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Copyright: Balwant Thanki (Balwant)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-03-23 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-03-29 13:20 |
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Sunol Regional Park:
The park was established in 1962. In the early 1990s, naturalist Joanne Dean-Freemire lead outdoor classes at the Sunol Regional Wilderness that cover history, sociology, Indian lore, handicrafts and nature studies that included locating California slender salamanders under rocks.[1] As of 2006, the price of entry is $5 per car. The park is normally open from 7 a.m. till dusk, after which the gates will be locked, all year. Anyone wishing to camp on the site must arrive and be signed in by dusk.
Details of habitats
The park has an area of 17.75 kmē (6,858 acres), and consists mainly of former ranch land, with a mixture of woodland and grasslands. Common trees in the park include Coast live oak, Valley oak, Blue oak, elderberry, Pacific Madrone and Gray Pine; and, along the Alameda Creek, alders, willows and sycamores. Grazing rights within the park are still leased, so cattle will be encountered.
Vegetation
In spring, wildflowers are abundant, including Chinese Houses, monkeyflowers, California Poppy, goldfields, and several species of mustard and lupine. There are many bird species, and raccoons, skunks and black-tailed deer are present. Coyotes and mountain lions visit the park, though are unlikely to be seen by visitors. A well-equipped Visitors' Center has a complete list of plants and birds to be seen in the park.
Natural features
Trails for hiking, horse-riding and mountain biking criss-cross the park, and there are facilities for camping. The Cave Rocks formation is popular for rock climbing. The Ohlone Trail, a long distance footpath linking several regional parks, passes through Sunol.
The W tree came across during hiking in the park.
( Info. taken -from :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunol_Regional_Wilderness |
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