About a month ago, Marshall’s best friend since grade school and best man at our wedding, Darrel, invited us to go on an 8.5 mile hike in Inverness called the Estero Trail. That trip had to be postponed once already due to rain so this Saturday was the new date for that trip.
The plan was to meet at the trailhead at 10am (just over 2 hour drive from Livermore) which we were on schedule to make except that we woke up to a dead battery and had to jump that before leaving. We did take the Jetta so I was able to make up about 20 minutes of the trip but then got stuck behind a charter bus and a bunch of cyclists. I know, share the road but geez, that’s really tough when you have to drive ~10-20MPH for miles. Cleansing breaths.. =P
Group photo before the hike.
Once we arrived at the trailhead there were some quick introductions, a couple of timed photographs and then we hit the trail.
The trail was incredibly beautiful and because it was overcast, it was perfect for taking pictures. Speaking of, how about a picture of Marshall and me. =)
Marshall and me. I'm always happy to see him still smiling on the hike. Guess he had a good time. =)
We saw a bunch of cool things on this trip including leopard sharks, oyster farms and a green and red-sided gartersnake just to name a few. There were also a number of beautiful flowers and because this was a short hike (comparatively speaking) I took my time taking pictures. Check out the Picasa album for all the pictures (see link below).
Awesome snake (red-sided gartersnake) that several people mistook for a fake rubber snake. It was definitely real and quickly slithered out of the way after I got this picture. =)
Cool maze-like waterways that were revealed after the tide went out. Sweet!
Although the trip was a lot shorter than the other hikes I’ve been doing lately, it was well worth it. Everyone was super nice and it was fun listening to Marshall talk with Darrel and his friends about the anime shows they’re into (Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, and several others). It was also funny listening to Marshall, Lio, and Darrel recall the storylines and characters from old-school cartoons like Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Gobots, and nearly every other action cartoon from the 80s. No FOTC fans on this trip so I left the tv series talk to the others. 😉
So all in all another great trip. Thanks to Darrel for getting us all together. Marshall and I had a great time and are looking forward to the next one (well at least I am). 😉
Best friends for life, Marshall and Darrel. =)
For all the pictures from this trip (and there are some really nice ones), check out my Picasa album.
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