It's been raining so lets hope the falls are running!

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I decide to head to Triple Falls first, one that is up a different canyon/creek than the waterfall loop.

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Bench at Manzanita Point. Not much of a view today.

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Fog rolling through the canyons.

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There is still a bit of fall color along the trails.

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I love hiking in this kind of terrain after a rainfall. Everything is deeply colorful and lush. I'm heading into a green, drippy tunnel here.

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At the fork to Triple Falls

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Heading up the canyon to Triple Falls. There are some enormous redwood stumps from the logging days. Most of this area is second growth.

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I start to see a trickle of water.

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About 1/3 mile from the junction the trail dead ends at Triple Falls. It's pretty weak today but at least there is some water. I hope the other canyon has more water.

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Following the contour trail over to the main waterfall canyon I find some really colorful and large manzanita trees.

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I love the Contour Trail in Uvas. It's a nice single-track with interesting trees and lots of green.

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A bridge on the Contour Trail

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Along the Contour Trail

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The fog in the air leads to a constant mist that condenses on the foliage and drips on me.

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Eventually the Contour Trail meets the upper end of the main canyon with the waterfall loop. I already see a lot more water than before. This is encouraging.

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Above Upper Falls along the Contour Trail

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Old pipes at the Hot House site.

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It's so damp here that everything, from the trees to the rocks, are covered in green moss. It's really bright right now thanks to the moisture.

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Along the waterfall loop trail.

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Above Upper Falls.

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Upper Falls (from above)

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Upper Falls (from below)

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Basin Falls

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Basin Falls. I had to frame the shots weird here since there was a photographer standing right in front of the lower part of the falls. I waited but he never even bothered to offer to step aside for a moment so I could get a full shot.

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Another weird framing of the lower part of Basin Falls.

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I decided to take the spur trail to Knobcone Point since I'd never been up there before. It climbs about 500 feet in 0.4 miles, so it's steep but short. I get a nice peek over towards Henry Coe on the way.

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Knobcone Point is a bit disappointing just because there is no view - just a picnic table and lots of trees. Reminded me of Mt Wittenberg at Point Reyes.

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Heading down from Knobcone Point and I can see across the canyon to the non-stop fog rolling over the top of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Heading steeply down from Knobcone Point.

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Back down in the canyon, I'm enjoying the prehistoric ambiance.

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While I was off on my Knobcone adventure my photographer friend moved on to Black Rock Falls so I snap a photo of it and turn around.

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But I did stop by the lower part of the falls and play around a bit.

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I've had my little Panasonic Lumix LX3 for several years now and I still love the little guy. It does great in low light conditions like this.

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Lower Black Rock Falls.

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Feels like a fairy tale forest.

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I find a nice pool below one of the bridges.

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I don't see a name for this on the map.

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The trail follows along the creek for a while.

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Down at the old dam.

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Exposed, mossy roots of a giant White Oak on the hillside across the creek.

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Granuja Falls, just before I get back to the trailhead.

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