Mountaintop Serenity: Sonoma County Photos Of The Week

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Check out these amazing photos sent in by Mike Van Eps. He said he took the photos Feb. 6 at North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park. The first one is of the creek, while the second is a view of Bennett Valley from the Umbrella Tree.

According to Sonoma County Regional Parks:

North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve is an 820-acre park southeast of Santa Rosa. The park includes a 4-mile section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail, which connects to Jack London State Historic Park for through-hiking opportunities.

The Ridge Trail begins in the ferns and redwoods on the south fork of Matanzas Creek, then climbs to nearly 2,000 feet through forests of oaks and bay laurels and treats hikers to stunning views of peaks surrounding Santa Rosa and Sonoma Valley.

Additional trails include a wheelchair-accessible vista point above the park entrance and the Umbrella Tree Trail, a 1-mile trail to a majestic bay laurel cluster and views of Santa Rosa and Bennett Valley.

Thanks so much for sharing these photos, Mike — we can't decide which one we like better!

It's Your Shot: Pictures You Take and We Share

Have you got the next incredible photo? If you have an awesome photo of nature, breathtaking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny or something unusual you happen to catch, we'd love to feature it on Patch. We're looking for high-resolution images that reflect the beauty that is the North Bay, and that show off your unique talents.

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So, bring 'em on. No selfies. Not here.

Send your photos to autumn.johnson@patch.com and we'll post the feature on an occasional basis. Or — post it for free in our bulletin board section on the site, and we'll feature it up top. Be sure to also include when and where the shot was taken and any other details about what was going on.