Topo and GPS tracks for this Easter morning clockwise loop from the Henry Coe Hunting Hollow trailhead. Been a half decade since I had last visited this trailhead, though I had been to the nearby Coyote Creek entrance recently. I had previously done the Steel Ridge portion in the opposite direction here.
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Got to the park a little before dawn after stopping at the Gilroy Dennys for breakfast. Took a brief nap in the car while waiting for the sun to rise. A nice brisk 36 degrees this morning.
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Heading out shortly before sunrise.
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There are several early creek crossings if you follow the Hunting Hollow Canyon. I just had to navigate this one before heading left up the Steer Ridge Trail. (past the fence on the other side of the creek)
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All of the trails north out of Hunting Hollow canyon are almost comically steep and this one was no exception. It took all of a minute or two before I was winded.
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The first rays of sun and a couple quail on the trail.
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The sun crested the ridgetop about the same time I did. This warmed things up considerably but meant I was walking into the sun.
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Early sun along the grassy hilltops of the Steer Ridge.
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Lots of flowers in the park now. The poppies were curled up for the night but would be opening as the day wore on.
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