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I am a Docent In the California State Parks, Santa Cruz Mountains Division, as well as for the Semperviren's Fund.

Most of my time is spent in Big Basin/Little Basin, though I do frequent Castle Rock and Henry Cowell, especially their Fall Creek Branch.

I usually do Flower/Ecology walks open to the public, the third Saturday (except May, when the Sempervirens Fund has it's birthday bash) and following Sunday of every month, year round, check this web site for walks available to the public and if I am doing my walks that month.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SantaCruzMountainsNatureTrails/

Other sites with informative information and pictures I have contributed to;
http://www.picturetrail.com/bigbasin

Special Summaries (plant list and graphs), Banana Slugs, California specials, hiking and exploration
http://www.icogitate.com/~tree/

What is in bloom when on the Berry Creek Falls Loop
http://www.icogitate.com/~tree/redwood.big.basin.flowers.htm

news/events/activities
http://www.sempervirens.org
http://www.bigbasin.org
http://www.mountainparks.org/
http://thatsmypark.org/

Cal Flora
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/photographer_query?query_src=photos_photographers&where-name_full=Scott Peden&one=T

And for a short while, this site will still be around with a collage of last years favorite pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/


BREAKING NEWS!!! Results of Joan Zimmerman and Scott Peden's 7 year survey of the Berry Creek Falls, Banana Slug, Salamander and Flower counts, graphs, and flower calendar!http://www.icogitate.com/~tree/redwood.trail.7.years.htm

Galleries

Clouds :

Clouds

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 9:59pm PDT

Sunsets :

Sunsets

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 7:57pm PDT

Insects and bugs :

Insects and bugs

Updated: Jun 01, 2009 1:08am PDT

Butterfly's and Moths :

Butterfly's and Moths

Updated: May 31, 2009 11:54pm PDT

Spiders :

Spiders

Updated: May 25, 2009 11:02am PDT

Flowers over 1/2 inch :

Flowers over 1/2 inch

Updated: May 25, 2009 10:34am PDT

Lizards, Snakes and other scaly things :

Lizards, Snakes and other scaly things

Updated: May 24, 2009 1:13am PDT

Flowers, Small :

Flowers, Small

Updated: May 24, 2009 12:51am PDT

Dragonflies and Damselflies :

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Updated: May 24, 2009 12:43am PDT

Castle Rock :

Castle Rock

Updated: May 24, 2009 12:37am PDT

Moon :

Moon

Updated: May 23, 2009 10:38pm PDT

Woodpeckers, Flickers etc :

Woodpeckers, Flickers etc

Updated: May 23, 2009 10:26pm PDT

Gazos WIldlife Corridor Area :

Gazos WIldlife Corridor Area

Updated: May 07, 2009 12:17am PDT

More Moon Madness :

More Moon Madness

Updated: Apr 08, 2009 10:50pm PDT

6 Petaled Poppy and Crab/Flower Spider :

6 Petaled Poppy and Crab/Flower Spider

Updated: Mar 29, 2009 11:24pm PDT

Water Falls, :

Water Falls,

Updated: Feb 23, 2009 7:51pm PDT

Lichens :

Lichens

Updated: Jan 24, 2009 2:03am PDT

Peacocks :

Peacocks

Updated: Jan 17, 2009 9:17pm PDT

Birds :

Birds

Updated: Jan 17, 2009 8:42pm PDT

Moss's :

Moss's

Updated: Jan 17, 2009 8:31pm PDT

Fungus's and Molds :

Fungus's and Molds

Updated: Jan 17, 2009 8:16pm PDT

Macro Madness :

Macro Madness

Updated: Jan 16, 2009 11:15pm PDT

Mammels :

Mammels

Updated: Jan 15, 2009 10:20pm PDT

Newts and Salamanders :

Newts and Salamanders

Updated: Jan 14, 2009 10:37pm PDT

Hawks and Golden Eagle : Red Tailed Hawks

Hawks and Golden Eagle

Red Tailed Hawks

Updated: Jan 14, 2009 9:39pm PDT

Little Basin :

Little Basin

Updated: Jul 03, 2008 12:27am PDT

Orchids of Santa Cruz Mountains : Orchids of the SantaCruz Mountains of Coastal Central California, as I locate them, these ofcourse aren't all the Orchids we have here.

