Hello everyone - thank you for your patience with the parking fiasco at Uvas Canyon last weekend - it looks like there was at least one event going on then (see: http://www.bayareaparent.com/Article/Valentines-Day-Events-Around-the-Bay-Area/) and maybe other events or publicity as well! So, I probably won't take future classes there, but it was still cool to get to hang out with you all amidst the rushing waterfalls!
So here are a couple things we saw. 1. Early wildflowers called Milkmaids, you could learn more about them here: http://www.calfloranursery.com/plants/cardamine-californica.
2. On the cliffs was a cool little native California succulent called a Dudleya. I'm not sure what's the exact species, but it could have been Dudleya cymosa: http://online.sfsu.edu/bholzman/courses/Fall99Projects/dudleya.htm.
3. We had fun throwing around bedstraw, who, in addition to its many names, I just learned is also called "Stickywilly". Read more here: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=GAAP2
4. And then we enjoyed the fresh scent of California Bay Laurel, which is similar to the bay leaf used in cooking (you can use this species also.) http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/682--umbellularia-californica
Contrary to what I said on Saturday, I'd like for our next hike to be close to home, so let's go to my work, Coal Mine Ridge, where the wildflowers are popping out all over the place! You can read more about it here: http://www.redwoodhikes.com/Skyline/CoalMineRidge.html. Let's meet at Los Altos park and ride on Page Mill and 280 at 12:45 so we can caravan; the parking lot is a little tough to find.
Have a wonderful two weeks, and I will see you soon!
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