Hi Newcomer Friday Hikers and Guests,
Today, Nov. 9th, we hiked at Las Trampas, up Elderberry, up and down the Ridge Trail and then up and down Cuesta, and then down the continuation of the Ridge Trail. It was a lot of ups, thankfully mostly towards the beginning. The day was perfect weather for hiking, starting off in the upper 50’s. The sky was mostly clear although a few clouds came in towards the last part of the hike. We had lovely views of Mt. Diablo once we got on higher ground and we saw several wildflowers. We saw the bright red cardinal flower, quite a few lupines and several bright orange California poppies. In several areas the grass was starting to turn bright green. We saw a snake but by the time I saw it, it was just a tail in the grass, and I wasn’t about to aggravate it! I didn’t see any rattles so it probably was a gopher snake. The multi-trunk oak trees were lovely with the light coming through them.
Today’s hikers were Shirley A., Cindy W., Cathy I., Lois T., and Sharon K.
We hiked at a good clip and did the loop in 2 hours 15 minutes. We passed on lunch today although Lois and I couldn’t pass up a quick cup of coffee after our hike.
I hope to see you all next week. I’m yearning to go to Mt. Diablo so expect an e-mail telling of a hike somewhere there if the weather holds.
Happy Trails to you all, Sharon
