wild women walking

February 12, 2012
Oakland, CA
Hikers: Cathy, Laura, Denise
Distance: 10 miles

Well we did it again - ended up on the wrong trail. Good thing we're not planning on a cross-country hike! We started out OK but missed our turnoff which we were told later is easily missed. So our

easy-to-moderate hike turned into difficult. We ended up in Redwood Park on the French Trail that we did not too long ago. This time we went up (and up, and up) the French trail. We certainly got our workout today! We will be going back to do the orginal hike planned, so stay tuned.

This dog was so cute; had his own backback!

This is when (an hour and a half into our walk) we realized

we were on the wrong trail.Out of the three maps we had,

none of them showed a body of water.

Guess we'll go this way...

Single-track yay!!

This bunny wasn't quick enough

to get away from the camera!

Found these critters inside a tree trunk.

A man and his dog.

We wanted to be above the green balloon at

Huckleberry Botanic Preserve and beyond!

February 5, 2012
Walnut Creek, CA
Hikers: Cathy, Laura, Denise
Distance: 6.5 miles

This is the hike that we originally set out to do back in December where we had parked in the wrong lot; hence, taking the wrong trail. The trail markers here do not always coincide with the trail names shown not only on the map in the book, but the park map as well which can be frustrating.

This is one area you will not want to hike in the summer; you are out in the open for the majority of the walk. As I have mentioned in previous posts, we love our single track through the trees!! It's a pretty safe bet to say we won't be returning to this park. Still we had a beautiful day and in good company which made up for the humdrum of a hike.