Almaden Quiksilver Park

Went on a hike at Almaden Quiksilver with the kid and the Angry Little Dog. We started at the entrance way up Hicks Road. We did encounter the fabled Killer Nazi Albinos.



We hiked to the Hidalgo Cemetery. There is only one visible grave. Jacob explained to me, "At night cemeteries become graveyards." Spooky!...






We also encountered some families out on a Geocache expedition. We did not have a GPS with us. We were able to find one with a clue from one of the kids. We stumbled upon another just looking in the most obvious potential hiding spots...








Watch out for Quicksand....














Jacob caught his first lizard of the year....




On the way home everyone was all tuckered out....

more oldy moldies

more old photos

More Santa Teresa

While exploring I found a hidden nook with these flowers that I have never seen anywhere else in the hills....




deer...








The cheesegrater ditch is overgrown...

Wildflowers Up the Freaking Ying Yang!

"the landscapes of the Santa Clara Valley were fairly drenched with sunshine, all the air was quivering with the songs of meadow-larks, and the hills were so covered with flowers that they seemed to be painted." - John Muir