Heading uphill now that the road had passed Waddell Creek. The road conditions in San Mateo County were much the same as the Santa Cruz section.
01/12/2008 09:32 AM
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The San Mateo portion of the road had these milage markers, many with mountain biking related stickers.
01/12/2008 09:38 AM
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There was still a bit of fog in the valley as the road broke above the treeline.
01/12/2008 09:58 AM
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Out of the redwoods and into the ridgetop chapparal.
01/12/2008 09:58 AM
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Teepees at the Sandy Point Ranger station.
01/12/2008 10:20 AM
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Junction of the Gazos Creek, Whitehouse, and Johansen roads near the Sandy Point guard station. I would be continuing on Gazos today. (See here for the other two directions)
01/12/2008 10:21 AM
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Rail car and cabin at the Sandy Point Guard Station. (Anyone know who owns this property and who dragged the rail car up here?)
01/12/2008 10:21 AM
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From the guard station Gazos Creek Road started downhill (sometimes steeply) to eventually meet up with Gazos Creek itself. The road was paved at one point, and bits and pieces of blacktop were still present.
01/13/2008 02:10 PM
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A solitary bananna slug climbing the underside of a downed redwood. Slugs were prevalent on the lower sections of the road.
01/12/2008 10:32 AM
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