This morning I rose early to hit the trail. The PG&E trail in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. I needed a good hike since we didn’t do nearly as much hiking as I had  hoped to do last week-end.

Getting out in the country early in the morning is wonderful for so many reasons; it’s cool; there is usually no problem finding parking; there is hardly any one else around; and the wildlife is out and about. That was the case this morning;

Here’s what I saw this morning while on the way up to Vista Point.

A widdle wabbit!

A Junco surveying the land.

The flowers have changed and will soon be plump and juicy berries!

Oh, we startled each other. He was curious about my shutter clicks and would look at me each time I clicked. After 3 clicks he thought it was safe and began to munch on these leaves. I let him graze a bit then moved which scared him up the hillside.

Just after I rounded the bend in the trail I nearly stepped on this guy.

My sunny day companion…

Lilies…I saw only one other plant of these while going up today. I don’t think they fit here. Are they indigenous or not?

It was warm by 7:30a.m. I’m glad I got started early. Here’s Vista Point!

There isn’t much here, the power tower, a sign, and a bench you can’t see on the other side of the tower,  the view was hazy this morning too, but I made it here in my best time yet. 1h34m!

The trip down was interesting and had wildlife too. A King Snake, and fawn and its Mother, and …well I’ll save that until next time.

Total miles hiked- 8.2

Total time – 3h5m

Total Elevation gain- 2.170ft

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