Big Basin State Park - Berry Creek Falls (March 3, 2002 Sunday)

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A little forest of clovers (Redwood Sorrel)!

Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum); Lily family.  12". Single 3" white flower opens flat, ages to pink; 3 petals alternate with 3 green sepals.  Leaves ovate, in flat whorl of 3.  Blooms from Feb to Apr.  Habitat: moist redwood forests or mixed evergreen slopes.  Range: coast ranges, south to Monterey.
(Information from National Audubon Society Field Guide to California, 2000)


A slit is cut on a fallen redwood on the trail to allow passage.


Chris and Thien-Nhien


Notice the ferns on the boulder - about 25 feet wide.


Lunch alongside the trail: (left to right) Jenny, Roger, Katie, Paul, Thien-Nhien, and Chris.


The wet season leaves rocks covered with velvety green moss


Roger crossing a creek, just minutes from Berry Creek Falls.

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