Sweeney Ridge and Mori Point, February 5 with the SF Hiking Club

Views from Mori Point:
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San Bruno Mountain, Feb 8

On the south side, Hummingbird Sage in the foreground, Oxalis fields in back:
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Phoenix Lake, Bald Hill and Daffodil Hill, February 12 with the SF Hiking Club

View from the top of Bald Hill:
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an unofficial trail toward Daffodil Hill:
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Pacifica, Feb 16

Brooks Falls:
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Muscle Rock:
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Beach south of Muscle Rock:
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The Secret Waterfall:
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small waterfall farther north on the beach:
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Barbier Park (west end), Feb 17

Several waterfalls on a stream flowing south toward Glen Park Ave:
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on a stream flowing east toward Convent Ct:
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on a stream flowing southeast toward Convent Ct:
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on a stream flowing southeast toward Oakdale Ave:
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Lucas Valley near Big Rock trailhead, Feb 22

The lower part of a tall waterfall:
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the main part of the waterfall, with a 30 foot main drop:
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a view from the top:
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a view from just above the falls; trailhead with the Big Rock in the distance:
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a 9 foot waterfall on the next stream:
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a 9 foot waterfall on another stream:
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The top half of this 30 foot waterfall consists of two independent creeks, which merge halfway down the waterfall:

view from the bottom, upper right part of falls hard to see due to lighting:
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the west fork, and part of the lower section:
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the upper half, seen from the top of the west fork:
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looking down from the top of the east fork:
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the west fork, the top of the east fork visible at the bottom:
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a 20+ foot waterfall on the next stream:
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a 15+ foot waterfall farther upstream:
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a 25+ foot waterfall farther upstream:
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view of that waterfall and one below it from a ridge 1/4 mile south:
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Pomponio State Beach south to Pescadero, Feb 25

South of the Pomponio beach parking (reached from Pescadero beach; tide not low enough to reach Pomponio beach parking from here).
A 70 foot waterfall:
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A 50+ foot waterfall:
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A 30+ foot waterfall:
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A 70+ foot waterfall:
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North of the Pomponio beach parking:

A 70+ foot waterfall:
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A 50 foot waterfall:
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A 26+ foot waterfall (also visible on the left in a photo of the prior waterfall):
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A 60 foot waterfall:
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By the Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton Hotel:
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Lucas Valley near Rubicon Falls, Feb 26

Waterfall about 0.4 miles east of Rubicon Falls:
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looking down at the lower part:
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middle part:
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farther up:
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another waterfall upstream:
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waterfalls on a smaller stream just to the north:
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downstream from the prior falls, a waterfall with a hammock:
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a little farther downstream, more cascades:
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Rubicon Falls:
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looking down on the cascades at the top of Rubicon Falls:
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waterfall on a side stream just east of Rubicon Falls:
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a bit upstream from Rubicon Falls:
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to the west of Luiz Fire Rd:
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1/2 mile downstream:
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Russian Ridge, Feb 27 with INCH

Snow-covered log:
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some cascades:
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