Huddart County Park
In my fourth wander this week, I called up Ernie to see what he was up to. I initially planned on exploring a reservoir in the East Bay, but Ernie talked me into checking out some trails near Crystal Springs Reservoir and up at Skyline. So, we met up in San Mateo, and off we went.
The rain wasn’t terrible when we got to Sawyer Camp Trail, but we decided at the last moment to go all the way up to Skyline and explore a trail that Ernie had found previously. We got to a wide spot in the road, curbed the Subaru, and hopped out with my GPS and our rain gear to see where the trail goes.
We paralleled Highway 35 on the trail for a while, before we descended a fire road heading toward Dean Trail and the Kings Mountain Archers archery range. We dropped about 550 feet from where we started. As the rain began to increase in the forest canopy, we started to climb back toward the car on windy trails. Steep ravines and mossy undergrowth provided me with ample opportunity to take lots of great pictures. The rain was fully on us by the time we passed my GPS marker. The canopy stopped some of the rain, but I was drenched by the time we reached the car. Thankfully, Ernie’s washer and dryer are fast and got my soggy clothes ready very quickly.
Okay, so that’s what hiking in the rain is like. I think I need better gear.
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