For one weekend each Spring, cars are allowed into the remote backcountry of Henry Coe State Park

Alquist Trail, in the late afternoon
Alquist Trail, in the late afternoon
On the Hartman Trail
The new Walsh Peak Trail - quintessential Coe 'feraltrack'
On the Walsh Peak Trail
On the Walsh Peak Trail
Ithuriel's Spear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triteleia_laxa
On the Walsh Peak Trail
The Walsh Peak Trail
Striped Racer on the Walsh Peak Trail
Striped Racer on the Walsh Peak Trail
Walsh Peak
Pacheco Creek crossing, on Pacheco Ridge Road
A well-disguised Horned Lizard, on Pacheco Ridge Road
Blainville's Horned Lizard
I ended with what is arguably the best trail in the entire park!
Where I hiked (on Friday) and mountain biked (on Saturday)