Stile Ranch Trail Flowers and Views, Santa Teresa Park, 3/8/23 by Ronald Horii
On 3/8/23, I went to the Stile Ranch/Fortini Trail entrance of Santa Teresa County Park on San Vicente Avenue. I wanted to see how the trails were doing and if there were any wildflowers blooming. After many weeks of rainy weather, the Fortini Trail was muddy. The Stile Ranch Trail is built on a very rocky serpentine base, so it's not muddy up to its first high point. I hiked up to there and back. Poppies were blooming, but they are not at their peak. A few other wildflowers were starting to come out. Here are past pictures of Santa Teresa Park: http://www.stpfriends.org/#newpictures. The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will be hosting a hike on the Stile Ranch, Mine, and Fortini Trails on May 13 at 9:00, starting at the Stile Ranch/Fortini trailhead. It will be a history and late-season wildflower hike. This is from the last time it was held: https://tinyurl.com/yynn67pk. Here's more information about Santa Teresa Park, including a map: https://parks.sccgov.org/santa-clara-county-parks/santa-teresa-county-park 
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