Ancient Oaks Trail, Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve, San Mateo County, CA, 3/25/2017
I’ve always admired these California buckeye trees (lower left) on a grassy hill in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. I arrived at this spot along Ancient Oaks Trail just as the sun was setting behind the scene, with fog and clouds over the distant landscape and ocean. The grassland and steep forested canyons here create a secure refuge for a wide variety of animals. The preserve occupies 3,137 mountainous acres on the San Francisco Peninsula.
