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S1 Ep 1 Crystal Cove S1 Ep 2 Anza-BorregoS1 Ep 3 Salton Sea S1 Ep 4 Chino HillsS1 Ep 5 Brannan Island S1 Ep 6 Benicia SRAS1 Ep 7 Benicia SHPS1 Ep8 Mt. DiabloS1 Ep 9 Castle Rock

episode 9 Castle Rock SP

Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii

Solomon's Plume Maianthemum racemosum

treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal Solomon's plume or false spikenard

The Warbling Vireo

The Spiny-Leaf-Gall Wasp Diplolepis polita

© Mason Maron

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The Spiny-Leaf-Gall Wasp Diplolepis polita

The Spiny-Leaf-Gall Wasp Diplolepis polita

The Spiny-Leaf-Gall Wasp Diplolepis polita

Moe Lifts Logs

Moe

California Bay Umbellularia california

Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Check out those parking lot lines!

Dendroalsia Moss

Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus




Thimbleberry




Climbing Map available

Chris Pointing

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episode 8 Mt Diablo SP

Western Tiger Swallow Tail

Western Tiger Swallow Tail

Western Tiger Swallow Tail

Elegant Clarkia

Western Tiger Swallow Tail

Western Tiger Swallow Tail

Variable Checker spot

Western Tiger Swallow Tail

Mt Diablo Painting

Oak gall Click click click

Ocean Spray




Narrowleaf Goldenbush




Coastal Woodfern

Hairy Curtain Crust

Hairy Curtain Crust

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episode 7 Benicia Capitol State historic Park

Benicia Capitol SHP

Historic Sign out front

Benicia Capitol SHP

Wisteria!

Historic Sign out front

Benicia Capitol SHP

Historic Sign out front

Historic Sign out front

State Seal Embossing Machine

State Seal Embossing Machine

State Seal Embossing Machine

Current Seal/Old Seal

Solano Train Ferry pic



Whos' that in the reflection?

Portrait of Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo

Portrait of Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo

Portrait of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo.

Portrait of Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo

 

House chamber

Senate Chamber

Original Historic Desks

Red arrow is pointing to the Fire exit we were talking about!

Original Historic Desks

Original Historic Desks

Original Historic Desks

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episode 6 Benicia State recreation area

Benicia SRA we made it!

Rabbit foot Grass!

Red Willow

Tall flat sedge

Tall flat sedge

Tall flat sedge

Tall Harding Grass

Encrusted Lichen. Picture courtesy of Wikipedia

Pickle Weed!

Julio Talking about communing with nature

 

Our nature journal entries!

Our nature journal entries!

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EPISODE 5 BRANNAN ISLAND STATE RECREATION AREA

Its The Brannan Island Loop Trail!

Its The Brannan Island Loop Trail!

Its The Brannan Island Loop Trail!

Mt Diablo Finger point photo

Its The Brannan Island Loop Trail!

Its The Brannan Island Loop Trail!

Goodings Willow

Its The Brannan Island Loop Trail!

Goodings Willow Floof

Goodings Willow Floof

Goodings Willow Floof

Moe smelling the Elder berries!

Video of us eating Elderberries

California Black Walnut tree

California Black Walnut tree

Valley Oak Galls

California Black Walnut tree

  This is where the California oak Gal wasp comes from
Andricus californicus

  This is where the California oak Gall wasp comes from

Andricus californicus

Stay Back Moe!

Coyote on the Path!

Coyote on the Path!

Moe Found a Pay Phone!

Coyote on the Path!

Moe Found a Pay Phone!

Moe Found a Pay Phone!

Moe Found a Pay Phone!

Coastal Bush Lupine

Moe Found a Pay Phone!

Moe Found a Pay Phone!

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episode 4 Chino hills State park

Wild Radish

Mistletoe (not exactly an epiphyte )

Mistletoe (not exactly an epiphyte )

Mistletoe (not exactly an epiphyte )

Mistletoe (not exactly an epiphyte )

Mistletoe (not exactly an epiphyte )

Bee on Thistle

Mistletoe (not exactly an epiphyte )

Bee on Thistle

Arroyo Lupine

Bee on Thistle

Common Yellow Throat

Bells Vireo

We couldn't get a good shot, so this is a pic courtesy of www.allaboutbirds.org

Bud Gall Midge

Tidy Tips and Menzy'sBaby Blue Eyes

Felt Leaf Everlasting

Felt Leaf Everlasting

Tidy Tips and Menzy'sBaby Blue Eyes

Felt Leaf Everlasting

Tidy Tips and Menzy'sBaby Blue Eyes

Tidy Tips and Menzy'sBaby Blue Eyes

Tidy Tips and Menzy'sBaby Blue Eyes

Old Wind Mill

Chris, Tree peeping in Crocs!

