http://elf1.smugmug.com/gallery/5109546_X5BGP/ From the Picchetti Winery parking lot into the <a href="http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_picchetti.asp">Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve</a> along the Zinfandel trail with the usual maniacal Wednesday night speed-hiking group. Plus a 10-minute bonus walk at the end up "cardiac hill". Photos OK for personal and nonprofit use with credit to Ellen Levy Finch and a link back here; for other uses, contact me. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:03:10 -0700 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:06:15 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040012StevensCreekReservoirs/308352137_yVaSv-Ti.jpg http://elf1.smugmug.com/gallery/5109546_X5BGP/ http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352137_yVaSv <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352137_yVaSv" title="Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040012StevensCreekReservoirs/308352137_yVaSv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before." title="Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:05:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040012StevensCreekReservoirs/308352137_yVaSv-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 18:49:25 8454996448dd07cbfaba1c82ec42957b 5c9a558dd6cab6544d3702a71fee2da4 c465c338028a71fef088b981ce752f52 d44690fd9d622719ad8bb7982dcf5416 c32be0258940391204ad70feb3990afe 12a80d1893bb25dd2fb0c55dbf38ce6f 6c53ef833ac85cfda56d8bddf8b6b78c a29cdc3f6c9eded0266d4d0b6952bf0c 49903c53eb93cbc13a2aee2d9a518942 Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before. <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352137_yVaSv" title="Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040012StevensCreekReservoirs/308352137_yVaSv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before." title="Stevens Creek Reservoir, looking northeast towards the dam. The sunset made for beautiful lighting. I'd never seen the Reservoir from this angle before." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352619_gmxNv <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352619_gmxNv" title="Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040013StevensCreekReservoir/308352619_gmxNv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ..." title="Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:06:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040013StevensCreekReservoir/308352619_gmxNv-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 18:49:55 8495b9b42570ef052f4e0971dfe41001 3a17c538ae09c4235e77eb4c078f0e11 e525deb068f02e13b46e952c01855196 e34b302982f30b759dd7f5b1c246e802 96c0d6f15a9198525c7c9e8294c4139d d4527babf7052e9367eb2db8388106fd 5d46e48431d91bc71910a8f240daf200 9c34371740d2b78af2a2dea735114fad 3a3e81732e68176739fa021eb99b2d0b Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ... <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352619_gmxNv" title="Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040013StevensCreekReservoir/308352619_gmxNv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ..." title="Stevens Creek Reservoir again, looking northeast towards the dam; this time I think I have the whole reservoir in view (the additional section from center to center-right is mostly behind tr ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352300_6HBx6 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352300_6HBx6" title="Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040014RaccoonInTreefx/308352300_6HBx6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ..." title="Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:05:25 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040014RaccoonInTreefx/308352300_6HBx6-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 19:20:46 0c8501ab0e8fc81671ae461f9d50f7ec d13239f3bdc13dc1442f6a6a6334c9df 7fccab400710a8f3c357e6651ab12b3b b0fce304adaea1f83d95a4a18daffc97 f63bd9c69611fd34721f1974e9f39214 f3bfea614cf94dc55a5aa7df169aa0ef 4437be64a7dbf92c6f70984c17c19fa6 5fcbbc6f89dbf65defc83f6a960c2fd6 6258c848b932ec25835d0fdbe3f7eb82 Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ... <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352300_6HBx6" title="Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040014RaccoonInTreefx/308352300_6HBx6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ..." title="Our fearless leader spotted this young raccoon crossing our path and settling into a tree. This cut face-on view lasted only briefly; when we all stopped to ooh and ahh and take photos, he h ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352704_Q8PJu <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352704_Q8PJu" title="Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040016PicchettiPond/308352704_Q8PJu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports." title="Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:06:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040016PicchettiPond/308352704_Q8PJu-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 