tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post1777183589157351710..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Special Dog on a Sunset HikeElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-39102804554017409392009-08-21T10:07:56.874-07:002009-08-21T10:07:56.874-07:00OK, I think that's actually less than a mile u...OK, I think that's actually less than a mile up the trail, probably only 100-200 feet elevation gain. We could trek up there together... oh, hmm, busy saturday, committed to movie sunday late morning... hmmm...<br /><br />If it were closer, I'd do it! But it's 30-40 minutes from here to page mill exit, and 20-30 minutes more going up to skyline--Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-58837262525925531102009-08-21T08:17:54.973-07:002009-08-21T08:17:54.973-07:00Yeah, I went to the "original" on both a...Yeah, I went to the "original" on both and scrolled around. The *shape* seems almost right, but the color's off. The color looks a lot like the aging-flower colors of some of our buckwheats, but the shape is all wrong.<br /><br />Guess you'll just have to trot back up there this morning and get me some close-up photos. ;-)stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247975595586748410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-83793360852543502472009-08-20T17:03:08.643-07:002009-08-20T17:03:08.643-07:00Scale might help. In the vertical photo, I'm s...Scale might help. In the vertical photo, I'm standing up next to them where they're on a downward slope. So maybe knee-to-waist high. Like coyotebush or chemise or ceanothus or dunno something on that scale.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-91659637821567112942009-08-20T16:15:09.237-07:002009-08-20T16:15:09.237-07:00If you go to the photo that's got the closest ...If you go to the photo that's got the closest view of the plants, hover cursor over it, you shd have an option to view at original size. Doesn't look anything like fremontodendron to me.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-16060149692480288582009-08-20T16:05:46.775-07:002009-08-20T16:05:46.775-07:00Can't be sure without a closer photo, but I th...Can't be sure without a closer photo, but I think your orange-glowered shrub is the Fremontodendron -- out CA State Shrub. The flowers are deep, dark yellow usually, but this might be a combo of tired flowers and drought stress and picking up the orange-y tan of crisping leaves.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247975595586748410noreply@blogger.com