See also:

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Pointing west

Hiking group
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Bob, Preeti, Pax

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Western terminus

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Jutty

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Reflecting on the day

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Getting traction

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The path

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Bob
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Hose

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Five finger fern

Western Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum)
Family: Pteridaceae (brake family)
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Goldback fern print

Goldback fern (Pentagramma triangularis)
Family: Pteridaceae
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Fern and flower

Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)
Family: Oxalidaceae (woodsorrel family)
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Foliose on madrone

Common greenshield lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)
Family: Parmeliaceae (shield lichens)
Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
Family: Ericaceae (heather family)
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During Jeff's talk

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PO

Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Family: Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
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A miner issue

Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Family: Montiaceae (pussypaw family)
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Shaggy mushroom story

Star-capped coprinus (Coprinus calyptratus)
Family: Agaricaceae
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Artist conk

Bracket (Ganoderma brownii)
Family: Ganodermataceae ( family)
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Requisite banana slug

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Bridge

Bridges
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Leaving the road

Portola Road
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BBQ

TomKat Ranch
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Signage

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The Folger estate

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First saw mill

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Jeff and Bob

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David

David Hayes
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David

David Hayes
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Baby time

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Chris and Phil

David Hayes
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Isabelle, Bob, and Devon

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Bob emotes

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Chris holds the earth

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Preeti and Pax

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Sherif escort

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Stephanie, David, Pax

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Nona explains

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Modeling

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Bob in tafoni

Tafoni
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Regina and Bob

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Chris-in-the-Field

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Jeff

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Beauty and the Peace redux

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Area closed

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The outhouse road less taken

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Blood on the trail

Squirrel corn bleeding heart (Dicentra canadensis)
Family: Papaveraceae (poppy family) - surprisingly
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Whence hearts bloom

Squirrel corn bleeding heart (Dicentra canadensis)
Family: Papaveraceae (poppy family) - surprisingly
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Memory

Forget-me-not (Myosotis)
Family: ( family)
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Family grove

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Group assembled

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Mating

Hedge nettle stink bug (Cosmopepla conspicillaris)
Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
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Classy group

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The lush coast

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Sweet grass

California sweet grass (Anthoxanthum occidentale)
Family: Poaceae (grass family)
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Sweet grass flowers

California sweet grass (Anthoxanthum occidentale)
Family: Poaceae (grass family)
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Grass flower

California sweet grass (Anthoxanthum occidentale)
Family: Poaceae (grass family)
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Cup fungus

Cup fungus (Peziza)
Family: Pezizaceae (cup fungi)
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Doug

Douglas iris (Iris douglasiana)
Family: Iridaceae (iris family)
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Globe lily

White Globe Lily (Calochortus albus)
Family: Liliaceae (lilies)
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Yellow violet

Redwood violet (Viola sempervirens)
Family: Violaceae (violet family)
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A hint of violet

Western heart's ease (Viola ocellata)
Family: Violaceae (violet family)
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Bush poppy

Bush poppy (Dendromecon rigida)
Family: Papaveraceae (poppy family)
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Shady

Nightshade ()
Family: (nightshade family)
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Yerba buena

Yerba buena (Clinopodium douglasii)
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
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Orchid

Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)
Family: Orchidaceae (orchids)
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Star

Western star flower (Lysimachia latifolia)
Family: Primulaceae (primroses)
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Towering redwoods

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Family: Cupressaceae
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Acknowledgements: With special thanks to Preeti and Pax and Stephanie and David and the Lane Center.
I am also grateful to all the participants who made this such an amazing experience.

Link to Bill Lane Center for the American West official 2019 hike web site

Speakers

Nona Chiariello - "The History of Jasper Ridge"

Robert Siegel - "Observing Nature"

Jeff Schwegman - "Wilderness or Garden?: Native California Traces on the Landscape"

Chris Field - "The Redwood Ecosystem in the Era of Climate Change"

David J. Hayes - "The Fight for Nature in the Courts: Who's Winning?"