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January 1, a walk along a short coastal bike path—our reason for being in the neighborhood being a geocache, but the views from the path of Monterey Bay are among the best.
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| Looking north toward Moss Landing |
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| Natural sand sculpture along the path |
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| Unnatural sand mover |
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| The cache (the big duck) |
On January 2 our walk took us behind a local business park, into a pine woods. We rarely encounter anyone there. But this day we encountered plenty of mushrooms, and we came home with a bounty that David transformed into dinner: blewits (Lepista nuda) on pork chops, with a side of braised chard. Yum!
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| Here he is with our catch. Note the delicate lavender of the gills. |
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| The lavender doesn't show up, but I love the fragile gills. |
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| There was also moss and lichen |
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| The woods in question |
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| Not only mushrooms: also toyon berries |
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| Nascent honey mushrooms |
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| Amanita muscaria without its spots |
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| Suillus sp. (aka slippery jack) |
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| And a couple of LBJs (little brown jobs) |
January 4 took us up to Jacks Peak County Park, via a back way that we enjoy; it's a climb, and it affords excellent views.
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| S-curve |
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| Part of the path is through chaparral |
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| Looking down on Monterey Harbor |
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| It was a gorgeous sunset. |
Continued on #87.
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