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Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) sponsored a hike to the Audrey Edna Alpine Cabin. Ginger and Karen met the group at the Mindego Gateway parking lot at Russian Ridge, then caravaned to this private property off Alpine Road. POST purchased it in 2012 and will eventually sell it to San Mateo parks department. The cabin was used as a safe staging area for fighting the 2020 CZU fire in the Santa Cruz mountains. We had lunch at the cabin and enjoyed real flush toilets! |
signing in at the Mindego Gateway parking lot
Cloud 9's first drive into mountains
three Priuses in the parking lot
pointing out the scenery
the scenery
Ginger along the hike
another view of Ginger
Audrey Edna Cabin
sign on the cabin
side patio of the cabin
dedication sign
view of the Pacific Ocean from the cabin, cargo ship can be seen
view from the return walk
Mindego Hill
lichen covered tree
Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
female flowers and seeds on Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
closeup of Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
the return walk
Purple Star Thistle Centaurea calcitrapa (invasive non-native)
flowers on Purple Star Thistle Centaurea calcitrapa (invasive non-native)
closeup of Purple Star Thistle Centaurea calcitrapa (invasive non-native)
Bristly Ox-tongue Helminthotheca echioides (invasive non-native)
closeup of Bristly Ox-tongue Helminthotheca echioides (invasive non-native)
Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
Lace Lichen Ramalina menziesii
Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii
lichen on branches
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