Guadalupe River Trail Feb 16 2008If you use photos for personal or nonprofit use, please credit Ellen Levy Finch and link back to my site here. For all other uses, contact me.
Hiking along the <a href="http://www.sjparks.org/Trails/GRiver/GRiverUpperMap.asp">upper Guadalupe River Trail</a> (San Jose), Feb 16 2008.http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160001BareTree/255155839_kbBC3-Ti.jpghttp://elf1.smugmug.com/gallery/4348735_Si8Tc/2008-02-16T06:59:51ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugSpringtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255155839_kbBC3" title="Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160001BareTree/255155839_kbBC3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud." title="Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:13:05Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160001BareTree/255155839_kbBC3-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:41:15Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255155759_AeumT" title="Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160002Baretreebranches/255155759_AeumT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud." title="Springtime begins. This tree is just beginning to bud." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:09:17Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160002Baretreebranches/255155759_AeumT-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:41:47Flowering shrubs, another sign of spring, along the riverbank.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Flowering shrubs, another sign of spring, along the riverbank.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255155981_oR7me" title="Flowering shrubs, another sign of spring, along the riverbank."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160003Floweringshrubs/255155981_oR7me-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Flowering shrubs, another sign of spring, along the riverbank." title="Flowering shrubs, another sign of spring, along the riverbank." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:09:15Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160003Floweringshrubs/255155981_oR7me-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:48:45Close-up of flowering shrub.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Close-up of flowering shrub.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255156060_uPXCW" title="Close-up of flowering shrub."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160004FloweringShrub/255156060_uPXCW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Close-up of flowering shrub." title="Close-up of flowering shrub." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:10:26Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160004FloweringShrub/255156060_uPXCW-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:49:35Even closer-up of the flowering shrub<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Even closer-up of the flowering shrub</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255156201_LMfmY" title="Even closer-up of the flowering shrub"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160005FloweringShrub/255156201_LMfmY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Even closer-up of the flowering shrub" title="Even closer-up of the flowering shrub" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:09:40Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160005FloweringShrub/255156201_LMfmY-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:49:57Can't get much closer than that.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Can't get much closer than that.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255156357_Q6dxe" title="Can't get much closer than that."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160006FloweringShrub/255156357_Q6dxe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Can't get much closer than that." title="Can't get much closer than that." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:08:59Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160006FloweringShrub/255156357_Q6dxe-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:50:10Steph holds Boost while snapping them shots.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Steph holds Boost while snapping them shots.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255156290_B6Xa8" title="Steph holds Boost while snapping them shots."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160009StephBoostrt/255156290_B6Xa8-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Steph holds Boost while snapping them shots." title="Steph holds Boost while snapping them shots." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:08:59Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160009StephBoostrt/255156290_B6Xa8-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:50:38Berries and leaves on a creekside shrub<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Berries and leaves on a creekside shrub</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255155917_2jsLz" title="Berries and leaves on a creekside shrub"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160010BerryShrub/255155917_2jsLz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Berries and leaves on a creekside shrub" title="Berries and leaves on a creekside shrub" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:08:44Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160010BerryShrub/255155917_2jsLz-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:51:29Creekside reeds reflecting in the river. With diving coot tail in the foreground.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Creekside reeds reflecting in the river. With diving coot tail in the foreground.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255156133_JMLHt" title="Creekside reeds reflecting in the river. With diving coot tail in the foreground."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160015RushesReflection/255156133_JMLHt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Creekside reeds reflecting in the river. With diving coot tail in the foreground." title="Creekside reeds reflecting in the river. With diving coot tail in the foreground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:11:49Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160015RushesReflection/255156133_JMLHt-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:58:31Two coots hanging out in the water below the rushes.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Two coots hanging out in the water below the rushes.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255166122_3pvYh" title="Two coots hanging out in the water below the rushes."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160016RushesReflectionCootsc/255166122_3pvYh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Two coots hanging out in the water below the rushes." title="Two coots hanging out in the water below the rushes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:06:17Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160016RushesReflectionCootsc/255166122_3pvYh-Th.jpg2008-02-16 09:58:58Scrub jay atop a downed snag. Can barely see him here in the small version, a fleck of blue in the very center of the photo on the tallest dead branch.<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Scrub jay atop a downed snag. Can barely see him here in the small version, a fleck of blue in the very center of the photo on the tallest dead branch.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255155538_KGEfk" title="Scrub jay atop a downed snag. Can barely see him here in the small version, a fleck of blue in the very center of the photo on the tallest dead branch."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160019ScrubJay/255155538_KGEfk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Scrub jay atop a downed snag. Can barely see him here in the small version, a fleck of blue in the very center of the photo on the tallest dead branch." title="Scrub jay atop a downed snag. Can barely see him here in the small version, a fleck of blue in the very center of the photo on the tallest dead branch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:11:00Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160019ScrubJay/255155538_KGEfk-Th.jpg2008-02-16 11:30:18Scrub jay, cropped from the other photo (didn't have my telephoto lens with e).<p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Scrub jay, cropped from the other photo (didn't have my telephoto lens with e).</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/4348735_Si8Tc#255155651_2wrbu" title="Scrub jay, cropped from the other photo (didn't have my telephoto lens with e)."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160019ScrubJaycr/255155651_2wrbu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Scrub jay, cropped from the other photo (didn't have my telephoto lens with e)." title="Scrub jay, cropped from the other photo (didn't have my telephoto lens with e)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T15:11:52Zelf1http://elf1.smugmug.comhttp://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Guadalupe-River-Trail-Feb-16/P2160019ScrubJaycr/255155651_2wrbu-Th.jpg2008-02-16 11:30:18