My favorite trails were closed on the east side of Las Trampas Regional Park due to repairs needed on the trails to make them safe. Nevertheless I found another area where I made my own trail uphill following narrow animal trails and cattle tracks. I heard and spotted a lone turkey up on the hillside and viewed a pair of Red-Tailed Hawks floating in the breeze.

A variety of wildflowers were blooming including Miniature Lupine, Hairy Vetch, California Poppy (aka Golden Poppy, California Sunlight, Cup of Gold), California Buttercup, and Western Blue-Eyed Grass ( aka California Blue-Eyed Grass). Several old Valley Oaks doted the hillsides. Many standing alone in grassy meadows with wildflowers.

A photo I took from the road shows the stark contrast between areas allowed to grow wild and those turned into grazing areas for cattle.