Big Basin/Hakone Gardens
California's Oldest State Park, Big Basin is home to an ancient coastal redwoods forest.

The Ensatina Salamander has no lungs and breathes through its moist, slippery skin.

The Sharptailed Snake has a pointy tail tip which it uses to defend itself.

Newts possess a potent skin secretion which helps protect them from most predators.

Hakone Japanese Gardens features some spectacular landscaping.

Red-ear Sliders inhabit the garden pool.

A pair of Bullfrogs reside in Hakone's Lily Pond.

The final reptile that we saw on the trip was this Fence Lizard.

Sarah socializes with the reptile.

Another California vacation comes to an end.