Sunday, April 3, 2011

Sam McDonald Park

Today we hiked in Sam McDonald park, a lesser-known preserve nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains.  We hiked about 5 miles, starting at Heritage Grove Trailhead to the Ranger's station, then over the Towne trail to the Sierra Club hiker's hut, then back to the trailhead.  The hike was filled with beautiful coastal redwoods, about 16 million banana slugs, wild turkeys, snakes, lizards, quail, deer, one coyote, lots of streams, and plenty of wild flowers (and a partridge in a pear tree).




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  1. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    I am going to have to visit this place sometime, it looks beautiful!

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  2. StaceyApril 4, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    It was! There were very few people there, as well, which made it even better. :)

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