I know they are friendly. I shop here. As you change elevations, note the change in vegetation. In the valley floor, you will find grass land and valley oaks. As enter the foothills, you encounter a variety of oak species, and different types of flowering brush.
Wild flowers fill the fields and grace the roadside.
At the 1500' elevation you are now seeing Bullpine scattered among the oaks. The new Pineridge Ranger Station is just beyond Prather. Be sure and stop for maps and other high country information for your traveling pleasure and safety.