Tempted by the words "mostly level" a dozen of us walked the east shore of Lake Chabot. We were glad of the shade as it was quite warm and muggy. The plants growing along what was, in wetter months, lake were amazingly tall: teasels well over 6', pearly everlasting reaching 4', etc. We
walked almost 5 miles, but were back shortly after lunch.
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/v1532J/
In spite of Jeanne's absence it
was a wonderful week. We had "interesting" weather with a lot of
thunder and lightning. But the storms were well timed and only on
Monday did anyone get wet on the trail and that was for a brief
period only. As always there was lots of good food and plenty of
wine for our evening socializing.
The one bad note (for me) was that once again I failed to pay
close enough attention to the camera and a whole day's photo
opportunities were lost; that was Wednesday as we went toward
Meiss Meadow. My camera indicates a larger capacity for the memory
card than it can actually record and I need to either change cards
or download the pictures, but that message of 300+ remaining
images fools me. So there are no Calochortus leichtlinii, bright
pink Sidalcea, Astragalas, pond flowers or white iris; the field
of brilliant scarlet gilia will have to be just a mental picture,
too.
7/13
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/Bz7SXw/
7/14
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/4838J0/
7/15
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/37L368/
7/16
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/zsb057/
7/17
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/w8u49v/
Can't wait til next July!!!
Only seven of us on a very foggy, windy day; but
it was a good 4 mile hike. We made the circle up Miwok Trail to
the WNW joining the Coyote Ridge Tr and coming down Fox Tr. Late
lunch at the picnic tables by the parking lot.
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/g4tM77/
Redwood Park is so close and seems so remote. It was
the perfect place for today's walk. We started by the Fish Ladder and
made a circle, getting the uphill part out of the way at the beginning.
Neither Phred nor I took many photos, but there are some at:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/9kD522/
