February 18, 2007
Sunol Regional Wilderness
On Saturday Timber got the crazy idea of going for a hike in the Sunol Regional Wilderness. You can get there by taking 680 north until you hit Calavaras Blvd heading south. The Sunol Regional Wilderness is tucked away in the hills and it surprisingly quiet and isolated. We did a 5 mile loop that took us to the top of several hills. Since it was a really nice and clear day we were able to see across the bay and all the way up to San Francisco. We also saw a few golden eagles and red tailed hawks. Wookie really enjoyed seeing the cows, but the cows didn't really appreciate out presence. We almost got charged twice. There is even an area of the wilderness known as "little Yosemite valley" because of a stream with waterfalls that looks like it was transplanted from the sierras. Overall it was a very nice hike and we got a few nice photos out of it.