11.   The trail winds among overhanging stone outcroppings, forming a sidewalk of sorts immediately in front of some of the ruins.

12.   The trail winds through what is thought to be one of two naturally growing stands of Monterey cypress trees on Earth.

13.   Trails wind under the forest canopy and through the meadows, and on warm days the place feels much more like summer camp than a housing development.

14.   For most of the way the paved trail winds through the scenic American River Parkway, a semi-wilderness along the American River.