This Friday, April 18, we hiked out from Finley Rd in Morgan Territory. It was another clear day for hiking. The road where we parked was lined with California poppies, a promise of more wildflowers to be seen on the trail. We hiked along a wooded trail until we reached the old abandoned house on the left side of the trail where our single track trail, Oyster Point Trail, headed left.
We almost immediately crossed a small stream with a huge tree that was showing its eroded roots. From there, it was up, up, and more up–much of it fairly steep. The hills were still very green in this area. We were treated with some lovely dark purple larkspur along the trail as well as bright yellow buttercups. The group began to spread out as we went at our own pace. One group made a good spot of the Diablo Fairy Lantern, native only to this area. We also saw some owls clover, a few Wally baskets, and fiddle necks. We didn’t get far enough to see Blackhawk as I thought we might but we could look down on Finley Rd and see the small speck of the house where we had turned onto our Oyster Point Trail. For many of us the turn around after an hour came too early. The trail was finally leveling off a bit and we were getting our second wind. We hiked for a total of two hours.slideshow
We had 13 hikers today including three new members Debby Allen, Barbara Christensen and Suzy Renteln. Welcome to you all. The other hikers were Lois T., Shirley A., Gretta, Barbara J., Jacky H., Rose T., Cathy K., Cindy, April, and Sharon
Our deepest sympathy goes out to April at the passing of her father.
Happy Trails, Sharon
