08.01.2007 Los Trancos / Monte Bello Open Space Preserves

Beautiful, hot day. So much to see, so much color.

I went on a four hour hike again to the foothills behind Palo Alto. This time I checked out two open space preserves slightly closer to Stanford than Russian Ridge -- Los Trancos and Monte Bello. They are right across the road from each other, so it was easy to visit them both at once.

While they offer less in the way of stunning vistas, the ecological diversity of these two open spaces is amazing. I walked through cool forest, scorching hills, past steams, a sink meadow, and mountains, all in one outing..

I hope these pictures give you a feel for being there, and, that they inspire you to visit!

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items are from 01 Aug 2007.