20:12:49 0538d5af3590ffafd457397b12b91614 8e2cc74cf4ac860f206b2e12fbe595b1 da97559b8892666c6d98e2a1701224b8 ec7d08c9323f9899d392ceeb73e37e56 39953ab341efcf59da7b321305b83458 8967ad7d004bc40ee5e652a5abe87b14 9171e0561361f45a26ff02943846a642 3044ffc2bdc26092a2a87373e3f44fc0 4cc1da6c2ccc7db18303317623a9329b Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports. <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352704_Q8PJu" title="Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040016PicchettiPond/308352704_Q8PJu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports." title="Picchetti pond at dusk, filled with reeds. This is a wet-season pond, protected for the wildlife that it supports." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352537_uHLjb <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352537_uHLjb" title="Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040017KarinPhotolv/308352537_uHLjb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!" title="Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:05:53 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040017KarinPhotolv/308352537_uHLjb-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 20:13:35 3e4530c845e73a223632aacaad84def9 92e5184d3c6700de0fbd15167794086b 65a70e103d49c07ff0374c3a5f2a2cc5 2b637d3231d276ac8c6bac62542e391e 80e4341236650e995c18500538ffaad3 36dafbee0b32279dc66d1672f75d6441 a51ab14872b74da88e8b5155443a9390 8d35fe7bef786aaf8c686d845f8a2be0 fe024ac17485dcc37ae8bf3ba2b07604 Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do! <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352537_uHLjb" title="Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040017KarinPhotolv/308352537_uHLjb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!" title="Karin in her usual aspect. Really, she takes tons more photos than I do!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352012_gqRVC <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352012_gqRVC" title="Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040018BobBigTruckrt/308352012_gqRVC-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ..." title="Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:04:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040018BobBigTruckrt/308352012_gqRVC-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 20:23:21 24d22e6d4d4f613713e8a1d38823703b bab43bdd03f077dad9d490c34e4b858e ec37431a3acf759f0184e357e6adbe92 e345b28395d58d4b2746ca340d5dc870 85867b4a5983c0b81babfb5cdfc36d07 abadefb8205ccef9a636d253a529475f 6d33ede3b7ddccb44ea8cb0c81d2f304 2583bad621e49ab58cabe49ab6d40004 45cd2a420fc361e0abee51f2c01f4543 Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ... <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352012_gqRVC" title="Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040018BobBigTruckrt/308352012_gqRVC-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ..." title="Bob in his gigantic truck; Sierra clubbers thought that a photo would make good blackmail material. (In fact it's not his truck, he's just using it while his car is in the shop. I think. Or ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352400_jGWMg <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />My black shoes show how dusty the trail was.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352400_jGWMg" title="My black shoes show how dusty the trail was."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040021DustyBlackShoes/308352400_jGWMg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="My black shoes show how dusty the trail was." title="My black shoes show how dusty the trail was." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:05:37 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (elf1) http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040021DustyBlackShoes/308352400_jGWMg-Th.jpg 2008-06-04 20:26:46 5436d9037438d5afc30c658e2880450a 55f07ab734066d5d15af5a5983e15156 e322e4032d17c1f5db4db71367c2a7a8 d4f9771f36d065c2c44dfdc4d2a90126 a0d95adea33e203b90f1d3d6c494573c 328464e2f7ec6a42aa9bee219b3157df 7a0ecda1b91378f81d4b2cc7ef340e19 fd22e471904e7442a52adc3c32b254e3 0ecdedae4df2a20970607ddf0a5aaa3a My black shoes show how dusty the trail was. <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />My black shoes show how dusty the trail was.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/5109546_X5BGP#308352400_jGWMg" title="My black shoes show how dusty the trail was."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Hiking/Picchetti-Ranch-Open-Space-1/P6040021DustyBlackShoes/308352400_jGWMg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="My black shoes show how dusty the trail was." title="My black shoes show how dusty the trail was." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Hiking elf1 elf1