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Ginger and Karen went on a reserved, self-guided hike on Coyote Ridge, part of the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. There was a record low amount of rainfall this winter and the grass was very short for late March, but there were still wildflowers to see. Click Here for Coyote Ridge webpage Wildflower References All photos copyright Ginger Wolnik |
Ginger on the hike
looking back toward the parking lot at the start of the hike, sparce grass for late March
a few California poppies surround a boulder on a hill
looking up at the bolder
trees grow best in the gullies
cattle gate
bluebird on a pole
closer view of the Western Bluebird
small bird perched on a rock
hillside trail
view of the Coyote Valley from the trail
California Poppies along the trail Eschscholzia californica
closeup of California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
finally some dense fields of wildflowers!
lichen on rocks
more orange lichen
telephoto view of Mt. Hamilton
enlarged view of the top of Mt. Hamilton
scattered flowers on the rocky soil
Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia
closer view of the Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia
Goldfields Lasthenia californica
field of Goldfields Lasthenia californica
closeup of Goldfields Lasthenia californica
Franciscan Wallflower Erysimum franciscanum
Common Lomatium Lomatium utriculatum
Common Lomatium Lomatium utriculatum
Common Lomatium Lomatium utriculatum
Rusty Popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
more goldfields
Sea Muilla Muilla maritima
another Sea Muilla Muilla maritima
Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa
Tidy Tips and Goldfields
closeup of Tidy Tip Layia platyglossa
Goldfields and Popcorn Flower
closeup of Goldfields and Popcorn Flower
Purple Sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida
closeup of Purple Sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida
closeup of Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum
Johnny Jump Up Viola pedunculata
closeup of Johnny Jump Up Viola pedunculata
closeup of another Johnny Jump Up Viola pedunculata
Checker-bloom Sidalcea
Checker-bloom Sidalcea
Checker-bloom Sidalcea
Red Maids Calandrinia menziesii
Red Maid Calandrinia menziesii
closeup of Red Maid Calandrinia menziesii
California Buttercups Ranunculus californicus
closeup of California Buttercup Ranunculus californicus
Rosy Sandcrocus Romulea rosea (non-native)
Rosy Sandcrocus Romulea rosea (non-native)
Rosy Sandcrocus Romulea rosea (non-native)
Rosy Sandcrocus Romulea rosea (non-native)
Common Stork's-Bill Erodium cicutarium (non-native)
Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris (non-native)
Black Mustard Brassica nigra (non-native)
closeup of butterfly
closeup of Black Mustard Brassica nigra (non-native)
we saw several Bay Checkerspot Butterflies!
Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
closer view of Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
another Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
closeup of Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
we did not see any elk today
we did not see a coyote today
we did not see a badger today
we did not see a bobcat today
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