SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
On the next day I went exploring this area.

Patternless Alligator Lizard.

Darkling Beetle.

I found this Western Fence Lizard trapped in a metal container...

...so I rescued it.

Pink grasshopper.

Checkered Coast Garter Snake.

Striped Coast Garter Snake.

California Quail.

California Quail chick.

Southern Alligator Lizard.

California Poppy was in bloom in many places where I visited.

Western Skink.

Santa Cruz Garter Snake.

Phat scorpion.

Yelllow-bellied Racer.

Pacific Gopher Snake.

Tiger Moth.

Ringneck Snake.