Tidy Tips and Menzy'sBaby Blue Eyes

Arroyo willow

Chris, Tree peeping in Crocs!

Chris, Tree peeping in Crocs!

Chris, Tree peeping in Crocs!

Chris, Tree peeping in Crocs!

Chris, Tree peeping in Crocs!

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episode 3 Salton sea

Sunrise on the Sea

Black necked Stilt

Ghost Teeth Barnacles

Ghost Teeth Barnacles

Verdin

Salt cedar

Ghost Teeth Barnacles

Salt cedar

Salt cedar

Salt cedar

Super invasive! Meh!

Sea ox Eye

Salt cedar

Salt cedar

Welcome to Bombay Beach!

Poster of Strange Girl at the entrance to Bombay Beach

Poster of Strange Girl at the entrance to Bombay Beach

Poster of Strange Girl at the entrance to Bombay Beach

We think this is a poster about dust mitigation?


TV House Art Project

Egg nest Bird House

The Ski Inn

Bombay beaches last active Bar

Burner Art at BBAC

Stop by for an excellent Latte !

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Episode 3 continues with the sonny Bono Salton Sea national

First Burrowing owl sitting

A pair of them!

Who you looking at!

a couple of burrowing owls outside of their home

a couple of burrowing owls outside of their home

a couple of burrowing owls outside of their home

Markers alerting of the burrowing owls in the tubes!

Thank you for the pose!

Such a huge sea!

Such a huge sea!

Such a huge sea!

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episode 2 Anza Borreggo

We made it to Anza Borreggo!

We made it to Anza Borreggo!

We made it to Anza Borreggo!

Desert Holly

We made it to Anza Borreggo!

We made it to Anza Borreggo!

Slot Canyon

We made it to Anza Borreggo!

#moesscramblinggloves

Starting the Slot canyon Hike!

#moesscramblinggloves

Moe takes a long shot of Chris!

#moesscramblinggloves

Sunrise Hike!

Moe takes a long shot of Chris!

Moe takes a long shot of Chris!

Moe takes a long shot of Chris!

Chris takes a long shot of Moe!

Moe takes a long shot of Chris!

Moe takes a long shot of Chris!



Steep hill at the end of slot canyon hike

Steep hill at the end of slot canyon hike

Desert lily pre flower

Steep hill at the end of slot canyon hike

Pano shot at the top of the steep hill.

The red arrow is where we parked our truck!

Ocotillo tree!

Silver Cholla (not the teddy bear lol)

So Big!!

Creosote

Silver Cholla (not the teddy bear lol)

Silver Cholla (not the teddy bear lol)

Check out those Lanterns!

Silver Cholla (not the teddy bear lol)

Silver Cholla (not the teddy bear lol)

Silver Cholla (not the teddy bear lol)

Crystal cove episode 1

We didn't Know what this meant when we drove in!

We didn't Know what this meant when we drove in!

Watch the video below! 

Sawtooth goldenbrush

We didn't Know what this meant when we drove in!

Milk Snail

Coastal Prickly pair Tuna!

Milk Snail Shell. We found quite a few snails and shells!

Coastal Prickly pair Tuna!

California Thrasher (not a northern Mockingbird lol)

Coastal Prickly pair Tuna!

The fruit of a prickly pair is called a tuna!

California Thrasher (not a northern Mockingbird lol)

California Thrasher (not a northern Mockingbird lol)

California Thrasher (not a northern Mockingbird lol)

Beautiful song. Long bent beak!

Coyote brush rust

California Thrasher (not a northern Mockingbird lol)

California Thrasher (not a northern Mockingbird lol)

Fungi we found growing on Coyote brush!

Puccinia Evadens


Deer Broom AkA Deer "weed" (No more calling our native plants weeds!)

Not sure we will ever forget this stuff after this hike!

Chillicothe (not California Manroot)

Frog rehab

The Western Spade foot Frog needs some space, people! Other invasive frogs booo! 

Black Sage

Seed Balls!

Raven Pair at the top of the hike!

Beautiful Pair of Raven on the top of the hike!

Do you now the difference between a Raven and a Crow?

Walk through tunnel hoping to see the beach after hike?Push Play!


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