There was a last minute change of plans as we had
originally planned to go up Hetherrington and then loop over to
Bruce Lee and return via Clayton Oaks. The consensus in the small (9) group was that they
would prefer the Back Cyn/Tickwood loop. That turned out to be an
excellent decision as the flowers were plentiful and the shade
very welcome on an 80 degree day.
We saw lots of Triteleia laxa, Dichelostemma congestum, wind poppies, Collinsia and even Clarkia, as well as fair number of the Calochortus pulchellus.
Altho the hills to the east of Clayton are gold, the grass, etc. was still green where we were hiking. Under 3 miles.
04/23 - Ring Mountain
Today was Linda's birthday and
she had asked if we might do this hike. It was an excellent
choice...a bright, cool day with plenty to slow our progress over
the 2.5 miles. We
started from the Westward Drive entrance and walked up the Phyllis
Ellman Tr then made a circle of Petroglyph Rock, went up the steep
trail to Turtle Rock then took the fire road out past the water
tank. We had snacks in the spot where there is a great view of the
Bay, chosen because it was out of the wind. Return was almost the
same, but we took the small side trail which branches off from
Phyllis Ellman and rejoins that trail at the spot where the small
water course comes very close to the trail and we often stop to
look at the Mimulus (Erythranthe).
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