A couple of Saturdays ago we went for a hike with our local Meetup group to San Mateo at a place called Edgewood Park & Preserve. It was an easy hike with hardly any elevation (which makes hikes easier on the legs!). We made the decision to go as it was on a short 4 miles (6.5 kms) and it is much easier on Ashwin. We had a great time with a cool bunch of people mainly from our locale and chatted away while we were hiking which makes it a lot of fun! The view from up on the hill was vast and we could see out to the bay. What we didn't plan for was to accidentally take a short cut, so we had to do the hike circuit again to make up the miles. That was an excellent idea as we went the reverse loop and on the way saw some wildlife grazing in the grass - you can just see their shape (deer) in the pic. Travelling through the trees we saw some gorgeous looking moss covered trees - some decidious trees even had Spanish moss on the branches (Grandfather's beard in Australia) which made them look quite spooky in the distance. The picture of this fallen tree was still alive and somehow it's roots were still buried in the earth. It was an excellent way to spend a Saturday morning, even though we had to sacrifice our Friday night and go to bed early - exploring the wonders of the Valley makes it all worth it!
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