Plant Guide to Coyote Trail / N. Trans Preserve Trail / Ranch Road / Oak Tree Trail Loop, Santa Rosa Plateau

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide just before gate at Hidden Valley Trailhead, heading south on Hidden Valley Road; elevation ~1880 feet (573 m)
				Check for brome fescue, Vulpia bromoides, earlier than mile 1.0
0.00	b	1		*short-fruited filaree	Erodium brachycarpum	99 / 9	14
0.00	b	2		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum	99 / 9	15
0.00	b	3		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	99 / 9	35
0.00	b	4		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	51
0.00	b	5		nodding needlegrass	Nassella cernua	99 / 9	15
0.00	b	6		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	45
0.00	b	7		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	99 / 9	40
0.00	l	8		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	52
0.00	l	9		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	99 / 9	31
0.00	b	10		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	55
0.00	b	11		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	99 / 9	40
0.00	l	12		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	99 / 9	35
0.00	b	13		*Italian rye-grass	Lolium multiflorum	99 / 9	15
0.00	b	14		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	99 / 9	23
0.00	b	15		*wild oats	Avena fatua	99 / 9	26
0.00	b	16		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	50 / 5	51
0.00				Go through entrance on left of gate across road
0.00	l	17		graceful tarplant	Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata	99 / 9	14
0.00	l	18		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 9	39
0.00	b	19		*sand spurrey	Spergularia bocconei	99 / 9	12
0.00	r			Sign: "No mountain bikes; no horseback riding".
0.00	l	20		*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	40 / 9	17
0.00	l			Iron Ranger: "Pay Fees Here"; bench
0.00	b	21		*jointed goatgrass	Aegilops cylindrica	10 / 1	4
0.01	l	22		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	99 / 9	42
0.01	r	23		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	99 / 9	25
0.01	b	24		*hairy rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	99 / 9	17
0.01	r	25		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	99 / 9	25
0.01	r	26		western vervain	Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys	3 / 2	8
0.02	r	27		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	50 / 9	32
0.02	l	28		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	40 / 9	46
0.02	l			(prickly sow thistle, Sonchus asper ssp. asper)
0.03	l	29		*spring vetch	Vicia sativa ssp. sativa	20 / 2	5
0.04	c	30		toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	99 / 9	13
0.04				Begin wood plank bridge over drainage
0.04	l	31		*curly dock	Rumex crispus	50 / 9	23
0.04	r			(autumn willowweed, Epilobium brachycarpum)
0.04	r	32		*grass poly	Lythrum hyssopifolia	40 / 7	14
0.04	r	33		common spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	20 / 3	11
0.04	r	34		wrinkled rush	Juncus rugulosus	99 / 9	10
0.04	l	35		*Mediterranean barley	Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum	10 / 1	4
0.04				Trail goes uphill
0.04	b	36		johnny jump-up	Viola pedunculata	99 / 9	16
0.05	r	37		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	20 / 9	16
0.05	r	38		sharp-toothed sanicle	Sanicula arguta	30 / 9	17
0.05	r	39		California plantain	Plantago erecta	30 / 2	14
0.05	r			Sign: "Trail closed" for older portion of trail prior to rerouting
0.05	r	40		shooting star	Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii	50 / 5	11
0.05	l	41		Palmer's goldenbush	Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis	30 / 7	10
0.05	r			(big squirreltail, Elymus multisetus)
0.05	r	42		slender cottonweed	Micropus californicus var. californicus	2 / 1	7
0.06	l			(rattlesnake weed, Daucus pusillus)
0.07	l			(sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus)
0.07	r	43		big squirreltail	Elymus multisetus	3 / 3	6
0.07	r	44		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	99 / 9	19
0.08	l	45		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	20 / 9	42
0.09	r			Sign: "Trail closed" for upper portion of old trail prior to rerouting.
