Trail Through Time

It seems the winter is coming back. Another rainy night with temperature bellow 50 ºF (10 ºC)! I know the surrounding hills can still use some rain and it’s good for the yard... Well I guess we are already spoiled by the often sunshine we get here.
It remained cloudy in the morning. The top of Mount Diablo was covered by mist which according to the locals means more rain to come.
We decided to go there for a hike anyway and to take the first trail we will come across. Shortly after the parks south gate we found this wonderful Trail Through Time. This route follows the West Fork of the Sycamore Creek and leads through Mesozoic age rocks covered by ferns and mosses in the most beautiful tints of green. It reminded us of the Fern Canyon in Redwood National Park we’ve visited last July. Beautiful!
The only unpleasant aspect of our hike today was the overal presence of the poison oak.
This time Maarten was not a chamois anymore but a little bear who needed to be fed a lot with bread and (Gold)fishes. Whatever as long as he keeps on walking ;-)

PS: As to his walking the orthopedic examination last Friday demonstrated his hips are perfectly alright!