Sky Trail - winds through cool pine
forests.
California Rose? (Rosa californica,
Rose family)*
5'. THicket-forming, branching,
thorny. Flowers 2", rose-pink, fragrant, with 5 petals and many yellow
stamens. Leaves compound, with 5-7 saw-toothed, ovate leaflets.
Fruit 1/2", egg-shaped, shiny red rose hips. Blooms Apr - Aug.
Habitat: Moist sites, esp streamsides. Range: All Ca below 5,000',
ex. deserts.
Just 3.5 miles to get back to park
headquarters.
Ryan under a downed tree over the
trail.
Greg & Jenny way up ahead of
the group!
ThuHuong (left) and Denise (center)
on the Old Pine Trail
A white Douglas Iris?
* Information on wildlife taken from
National Audubon Society Field Guide To California, 1998.
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