Henry W. Coe Park
Henry W. Coe State Park is the largest state park in northern California, with over 87,000 acres of wild open spaces. The terrain of the park is rugged, varied and beautiful - with lofty ridges and steep canyons.

But first, Connie Buttitta and I get sidetracked on the way to pre-K.

This was the only scorpion that I found on the trip.

Arboreal Salamanders are sit-and-wait-predators. This is a baby. Adults eat small invertebrates and sometimes slender salamanders on the ground at night during wet weather. These salamanders often climb trees.

This tree had a crazy-looking trunk.

Skinks live in grassland, woodlands, pine forests, sagebrush, chaparral - especially in open sunny areas such as clearings and the edges of creeks and rivers. This one was found near a creek.

Unfortunately this body of water (Frog Lake) did not live up to its name - it was too cold for frogs to be out.

These are small woodland salamanders which breathe through their smooth, moist, thin skin.

Henry W. Coe State Park is a very scenic place, and I hope to return when the weather is better.