The view down from the Matt Davis Trail from right where it leaves Pan Toll. At the lower right, that's Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus (buck brush). I spotted these last year when I was here too.

Primula hendersonii (mosquito bills). I spotted this patch in the grass just below Pan Toll on the Matt Davis trail and once farther down, but that was it. They weren't common today.

Cynoglossum [Adelinia] grande (Western hounds' tongue). I saw a lot of these, mostly in the mixed evergreen woods up top on the Matt Davis trail. Some whole hillsides.

Cardamine californica (milk maids) on a bank on the Matt Davis. I didn't see many today -- surprising for what is usually a very common plant.

One of the lumpier sections of the Matt Davis Trail. Still in the mixed evergreen forest.

Into the bright open grasslands, with a nice framed view to the Farallons.

Sidalcea malviflora ssp. laciniata (cut leaf checkerbloom).

More views on the upper Matt Davis Trail. That's Point Reyes headland in the distance. The lighthouse -- too small to see -- would be at the end of the point top center.

Trillium chloropetalum (giant trillium), up close. Each leaf here is about six inches across so the triplet is large dinner serving plate size. I'm now lower on the descent toward Stinson Beach, back under trees and on a fairly moist site.

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum (pink flowering currant) a few minutes down the trail from the last.

Polypodium glycyrrhiza (licorice fern) on the trees above the trail. This is just past where I took the previous shot. And below ...

Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon's-seal). Nice to see these in bloom, even if the ones in in my garden aren't even up yet.

Aristolochia californica (California pinevine). I only saw the vines in one area, but they were in flower. And in this case, my garden is right in sync.

Fritillaria affinis (checker lily). This moist woodland is producing all sorts of interesting things.

Castilleja subinclusa (Franciscan paint brush). Out onto a sunny dry exposure. While this is a new species for me, I'm fairly sure on the identification. The only possible alternative is C. affinis, but those curved-up inflorescences suggest C. subinclusa.

Stinson Beach for lunch. It's popular, but groups seem to be distancing pretty well.

This is not a place for big-wave high-end surfing, but some folks out here were quite competent on these smaller swells. (And some, of course, were still working the basics.)

Right at the end of a run.

Right at the end of a run. Photoshop up-scaling with the "Preserve details (enlargement)" option.

Right at the end of a run. New Adobe "Super Resolution" up-scaled version.

Heading back on the Dipsea Trail.

Scoliopus bigelovii (fetid adder's tongue). I saw these on at about 300' elevation on the Dipsea Trail. There were a few in bloom on the Steep Ravine Trail too, not far below Pan Toll. But that was it. It's late for these and I was happy just to see a few left in bloom.

Stinson Beach and Bolinas Lagoon from the Dipsea Trail. That's the Pt. Reyes headland again in the far distance.

Toxicoscordion fremontii (Fremont's star lily). Lower Dipsea Trail. Lots of these among the Baccharis.