0.10	r			(Engelmann oak, Quercus engelmannii)
0.10	r	46		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	20 / 9	40
0.10	r			First of ~4 fields of shooting stars, Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii
0.11	b	47		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	50 / 9	51
0.11				Area here and somewhat before are almost pure Nassella.
0.12				Minor local high point on trail
0.13	r	48		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	50 / 9	33
0.13	r	49		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	30 / 9	24
0.17				Local high point on trail; elevation ~1900 feet (580 m)
0.22	l	50		vinegar weed	Trichostema lanceolatum	99 / 9	13
0.22		51		purple needlegrass	Nassella pulchra	/	19
0.23	r			(splendid mariposa lily, Calochortus splendens; coyote bush, Baccharis pilularis)
0.27	l	52		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	40 / 9	18
0.27	r	53		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	99 / 9	28
0.29	r	54		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	10 / 9	23
0.29	b	55		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	20 / 2	24
0.29	b	56		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	99 / 9	39
0.29	l	57		common fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	30 / 7	17
0.31	r	58		earth brodiaea	Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis	30 / 6	6
0.31	r			(Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi; white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum; soap plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum; California everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum)
0.31	l	59		seashore bentgrass	Agrostis pallens	5 / 1	9
0.32	r	60		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	99 / 9	45
0.32	r			(hedge parsley, Torilis nodosa)
0.34	r			(poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum)
0.34	r			(Torrey's scrub oak, Quercus acutidens)
0.36				Trail crosses small rock outcrop / dyke and curves right
0.36	l			Field of purple clarkia, Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, with lots of variation in petal coloration, including some with 4 clear spots
0.38	r			(darnel, Lolium temulentum)
0.38				Trail crosses rock outcrop / dyke and turns right
0.39	r			(wild-cucumber, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus)
0.39	r	61		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	40 / 9	23
0.39	r	62		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	30 / 9	42
0.40	r			(leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus; blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana; soap plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum)
0.43	r			(bicolored everlasting, Gnaphalium bicolor; white everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum; San Diego pea, Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii)
0.44	r	63		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	20 / 9	24
0.45	r	64		San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis	3 / 3	21
0.47	r			View of the rock outcrop / dyke almost paralleling trail
0.48	r	65		soap plant	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	1 / 1	18
0.50	b	66		*goldentop	Lamarckia aurea	10 / 2	20
0.51	r			Jct. N. Trans Preserve Trail; go right on it; elevation ~1860 feet (567 m). Sign: "Coyote Trail; 0.5 mi to Hidden Valley Trailhead; Trans Preserve Trail (left and right); To Adobes 1.3 mi (right)"
0.52				Cross small drainage
0.52	r	67		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	30 / 5	8
0.53	r			(Italian thistle, Carduus pycnocephalus)
0.56	l			(southern California morning-glory, Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida)
0.56	r	68		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	20 / 3	29
0.56	r	69		San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Lotus hamatus	30 / 3	24
0.56	r	70		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	50 / 9	43
0.56	l	71		long-stemmed buckwheat	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	3 / 3	26
0.57	l			Curious shallow excavated pit covered with sticks and leaves.
0.57	b	72		*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	50 / 5	19
0.57	r	73		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	50 / 9	36
0.57	b	74		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 9	21
0.57	r			(California oxalis, Oxalis albicans ssp. californica; hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.57		75		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	3 / 3	47
0.57				Begin bridge over drainage of a Cole Creek tributary; elevation ~1835 feet (560 m)
0.57	b	76		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	10 / 2	14
0.57	r	77		*whorled dock	Rumex conglomeratus	3 / 2	7
0.57	b	78		spike primrose	Epilobium densiflorum	30 / 7	4
0.57	r	79		*mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium glomeratum	5 / 2	19
0.57	l	80		Bolander's water-starwort	Callitriche heterophylla var. bolanderi	5 / 2	3
0.57	l			(western sycamore, Platanus racemosa)
0.57	l	81		water crowfoot	Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus	2 / 1	2
