Topatopa Bluff Loop Hike on August 22, 2009

We hiked from the east end of Nordhoff Ridge Road up to the top of Topatopa Bluff, south to the Topatopa Bluff - Last Chance Connector Trail (AKA Poodle-Dog Bush Trail), north up the Last Chance Trail and west on the Red Reef Trail back to the start.
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The view east along the "Poodle-Dog Bush" Trail. Hines Peak is the tall one towards the left

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That burned tree looks like a man running up the hill
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We went east on Red Reef Trail about a third of a mile and got better views of Hines Peak along the way
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Looking straight up the skree ridge of Hines Peak
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We have a good view of the Topatopa Mountains from here
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The turn around point for us on Red Reef Trail
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Baby poodle-dog bushes
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We built a cairn on the Red Reef Trail marking the junction with Last Chance Trail
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Red Reef ahead, Last Chance to the left and down
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Playing on the way back to the car
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A huge pine tree on Red Reef Trail
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The Red Reef Trail runs along the ridge so we have a great view into Rose Valley, Sespe Creek and the mountains beyond to the north
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Hiding another new geocache on the Red Reef Trail
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Blood on the trail, presumably from hunters
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Yet another new goecache, one of 16 we put out today!
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Looking west, coming to the end of our hike
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The sun is getting lower in the sky
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Casting long shadows as we get back to the start

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