Orchids of Santa Cruz Mountains

Orchids of the SantaCruz Mountains of Coastal Central California, as I ...

Updated: May 29, 2008 11:55pm PDT

Little Basin, walks on 108th B Day of Sempervirens Fund :

Little Basin, walks on 108th B Day of Sempervirens Fund

Updated: May 24, 2008 10:18pm PDT

Bee Fly's, Bee's and such : Bee Fly, pretending to be a Bee, Family Bombylidae, The adults eat nectar, the young are parasitoids of other burrowing insects, the female Bee Flies of some species, can flip their eggs into tiny holes! (Thanks for the correct data Tonya!-Scott

Bee Fly's, Bee's and such

Bee Fly, pretending to be a Bee, Family Bombylidae, The adults eat nec ...

Updated: May 22, 2008 12:44pm PDT

Banana Slugs :

Banana Slugs

Updated: May 21, 2008 11:42pm PDT

A Wilder walk : Randy Widera, the Executive director of "Friends of California State Parks" non profit, does a once a year walk for the members and staff in Wilder State Park. I was running late and got there 1 minute before they were to leave, and as I left the parking lot, the first picture shows the representative he left to entertain me (and ensure I was fashionably late). My thanks also to Peggy and Paul for finding all the small critters on these pages, I doubt I would have seen all but one without thier sharp eyes, and help getting the photo's. Scott

A Wilder walk

Randy Widera, the Executive director of "Friends of California State P ...

Updated: May 12, 2008 7:09pm PDT

Hummingbirds :

Hummingbirds

Updated: Apr 10, 2008 11:42pm PDT

Buzzards Roost, Eagle Rock CDF Tower, Microwave Station, Pine Mountain, Sempervirens Point, Scenery :

Buzzards Roost, Eagle Rock CDF Tower, Microwave Station, Pine Mountain, Sempervirens Point, Scenery

Updated: Mar 30, 2008 11:38pm PDT

My Smug Mug : Buzzards roost, Big Basin, in the fog.....photo taken by my friend Bill R.

My Smug Mug

Buzzards roost, Big Basin, in the fog.....photo taken by my friend Bil ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2008 11:55pm PDT

Santa Cruz County Scenery, msc :

Santa Cruz County Scenery, msc

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 11:24pm PDT

Birds, Small :

Birds, Small

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 11:07pm PDT

Flowers, other plants :

Flowers, other plants

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:28pm PDT

Norris Ranch area :

Norris Ranch area

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 10:23pm PDT

Violets of Santa Cruz Mountains :

Violets of Santa Cruz Mountains

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 9:02am PDT

Bridges :

Bridges

Updated: Feb 27, 2008 10:07am PDT

Fall Creek, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park :

Fall Creek, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Updated: Feb 10, 2008 10:55pm PDT

Clouds, Trees on the mountain : This is looking over the meadow at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, facing the mountain called Ben Lomond, South Felton portion. It was raining and blowing a good one the day I took these. These pictures were shot using the in camera programs, starting from the first one, of Vivid 1, Natural, Muted, Monotone, Sepia. Post program editing noted by a g for gamma and an s for sharpness. No other processing was done.

Clouds, Trees on the mountain

This is looking over the meadow at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, f ...

Updated: Jan 28, 2008 8:36pm PDT

Big Basin, Scenery :

Big Basin, Scenery

Updated: Jan 23, 2008 8:48pm PDT

Big Basin, North Escape Road : North Escape Road is an old 2.5 mile road that parallels Hwy 236 from Big Basin HQ, following Opal Creek for the first 1.6miles, till it junctions 2 miles up hwy 236 to a large pull out, and was an old emergency escape route before the hwy went through to Boulder Creek.

Big Basin, North Escape Road

North Escape Road is an old 2.5 mile road that parallels Hwy 236 from ...

Updated: Jan 23, 2008 12:04am PDT