0.57	l	82		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	20 / 5	21
0.57	b	83		umbrella sedge	Cyperus eragrostis	5 / 2	10
0.57	r	84		willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus	2 / 2	6
0.57	l	85		knot grass	Paspalum distichum	3 / 2	5
0.57	l	86		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	3 / 1	23
0.57				End bridge
0.57	l			(California peony, Paeonia californica)
0.58	b			(annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus)
0.58				Trail begins to ascend
0.58	b	87		western buttercup	Ranunculus occidentalis	50 / 9	7
0.58	l	88		blue larkspur	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	50 / 9	13
0.58	b	89		slender madia	Madia gracilis	5 / 1	18
0.58	l	90		owl's-clover	Castilleja densiflora	3 / 1	7
0.58	b	91		small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	30 / 5	10
0.58	l	92		grand mountain dandelion	Agoseris grandiflora	20 / 3	10
0.58	b	93		*cut-leaved geranium	Geranium dissectum	20 / 2	13
0.58	l	94		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	20 / 9	30
0.58	b	95		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	50 / 9	21
0.58	l	96		*bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	40 / 9	16
0.58	r			(basketbush, Rhus trilobata)
0.58	r	97		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	4 / 4	43
0.58	r	98		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	2 / 1	40
0.59	l	99		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	10 / 4	43
0.59	b	100		*hedge parsley	Torilis nodosa	99 / 9	14
0.59	l	101		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	30 / 5	27
0.59	r	102		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	4 / 3	44
0.59	b	103		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	5 / 1	26
0.59	b	104		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	3 / 2	44
0.59	b	105		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	20 / 9	43
0.59	b	106		Pacific sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	20 / 5	20
0.59	b	107		white fairy lantern	Calochortus albus	20 / 1	2
0.60	b	108		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	10 / 3	27
0.60	l	109		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	2 / 2	22
0.60	r	110		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	1 / 1	26
0.60	r	111		canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	/	13
0.60	r	112		coast jepsonia	Jepsonia parryi+	5 / 1	15
0.61	r	113		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	/	26
0.61	r			(narrowleaf bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium)
0.62				Local high point on trail
0.62	r			(white sage, Salvia apiana)
0.62	l	114		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	1 / 1	37
0.62	l	115		Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis	1 / 1	11
0.63	l			(fringed spineflower, Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata)
0.64				Weed out and voucher the following plant to confirm the id:
0.64	r	116	~	*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis+	3 / 3	16
0.65	l	117		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	2 / 2	36
0.66				Local low point on trail
0.69				Local high point on trail; elevation ~1860 feet (567 m)
0.69	r	118		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 2	54
0.70				Local low point on trail
0.71	b	119		*hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	30 / 3	23
0.71	l	120		dead milk maids	Cardamine californica var. californica+	20 / 3	6
0.72				Local high point on trail
0.73	r	121		white sage	Salvia apiana	2 / 2	37
0.74	l			Note old downed flattened tree across stream
0.74	l	122		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	10 / 2	20
0.74	r	123	~	American vetch	Vicia americana var. americana	10 / 3	9
0.76	l	124		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	3 / 3	30
0.77	l	125		California oxalis	Oxalis albicans ssp. californica	5 / 2	4
0.78	b	126	~	*wall bedstraw	Galium parisiense	20 / 1	8
0.78	l	127		*henbit	Lamium amplexicaule+	1 / 1	8
0.78	l	128		*common chickweed	Stellaria media	10 / 1	26
0.78	r	129		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	5 / 3	16
0.78	r	130		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	2 / 1	48
0.78				Cross small drainage
0.79	l			Jct. use trail to creek
0.80	l	131		*bristly ox-tongue	Picris echioides	10 / 2	10
0.80	r			Check for Italian thistle, Carduus pycnocephalus
0.80				Cross a different Cole Creek tributary; elevation ~1840 feet (560 m)
0.80	l	132		*dallis grass	Paspalum dilatatum	50 / 5	8
0.80	r			(winged water-starwort, Callitriche marginata)
0.80	r	133		dense sedge	Carex densa	5 / 2	2
0.80	r	134		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	1 / 1	31
0.80	r	135		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	10 / 2	11
0.80	r	136	~	cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	5 / 2	17
0.80	l	137		variegated clover	Trifolium variegatum	20 / 1	5
0.83	l			(closest off-trail white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum)
0.83	l			This just off-trail coyote bush, Baccharis pilularis, has a terminal long-branched inflorescence which is more typical of B. emoryi. But it measures out to be a perfect B. pilularis.
