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Yelena Sukhanov
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08/17/2019
View from the trailhead.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
Wildflowers blooming along the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
The first part of the hike is relatively easy.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
A lone tree on a hillside.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
View from the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
The Castle Rock area has distinctive rock formations.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
The rocky cliffs of Pine Canyon are a historical nesting site for peregrine falcons.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
A young, inquisitive peregrine falcon.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
A baby lizard peeking out from the hay.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
A typical section of the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
View of Mount Diablo from the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
View from Castle Rock Trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
These rocky cliffs are a historical nesting site for peregrine falcons.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
These rocky cliffs are a historical nesting site for peregrine falcons.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
The trail abruptly ends at a barbed wire fence.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
08/17/2019
View from Castle Rock Trail.