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Lake Anza, Tilden Park, California
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A large picnic area was next to a good sized parking lot (off camera left).
Here, chairs and a tent had been set up but nobody was around to use them.
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The swim area was just a short walk down a paved road.
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The snack bar was closed during the off season. Notice the presence of an old fashioned pay phone with an
actual phone book hung under it.
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The swim area was closed. But when open, a fee was charged for entry. Children under 1 were free. Kids 1 to 15
years old, the disable and seniors over 62 years old were charged U.S. $2.50. Everyone else (ages 16 to 61) was
charged U.S. $3.50.
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The limits of the swim area were marked with floats. During the rainy season, as when this shot was taken,
the water level was unusually high.
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A sign marked this small grove of redwood trees as the, "Judith Weiss Gellen Memorial Grove."
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Beyond the swim area were quite a few hiking trails. Here one went up hill, while the other paralleled the lake.
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The forest surrounding Lake Anza was mostly a eucalyptus tree forest.
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Lake Anza was just visible beyond the screen of eucalyptus trees. Notice how brown the water was.
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A water level view of Lake Anza from the forest surrounding it. Note that the path around the lake was flooded
during the winter and so circumnavigation was not possible.
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In the mid afternoon, the wind has just died down and the lake has begun to take on a pastoral look.
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The swim area could be seen just across the lake.
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