February 5, 2017
Our trail map for the day: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Documents/SanbornGuideMap.pdf
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forest glen in Sanborn County Park
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We love hiking in the winter, when all is green
and the air is cool and misty. But this can also happen: Our trail for the day, the
John Nicholas trail, was closed due to several washouts from the recent
rainstorms. The ranger told us that it would not be repaired until the area
dries up. It didn't take too long to decide to hike anyway, so we took a detour
in Sanborn County Park.
The trail leads up through the redwoods, oaks,
madrone and other trees. The moss on the rocks was as green and lush as it
could be from all the wetness. The low clouds swirled around us and only once
let us catch a glimpse of the Bay from the trail.
We hiked in good company. Ket, Buddy (the dog),
Diane, Richard and David joined us. We hiked a 4.5 mile loop, which paralleled
the official Bay Ridge Trail. Sometime we'd like to come back to hike the John
Nicholas trail. Our route went up the Sanborn Trail and looped around on the
San Andreas Trail.
Next week we will complete the whole
circumnavigation of the Bay! We saved the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve for
our last hike on the Bay Ridge Trail. Please join us! We leave the parking
lot on Hicks Road and head up the Woods Trail at 10 am, Sunday Feb 12th. Cake
and bubbly drinks will be served at 4 pm at the other end of the 12 mile hike,
at the Priest Rock Trailhead on Alma Bridge Road in Lexington Co. Park.
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