0.92	r	138		southern California morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida+	3 / 3	6
0.94	l			Jct. cutoff trail to Ranch Road; local high point on trail; elevation ~1880 feet (573 m). Sign: "Cutoff to Ranch Road 0.1 mi (left); to Adobes 0.9 mi (straight)"
0.96	r			(yerba mansa, Anemopsis californica, in Cole Creek)
0.97	l			(pygmy-weed, Crassula connata)
0.97	r			Boulder of Bedford Canyon Formation
0.99	r			(Siskiyou aster, Aster lanceolatus ssp. hesperius, in Cole Creek)
1.00	b	139	~	*brome fescue	Vulpia bromoides	99 / 9	5
1.02	r			Cross small drainage with deepish hole
1.15	r			(California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum)
1.18	b	140		bush lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. hallii	5 / 2	9
1.19	l	141		Pomona locoweed	Astragalus pomonensis	4 / 4	11
1.20	r	142		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	3 / 2	28
1.22	l	143		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	30 / 3	21
1.22	l	144		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	20 / 2	11
1.22				Y-jct; take left branch
1.29				Jct. Hidden Valley Road; elevation ~1880 feet (573 m); go left to Ranch Road
1.29	b	145		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	30 / 3	22
1.29				Jct. Ranch Road; go left; sign: "Ranch Road (left-right); To Visitor Center 3.0 mi (left); To Adobes 0.5 mi (right)"
1.29	l	146		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	50 / 5	21
1.31	r	147		*long-beaked filaree	Erodium botrys	30 / 9	10
1.33	r			*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis+	/
1.36	l	148		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	99 / 9	29
1.40	l	149		clustered toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. congestus	50 / 5	5
1.40	l	150		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	20 / 3	34
1.43	l	151		*annual blue grass	Poa annua	2 / 2	11
1.56	l	152		clustered field sedge (female)	Carex praegracilis	20 / 1	6
1.59	l			A white-flowered Spanish clover, Lotus purshianus var. purshianus
1.65				(l: mule fat, Baccharis salicifolia; r: Sign: "Main")
1.67	l			Jct. cutoff to Trans Preserve Trail; sign: "To Trans Preserve 0.3 mi"
1.67	r			Pass through open gate on Ranch Road; Jct. Monument Hill Road
1.71				Cross drainage
1.75				Local high point
1.80	r			(Patch of dallis grass, Paspalum dilatatum that did very well during the 2002 drought due to a spring / seep here. The patch became huge in 2005)
1.80	r	153		*dog-fennel	Anthemis cotula+	1 / 1	2
1.87				Cross drainage
1.90		154		baby mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	3 / 2	40
1.91	r	155		elk thistle	Cirsium scariosum	5 / 5	10
1.93				Cross drainage
1.94	r	156		seaside heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	10 / 2	9
2.02				Local high point on road; elevation ~1900 feet (580 m)
2.16	l	157		*darnel	Lolium temulentum	5 / 2	4
2.16	b	158		chick lupine	Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus	50 / 9	9
2.18	r	159		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	10 / 2	28
2.21	r			(goldenrod, Solidago californica)
2.22	b	160		*rose clover	Trifolium hirtum	50 / 5	11
2.22	l	161		cobwebby thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale	1 / 1	8
2.22	l	162		slim vetch	Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	3 / 1	9
2.22	l			(western sycamore, Platanus racemosa; big leaf mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum)
2.22	b	163		rusty-haired popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	99 / 9	11
2.23	r	164		goldenrod	Solidago californica	30 / 3	35
2.29	b	165		cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	10 / 3	15
2.29	l	166		*common cudweed	Gnaphalium luteo-album	2 / 2	15
2.29	l	167		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	3 / 1	34
2.29	l	168		Hooker's evening-primrose	Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	5 / 1	10
2.30	l			(Fremont cottonwood, Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii)
2.33	r	169		hybrid wild-rye	Leymus Xmultiflorus (L. condensatus X L. triticoides)	3 / 3	3
2.33	r	170		shining willow	Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra	2 / 1	3
2.33	r	171		saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	30 / 5	15
2.34	l	172		thyme-leafed spurge	Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia	1 / 1	4
2.34	r	173		sand spikerush	Eleocharis montevidensis	1 / 1	5
2.36	r	174		autumn willowweed	Epilobium brachycarpum	20 / 3	4
2.42	b			Field of chick lupine, Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus
2.43				Local high point
2.54	r			Jct. N. Lomas Trail
2.55				Jct. Tenaja Truck Trail; go left toward gate at old main entrance
2.60	b	175		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	3 / 1	26
2.60	r			(big leaf mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum)
2.60	b			adult mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	/
2.61				Cross branch of Cole Creek; lowest point on route; elevation 1790 feet (545 m)
2.66	l	176		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	20 / 2	16
2.67				Begin Oak Tree Trail at its Ranch Road / Tenaja Truck Trail entrance; elevation ~1795 feet (547 m)
2.67	r			(just outside gate across Ranch Road: field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis and white sweetclover, Melilotus albus)
2.67	l			(A large tumbleweed of Russian thistle, Salsola tragus, was here on 11/18/04, but no rooted population was seen.)
