Beautiful day today. Perfect day for another hike in my favorite canyon. The steam is dry near the nature center, but as I hiked up the trail, there was the familiar trickling sound.

Today I hiked a mile up and a mile back, then I went over and walked around on the Botany Trail, the Ecology Trail and the Heritage Trail. They are 3 short trails near the nature center.

Along the Heritage Trail, I took some photos of the murals that are painted on the inside of the road overpass near the Oak Of The Golden Dream. Also took some photos of that oak tree. This is the TRUE location of the first gold find in California, 6 years before John Marshall shouted "Eureka, I've Found It" up at Sutter's Mill.

Here is an interesting link that tells about the first gold find:

http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/worden-coinage1005.htm