Hiking on a gorgeous morning in the <a href="http://openspace.org/preserves/pr_long_ridge.asp">Long Ridge Open Space Preserve</a>, part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, off Skyline above Saratoga or Palo Alto, CA. http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290014lindaCbenchview/84979959_7TXX8-Ti.jpg http://elf1.smugmug.com/gallery/1722176_Bbx4n/ 2006-07-30T11:16:18Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />View from the Wallace Stegner bench. Looking out over the Santa Cruz Mountains towards the Pacific.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84979959_7TXX8" title="View from the Wallace Stegner bench. Looking out over the Santa Cruz Mountains towards the Pacific."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290014lindaCbenchview/84979959_7TXX8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View from the Wallace Stegner bench. Looking out over the Santa Cruz Mountains towards the Pacific." title="View from the Wallace Stegner bench. Looking out over the Santa Cruz Mountains towards the Pacific." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T23:19:26Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290014lindaCbenchview/84979959_7TXX8-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 09:24:07 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Wallace Stegner quote</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84980636_fFDtu" title="Wallace Stegner quote"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290011StegnerSignfx/84980636_fFDtu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Wallace Stegner quote" title="Wallace Stegner quote" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T23:20:20Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290011StegnerSignfx/84980636_fFDtu-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 09:23:14 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84979755_we3U3" title="Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290012lindaCbench/84979755_we3U3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench." title="Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T12:24:26Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290012lindaCbench/84979755_we3U3-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 09:23:34 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84980192_M8C2r" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290013lindaCbench/84980192_M8C2r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench." title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Linda enjoying the view on the Wallace Stegner bench." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T11:37:33Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290013lindaCbench/84980192_M8C2r-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 09:23:47 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />2 miles from the trailhead--street signs!</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84980124_NaZvt" title="2 miles from the trailhead--street signs!"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290015roadsigns/84980124_NaZvt-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="2 miles from the trailhead--street signs!" title="2 miles from the trailhead--street signs!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T08:39:55Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290015roadsigns/84980124_NaZvt-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 09:51:57 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Me keeping the trail sign from exploding upward out of the earth.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84979651_q9qP4" title="Me keeping the trail sign from exploding upward out of the earth."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290016ellentrailsign/84979651_q9qP4-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Me keeping the trail sign from exploding upward out of the earth." title="Me keeping the trail sign from exploding upward out of the earth." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T12:15:37Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290016ellentrailsign/84979651_q9qP4-Th-1.jpg 2006-07-29 09:52:35 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 1</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84979541_UWaRE" title="A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 1"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290017pond/84979541_UWaRE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 1" title="A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T11:38:19Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290017pond/84979541_UWaRE-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 10:08:38 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 2</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/1722176_Bbx4n#84980441_n8sV2" title="A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 2"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290017pondfx/84980441_n8sV2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 2" title="A little teeny pond out in the middle of nowhere. It had its own rowboat. -- color variant 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T13:18:20Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Long-Ridge-Open-Space-Hiking/P7290017pondfx/84980441_n8sV2-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 10:08:38