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The Big 65 #findyourpark @altForestServ @mrosd @OpenSpaceSCC @SCCParks @52HikeChallenge #aroo

It is fitting that I begin with the end in mind.  This is a shot from hike number 65 of 2017.  I’ve never hiked this much in my life…or, taken as many pictures.  This shot was taken at the high point of the Folger Ranch Loop Trail in the newly opened La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve in the mountains of San Mateo County. My longest hike:  La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve – I hiked the…

The Grinder #hiking #52hikechallenge #hikingthetrail #California @MROSD @EBRPD @YosemiteNPS

Today’s Thursday Picture was taken on the Priest Rock Trail in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve.  I like this shot of the sun as it is filtered by this large oak.  Ironically, it was taken in one of the few spots on this trail that has some shade. The Priest Rock Trail is a challenging hike from the trailhead near Lexington Reservoir up past the Limekiln Trail junction.  As I was stopping for…

Thursday Picture - Lines and Shapes #Engineer #hiking #Photography #Order #art @mrosd

Today’s Thursday Picture was taken in San Mateo County near the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s La Honda Creek Open Space.   I work in Engineering and Construction.  In this world, straight lines represent order.  Engineers love order.  I know that I do.  I know that we all seem to be pretty good with numbers, and most of us are common-sense types of people.  But, sometimes, it drives…

Weekly Photo Challenge - Future #California #photography @MROSD @SJSU @Tim_Cook @google

The Weekly Photo Challenge: Future I took this picture this week while on a field visit to some projects we are working on to expand access to the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve.  The Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve is part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District which, along with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority , was created by the smart taxpayers living down there in that…

Mule Ears! #hiking #hikingthetrail #California #biology @UCIrvine @UCLA @Pepperdine @MROSD

Today’s Thursday Picture is of Wiethia Helenioides commonly known as Gray Mule Ears. I came across this large yellow flower while hiking at Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve. Here’s another shot of the Gray Mule Ears plant: I’ve spent a busy week in Southern California “hiking” around several college campuses on tours with my wife and daughter.  It is…

Weekly photo challenge - landscape #hiking #hikingthetrail #California #wildbayarea @MROSD

The Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape We had been hiking along this old ranch road checking on the condition of a berm on the south side of a ranch pond.  About 30 cattle scanned us and decided to trot off.  They weren’t sure what to make of these two humans…one carrying a camera and a large clipboard. I was actually looking at the condition of this road when I looked up.  Sometimes, when I am…

"Going to the mountains is going home." @MROSD @CAStateParks @NatlParkService @SCCParks @OpenSpaceSCC #hiking #100

20130127 Looking West from Saratoga Gap Trail Hike No 1

Today’s Thursday Picture is from my very first hike back in 2013.  As a new year’s resolution, and with a little help from my daughter Kelley, I started my hiking blog, “I’m Over the Hill” to record my hikes and post some pictures of my adventures on the trail.  It was also a way to force me to take the time to exercise by doing something I…