Hikepost 004 - Fog and Blooms at Las Trampas

I've been on a hiking hiatus, ~~a hikeatus as we call it in the industry~~, since I returned from my backpacking trip at the end of May. I don't know if it was 3 days of hiking with a heavy pack, or sleeping in a crater, or what, but one of the tendons on the underside was not happy!

I went out to Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve (catchy name) to do one of my favorite shorter hikes, the Las Trampas Ridge Trail. I need to do a whole post talking about this park and this trail sometime. It's one of my favorite parks in the Bay, and I think some large percentage of people here probably haven't even heard of it. But for now, I'll just share some nice pics.

May at Las Trampas is spectacular; the grass is dry and golden, sparkling in the sunlight. Mariposa lilies are blooming, as are the chamise shrubs, which cover many of the hillsides, attracting lots of butterflies. It's also a great time to see some Big Summer Fog.

After this hike I decided my knee needed not just days, but probably weeks of rest to get back to normal, but I'm glad I went out, because it was lovely.

a scrub covered green hill on the left, with a path snaking along the ridgeline. On the right, distant hills with pinkish fog rolling over the top

white blooming chamise shrubs, and fog rolling over hills in the distance

looking out over more chamise and the top of the fog

an oak tree branch framing a view of Mt Diablo in the distance

white billowy fog above tall, golden dried grass

two hills completely bare except for tall gold grass. the sky is extremely blue

sun coming in from behind a big oak tree, fog in the distance

black sage, with little pompom shaped flower clusters on a stem

a madrone tree, with red bark, in front of a green hill

white delicate blooms with white stamen, which almost look like tiny lilies

a hillside covered in oaks, against a lavender sky