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A walk around Rancho Oso Thousand Trails near Santa Barbara, CA


The river was close to my camp site.

See the people on the path? But I didn't want to swim across...

... so I took the loop trail around the campground. At times, it was very narrow and deep - strange to walk in.

Quite a tree. I'm pretty sure this is a live oak.

Layers of wildflowers.


Wow. You can even see "hair" on petals' edges!

Like tiny orchids.

And this one looks like it ought to be able to fly!

This was an amazing little field full of flowers.

I'd seen them before, and will keep trying for a good closeup.

My camera does something to reds, making this seem almost like a painting.

Green isn't usually that interesting to me, but this high grass got my attention.

And I liked this rusty metal sign :-)