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04-01-2015 Round Valley

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map - north at left; we walked clockwise; about 4 3/4 miles

map2- North at right; Hardy Canyon at lower left

map3-North at right; Los Vaqueros Res at bottom left

looking west from the bridge over Marsh Creek

looking east from the bridge

a ground squirrel kept a wary eye on us

Cottonwood fluff along the edge of the trail

cottonwood fluff detail

willow catkins

on the trail

Hardy Canyon trail

new oak leaves

Shepherd's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris (non native)

draped cobwebs

first of many slopes with Triteleia laxa (Round Valley)

Triteleia laxa - Ithuriel's spear (Round Valley)

Clarkia purpurea - winecup clarkia

Galium sp.

notice distressed state of leaves on this lupine

lupine seed pods

slope filled with Ithuriel's spear - T. laxa

Lithophragma sp. - Woodland Star

Mimulus guttatus - seep monkey flower

Mimulus guttatus (Round Valley)