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Orange California poppies explode in color on the high grassy ridge of Tamien Trail. In the distance is the ridge forming the west side of the San Felipe Creek Valley, and in the far distance are the blue Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Copernicus Peak, the highest point in Santa Clara County at 4,360 ft. (left of center), and Mt Hamilton, 4.265 ft. (right of center), on their distant ridge to the southeast of Washburn Trail.
Center left, very far distance is Monterey Peninsula. In front of it in the distance is Anderson Lake in Santa Clara Valley below these Diablo Range hills. Blue Santa Cruz Mountains, and San Felipe Creek Valley and its west ridge (right distance).
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Joan Pendleton
May 29, 2020 near Alum Rock, CA
“Orange California poppies explode in color on the high grassy ridge of Tamien Trail. In the distance is the ridge forming the west side of the San Felipe Creek Valley, and in the far distance are the blue Santa Cruz Mountains.”  

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Orange California poppies explode in color on the high grassy ridge of Tamien Trail. In the distance is the ridge forming the west side of the San Felipe Creek Valley, and in the far distance are the blue Santa Cruz Mountains.
Center left, very far distance is Monterey Peninsula. In front of it in the distance is Anderson Lake in Santa Clara Valley below these Diablo Range hills. Blue Santa Cruz Mountains, and San Felipe Creek Valley and its west ridge (right distance).
Amid wildflowers, views of Monterey Peninsula (center left, very far distance). In front of it is Anderson Lake in Santa Clara Valley below these Diablo Range hills, Santa Cruz Mountains, and San Felipe Creek Valley and its west ridge (right distance).
Orange California poppies and other wildflowers on this high ridge in the grass and wooded hills of the Diablo Range.
The blue Santa Cruz Mountains are in the far distance. Closer, and separated from the Santa Cruz Mountains by Santa Clara Valley, is the ridge of the west side of the broad San Felipe Creek Valley. Close up is the Tamien Trail ridge with spring flowers.
Spring wildflowers and green grass hills high on Washburn Trail. The blue Santa Cruz Mountains to the southwest, can be seen in the distance on the right.
Great views of the blue Santa Cruz Mountains in the distance on the far side of Santa Clara Valley, and nearer views of the ridge across the broad San Felipe Creek Valley, seen from highest stretch of Washburn Trail. Distant Anderson Lake center left
Copernicus Peak, the highest point in Santa Clara County at 4,360 ft. (left of center), and Mt Hamilton, 4.265 ft. (right of center), on their distant ridge to the southeast of Washburn Trail.
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Tamien Trail

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Alum Rock, CA