on Pomponio Road |
 Scenic View from Car |
 View of Hill from Car |
 Clarkia from Car |
 Clarkia from Car |
 Clarkia & Mustards |
 Russian Ridge Boards |
 Alpine Pond & Daniels Nature Center |
 Sun Ray Streaks on Russian Ridge Sign |
 Bay View from Page Mill Road |
 Bay View from Page Mill Road |
 Bay View from Page Mill Road |
 View of Hill on Altamont Road |
 Westwind Barn Horses on Altamont Road |
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