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For Hike Number 22, I drove to San Mateo County, just north of Santa Clara County, in Northern California. An easy drive up the 280 Freeway, very quick exit onto CA 92, and then a windy, foggy drive on Skyline Boulevard took me to Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP. I would park at the top of the ridge and hike down approximately 1,600 feet through second growth Redwood Forests to a canyon trail running alongside picturesque Purisima Creek. I would then loop around the creek and climb back up 1,600 feet to get back to the North Parking Lot. This OSP is part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) http://www.openspace.org/.
Thanks for sharing Dale! Your pictures are absolutely beautiful!! I hope to make it up to Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP some day!!
Girly Camping® 
Amazing gallery of photos. Looks like a wonderful place to be in nature…or at least your photos make it look like that!
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I used to live in Washington state and went backpacking all the time. Great set of pictures, makes me jealous!
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Thanks for your comments and thanks to “Girly Camping” for sharing my post.
I feel extremely lucky to both to live in Silicon Valley and to be surrounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains. I can literally leave my driveway and be hiking in the redwoods in 30 minutes. Purisima Creek Redwoods is a little farther from my house – about 45 minutes – but, is a great place to hike.
I actually was down with Pneumonia for the first two weeks in November and haven’t felt strong enough to hit the trail since then. So, I’ve been trying to keep my outdoor fix under control by reading many great outdoor blogs, like Girly Camping!
Can’t wait to hit the trail again!
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Oh no Dale! Hope you are feeling better and hiking soon! Thanks again for the photos!
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