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Old oaks along the dry Coyote Creek, some 1200 feet above San Jose and Silicon Valley

03058-oaks.jpg A big grass tuft (muhlenbergia, I think) sits in the dry creek bed.ThumbnailsOld corral fence and tarweedA big grass tuft (muhlenbergia, I think) sits in the dry creek bed.ThumbnailsOld corral fence and tarweedA big grass tuft (muhlenbergia, I think) sits in the dry creek bed.ThumbnailsOld corral fence and tarweedA big grass tuft (muhlenbergia, I think) sits in the dry creek bed.ThumbnailsOld corral fence and tarweedA big grass tuft (muhlenbergia, I think) sits in the dry creek bed.ThumbnailsOld corral fence and tarweed

After almost a mile, I reach Los Cruzeros and turn back toward Arnold Horse Camp. The sun is descending slowly and I probably won't get to see any of the glorious sunset from down here in the canyon (even though I'm still some 1200 feet above San Jose and Silicon Valley).