Hiking Rancho San Antonio
April 29, 2004
Linda and I hiked the 8 mile PG&E trail at Rancho San Antonio to prep for the Half Dome hike in 3 weeks. I started the trail with a little too much confidence and ended up hyperventilating after a mere mile ascent. So we slowed down the pace, and aside from a nasty blister, the hike was wonderful! It was pretty warm, in the low to mid 80's. There was a touch of haze, but it was still very clear. We could easily see Mt. Diablo, Mt. Hamilton and beyond downtown San Jose. We could see the 3 bridges (Dumbarton, San Mateo and Bay), Oakland and even a few skyscrapers in San Francisco!
Lesson learned today: No Cotton Socks!
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Evil Thistle |
Craggily Tree |
Bunny |
Mt. Diablo in the horizon |
Looking towards the south bay. Mt. Hamilton and downtown San Jose are to the right. |
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At the top! Looking down the trail we just climbed |
PG&E Tower |
Rest stop and photo op |
We just hiked that trail! |
Interesting bulbous wildflowers. No idea what they are. |
Deer grazing in the tall grass less than 30 feet from lots of humans. |