Paradero Monte de la Cruz

On Earth Day we went to a park high up on the mountain north of town, to see a little nature -- and the view:

I'm not sure what the altitude was, but it was high enough to get us up above the tropical climate and into a conifer forest.



The view looking across the Central Valley toward San Jose



Still the view



A large old tree with several different epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants)



Okay, we were at a fairly high elevation, but I really don't think there would ever be much of a chance of snow... despite the presence of this (and at least one other) A-frame building.