Coal Creek Open Space Preserve

On a clear day, Saturday, June 12, 2010, Di Yin and I went hiking through Coal Creek Open Space Preserve. I took pictures. We hiked by wildflowers, a waterfall, and funky plants while enjoying great views of the bay. We could even make out San Francisco's skyline and the bay bridge, more than thirty miles distant. Incidentally, we passed through swarms of insects, but none that seem to bite. Some of these looked weird: we found a bunch of funny ones on my hat (which seemed to acquire them) and on the ground during the hike.

Our three mile loop took us a while (2.5 hours?); I'm not sure why. For reference, we hiked along Clouds Rest Trail, Crazy Pete's Road, and Alpine Road (which is actually a wide dirt trail here, no cars).