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The Santa Cruz Mountains with Mt. Umunhum, 3,489 ft., at the far left, its summit in the clouds. Seen looking southwest on Castillero Trail on a bright, crisp December afternoon.
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This is the view approaching the remnants of April Trestle on April Trail. Mining ore cars brought cinnabar (mercury ore) out of the April Tunnel at the left end of April Trestle.
Catherine Tunnel, the ruins of an old mining tunnel.
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Joan Pendleton
Dec 19, 2021 near Almaden Valley, CA
“The Santa Cruz Mountains with Mt. Umunhum, 3,489 ft., at the far left, its summit in the clouds. Seen looking southwest on Castillero Trail on a bright, crisp December afternoon.”  

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The Santa Cruz Mountains with Mt. Umunhum, 3,489 ft., at the far left, its summit in the clouds. Seen looking southwest on Castillero Trail on a bright, crisp December afternoon.
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