Carquinez Regional Shoreline

This was my first visit to this amazing park and I can't believe it took me this long to get here! The recent rains made everything green and there are incredible views in every direction. We started at the Bull Valley staging area and headed east on the Overlook trail. This trail is essentially level and there are views of the water everywhere you look. We ended at the overlook area and headed back on the Loop trail. Next time I want to check out the eastern section of the park and the new George Miller trail.

Park information here.

Complete photo set here.

Redwood Park - mushrooms and mud!

With the holidays and the much-needed rain we haven't done much hiking that wasn't a repeat on paved trails. Point Isabel 4 times in one week was fun and still beautiful but not too exciting. This weekend, however, we headed out to Redwood Park. Because we've had lots of rain there was lots of mud and we stayed on the Stream Trail. We went to the end at the junction with Mill Trail, where the trail is closed. Out and back was 3.4 miles and, amazingly, no problem!

All the rain has made this really fun! The creek has water and it's so nice to hear it rushing by as you hike. The grass has come up and everything is green. And FUNGI! So many different ones and so beautiful! We saw lots of kids (and some grownups) enjoying slogging through the mud puddles on the trail.

Complete photo set here.