I'm still exploring how to use this blog. I never know how the pictures are going to arrange themselves. Looks like they just made a looong column down the middle ~ so I hope you scroll down to find my "story".This past weekend was one that reminds us why we live in California ~ cloudless, azure blue skies, warm breezes and, since it's spring, those soon-to-be golden hills are cool, green and lush. Wild flowers tinted the hills in pastel purples and blues. It was the perfect time to be outside.
We decided to take advantage of the great parks we have nearby. Coyote Hills Regional Park is near the Dunbarton Bridge (east side). The hiking trails go along the Baylands and provide some terrific views of soaring birds, rolling hills and the Bay. See middle picture above. The trails weren't crowded and have gentle grades so we could enjoy the view.
The second day we headed inland for Sunol Regional Park (bottom picture). We hiked the trail out to "Little Yosemite". Given our recent rainfall, we figured the creek and waterfalls would be flowing. And they were. (top picture). This trail was more challenging with a little steeper inclines. When we saw the families with strollers moving right up those inclines, we decided to start working out again.
Then comes the best part, we set-up our camp chairs under a big tree near the creek and pulled out our latest books and read for about an hour. The entire forest became our living room. We could hear the creek, the birds, the breezes rustling the tree tops...and another familiar sound. Yep, Joe was snoring. I guess with two hikes in two days he deserved a nap.
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