Dave and I headed up to the Yuba River for a dayhike. The weather was perfect. The wildflowers were in their peak. (so was the poison oak) The river was raging to perfection. This whole trail is in the shade. It's beautiful. We did an out and back so we wouldn't have to shuttle. Only one car in the parking lot when we got there. http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289699557_VJcxb-Ti.jpg http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/gallery/4863363_GwZrF/ 2008-05-04T11:03:28Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289698170_3ap8h" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698170_3ap8h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:11:50Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698170_3ap8h-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Not sure what kind of bird this was but he was big and had a long beak sot of like a duck. We watched him fly high up in the tree.</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289698589_URzzn" title="Not sure what kind of bird this was but he was big and had a long beak sot of like a duck. We watched him fly high up in the tree."><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698589_URzzn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Not sure what kind of bird this was but he was big and had a long beak sot of like a duck. We watched him fly high up in the tree." title="Not sure what kind of bird this was but he was big and had a long beak sot of like a duck. We watched him fly high up in the tree." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:12:52Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698589_URzzn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289698573_5Rf4u" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698573_5Rf4u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:16:22Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698573_5Rf4u-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Looking downstream.</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289698942_EdhZ9" title="Looking downstream."><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698942_EdhZ9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking downstream." title="Looking downstream." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:16:11Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289698942_EdhZ9-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Pacific Bleeding Heart</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289699341_DAGnP" title="Pacific Bleeding Heart"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289699341_DAGnP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pacific Bleeding Heart" title="Pacific Bleeding Heart" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:16:39Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289699341_DAGnP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289699557_VJcxb" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289699557_VJcxb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:16:56Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289699557_VJcxb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289700050_ZhWnp" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289700050_ZhWnp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:18:05Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289700050_ZhWnp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289700575_Lfpeu" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289700575_Lfpeu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:12:01Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com 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src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289701456_BNWL5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:09:33Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289701456_BNWL5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Star Flower</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289701871_BBXTx" title="Star Flower"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289701871_BBXTx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Star Flower" title="Star Flower" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:07:17Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289701871_BBXTx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289702349_ppDgB" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289702349_ppDgB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:00:20Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289702349_ppDgB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289702708_xyEsF" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289702708_xyEsF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:06:17Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289702708_xyEsF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289703106_jfAY4" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289703106_jfAY4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T11:59:33Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289703106_jfAY4-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />The trail gets steep and rocky.</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289703651_7hqvQ" title="The trail gets steep and rocky."><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289703651_7hqvQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The trail gets steep and rocky." title="The trail gets steep and rocky." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:06:19Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289703651_7hqvQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289704139_rcThk" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289704139_rcThk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T11:58:14Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289704139_rcThk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Some kind of succulent.</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289704561_kBE8T" title="Some kind of succulent."><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289704561_kBE8T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some kind of succulent." title="Some kind of succulent." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:02:02Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com 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src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289704775_W5hWj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:00:12Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289704775_W5hWj-Th.jpg 2008-05-03 23:20:38 <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289705274_FPYwx" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289705274_FPYwx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:02:46Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289705274_FPYwx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289705863_RXPcF" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289705863_RXPcF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:01:40Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289705863_RXPcF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Our lunch spot.</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289706365_UgvFV" title="Our lunch spot."><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289706365_UgvFV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our lunch spot." title="Our lunch spot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:03:21Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289706365_UgvFV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289706858_GQdL2" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289706858_GQdL2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:06:08Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com 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src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289707533_vwfar-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:05:33Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289707533_vwfar-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289708042_zqwzc" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289708042_zqwzc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:02:44Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289708042_zqwzc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a><br />Lupin</p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289708803_pecGd" title="Lupin"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289708803_pecGd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lupin" title="Lupin" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:05:02Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289708803_pecGd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com">songbyrd</a> </p><p><a href="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/4863363_GwZrF#289709285_kU8NT" title="songbyrd's photo"><img src="http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289709285_kU8NT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="songbyrd's photo" title="songbyrd's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T12:00:56Z songbyrd http://songbyrd.smugmug.com http://songbyrd.smugmug.com/Dayhike/South-Fork-Yuba-River-Purdon/Purden-Crossing-South-Fork/289709285_kU8NT-Th.jpg