The hike started with a heavy drizzle. And someone at the begining of the hike made everybody laugh saying, "Why does Snoop Dog need an umbrella?" Guess? It is a riddle. Right ! Because it may shizzle drizzle! shizzle dizzle. So luckily, I carried my raincoat. Some of the path was concrete but most of it was dirt stone ! Golden Gate Bridge is in that fog in the back in the picture above. This is the Wildcat Peak's summit. It is marked by a stone lookout where we ate lunch.
I saw a salamander. I am so fascinated by this wildlife that is pretty foriegn and new to me. Salamanders have a bright yellow color underneath and on top its dark. This puppy was in love with it.
On the way up,there was this plank here to the right that says, Redwoods Grove was planted by Berkeley Hiking Club in 1925. People have been hiking forever it seems. In 1874 a team of four climbed to the highest summit in Europe. In 1953 Edmund Hillary a New Zealander and Tenzing Norgay a sherpa from Darjeeling climbed Mount Everest. I got to see a lot of Edmund Hillary's gear and journey at the Akaroa Museum in New Zealand. It majorly inspired me to hike regularly ! I read stories about Freda du Faur who climbed the absolutely gorgeous Mount Cook in 1910. I saw exhibits of many other female hikers at the Mount Cook foothills and it opened my eyes to a new passion! (I will write a post of this visit to the museum soon! )
In the picture to the left is the San Pablo Dam in the background from the Wildcat Peak Summit. There was a 1000 feet elevation change with a view of the Wildcat George. This dog was very strong and heavy and jumped me a few times. His name is 'Q' or Cue.
We walked past inspiration point and along few streams of water. The hike was a loop with only 6.3 miles, but to see more water streams we hiked an extra, a bit over 2 miles of the Nimitz trail.
The Anza Lake below, was an awesome treat for the beginning and the end of the hike.
We walked the Nimitz way in combination with various trails, called the Curnan trail, Meadows Canyon trail and Wildcat Peak Trail.
I finished the hike with Chole Bature at Viks in Berkeley!
Hike - 8. 5 Miles long.
Time- 4 hours
Elevation- 1000 feet
Weather- Overcast
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