Jack London State Historic Park Photos

Many trees in the orchard were in full bloom. I'm sure they enjoyed the rains. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

With all of the recent rains this was about as much water as we've seen in Fern Lake. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking up at the Ancient Redwood. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone with the Ancient Redwood in the background. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Considering that London Lake was bone dry, we were surprised to see this much water in Fern Lake. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A couple with a guide (?) on the Vineyard Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A couple of newer bridges across creekbed crossings make the going easy on the Vineyard Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking across the vineyard and Sonoma Valley from the Vineyard Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

From a spot along Lake Service Road, looking over Sonoma Valley to the Mayacamas Mountains to the northeast. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone approaches the bridge crossing North Asbury Creek which marks the halfway point on the trail segment. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

An early section of the Upper Fallen Bridge Trail is an open meadow though most of the trail has lots of cover. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

At a shady rest spot one can sit and enjoy this nice view across Sonoma Valley and look up the Mayacamas Mountains in the distance. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone looks at the depression that used to be Lake London from the dam. We're not sure what the vertical pillar was. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The trails around London Lake pass through several stands of majestic Redwoods. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking over a vineyard from the Lake Service Road. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The entry gate to the Sonoma Developmental Center's cemetery. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone descends down Orchard Road back to our trailhead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Jack London's orchard and Camp Via as seen from the Camp Via Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking across Sonoma Valley from the Orchard Trail overlook. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Camp Via Trail heading northwest. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Fern Lake and its many ducks as seen from the trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking over Eldridge and the SDC. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A view of Suttonfield Lake in nearby Sonoma Valley Regional Park. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

What appear to be unmarked graves here were not always so. The headstones were removed in 1964. (Photo by Austin Explorer)