I know I had already been to Redwood, but I decided for the first park of 2012 to go back and walk on other parts of the trails. I got my new roommate Amanda on board and we headed out on Jan. 3rd to hike towards things labeled on the map as the Orchard and the Old Church, and walk along the Stream trail. I am not going to lie but I was excited about seeing an old church and an old orchard. The orchard was just a few fruit trees and a playground and the old church was a plaque and a camp site. I was a bit disappointed, but then I looked up and saw these beautiful trees.
I felt like I was back in Santa Cruz walking in the Redwoods. (Sorry for the blurriness, I guess I should bring my real camera for these hikes but so far I have not. It's all phone all the time.)
We walked along the Stream trail then went up the Fern trail and cut over to the Chown trail. (I'd post an image of the trail map, but it is really easy to zoom on the EBRPD Redwood park site, feel free to use the link above.)
I like all the trees that lean into the sun. On our way back to the parking area on the Bridle trail, where we passed some horses! According to the map (and evidenced by horse poop) there is a lot of equestrian activity at this park.

Verdict: I would totally come back. I bet it is really beautiful when there is more water in the stream. There is a ton of parking which must mean it is super popular in the summer. The Stream Trail was totally a great flat trail (or all ages as I might say now) and combined with the hills of the Fern, Chown and French Trails we had a great hike. There are a ton more trails to do, so it would be easy to come back over and over and over and not get bored. It's pretty shady because of all the trees so be sure to wear layers for warmth. It's colder by the stream till you walk up some of those hills and then you wish you had no layers.
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