2.68	r	177		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	10 / 4	31
2.68	r			Last fence post of fence
2.68	l			Sign: "Oak Tree Trail (straight); to Hidden Valley Trailhead 1.1 mi; to Adobes 2 mi; to Vernal Pool 2.4 mi"
2.69				Y-jct; guide to right path of Oak Tree Loop follows immediately; guide to left path is at the end of this guide
2.69				Guide to western portion of Oak Tree Loop; begin at Y-jct taking right path
2.73	l			Badger hole in 2004
2.78	l			Bench without a back
2.79				Local high point on trail
2.79		178		purple owl's clover	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	10 / 4	13
2.81				Local low point on trail
2.85	b	179		tree clover	Trifolium ciliolatum	20 / 3	11
2.87	r	180		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	2 / 2	22
2.88				Local high point on trail
2.92				Cross small drainage; local low point on trail. Note scoured area in drainage on left lower than rest of drainage.
2.92	l			(slender woolly marbles, Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus)
2.95	r			Trail post "13" (numbers face other direction): " 'The Old Man of the Forest' tree; its interior is rotting"
2.99	r			Jct. Trans Preserve Trail; continue on it; sign "Trans Preserve Trail". Trail on left is the other branch of the Oak Tree Loop.
3.20				Local high point on trail
3.25				Jct. Coyote Trail; end plant guide; elevation ~1860 feet (567 m). Return to trailhead via Coyote Trail.
3.73				Hidden Valley Trailhead
2.69	l			Guide to eastern portion of Oak Tree Loop; begin at Y-jct taking left path
2.70	l			Boulder with mortero
2.72	l			Signpost "3": "Outcropping of granite provided perfect growing conditions for this young Engelmann oak"
2.75	l		~	(Schott's sedge, Carex schottii)
2.78				Signpost "4": "The soil remains somewhat moist throughout the year. Listen for Pacific tree frogs in spring and early summer"
2.79	l			white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	/
2.79	r	181		narrow-leaf milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	5 / 2	9
2.80	l		sp	(cattail, Typha sp.)
2.81				Short fence; sign: "Trail Closed"
2.84	r	182		meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum	3 / 1	8
2.84	r			Signpost "6": "All the trees ahead are Engelmann oaks; behind you in a coast live oak"
2.86	l			Signpost "7": "This Engelmann oak blew down in 1991"
2.87				Cross small drainage
2.88	l			Signpost "8" with lichen growing on it! "Note the western sycamore tree across the tenaja"
2.88	l			(red willow, Salix laevigata)
2.92	l			Short fence; sign: "Trail Closed"
2.92	l	183		creeping wild rye	Leymus triticoides	10 / 1	9
2.93	r			Signpost "10": "Engelmann and coast live oak together. Can you tell which is which?"
2.94				Cross small drainage
2.96	b			milk maids	Cardamine californica var. californica+	/
2.96	r			Signpost "11": "Huge coast live oak; listen for birds or the wind in its branches"
2.96	l			(Portion of bridge from 0.3 miles upstream carried to this point in the creek)
2.99				Jct. Trans Preserve Trail and other branch of the Oak Tree Loop.
3.20				Local high point on trail
3.25				Jct. Coyote Trail; end plant guide; elevation ~1860 feet (567 m). Return to trailhead via Coyote Trail.
3.73				Hidden Valley Trailhead

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Updated 9 April 2006.