10 of us started from the Green Barn parking lot on a very overcast, hazy Wednesday. We made a clockwise loop up Indian Joe Creek Tr to Cave Rocks Rd, then up to Cerro Este Rd. Most of the group returned via McCorkle Tr, but Ed, his friend Larry, Ulla and Karen took Cerro Este Rd down to Little Yosemite and then Camp Ohlone Rd back to the parking lot. Each group saw flowers the other didn't: Calochortus luteus on Canyon View Tr vs. C. venustus and Clarkia elegans on Ohlone Rd. We all saw lots of butterfles; it seemed as if the checkerspots had just emerged as many were very easily approachable, especially on the upper section of Indian Joe.
Distances were 5.2 miles (the big group) or 6.2 miles (the 4) with elevation gain (and loss) of 1330'
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