Blossom Hill Area Hike To Mall May 10 2008 - Page 7

After the other week, where the Sierra Club went for a really brisk "hike" of 5 miles, all on paved walkways in the suburbs of Palo Alto, with some folks snapping photos left and right, I thought--hey--let's take a new view of my own neighborhood as a Hiking Destination! But when? Saturday morning I agreed to meet my sister and bro-in-law at the mall to see Iron Man. I always drive because it's a LONG way over there--gosh, at least 5 minutes, or maybe less! But then, Saturday was gorgeous, and I realized that hiking 1.8 miles each way to the mall was a whole lot less walking than I've been doing Wednesdays with the Sierra Club. So, what the heck! Have camera, will hike. So off I went. (My photographic goal today was: No cropping or lighting fixes or realignment required in Photoshop after I got home. This was all done with my cheapie point-and-click digital camera. I did end up cropping two or three but mostly it helps if you actually pay attention to what you're doing!)

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elf1 > More good use of what's usually a pesky "weed strip" between the sidewalk and the road. Or else it's always all concrete. I hate those strips. Except this isn't too terrible.

elf1 > In this interesting natural formation that looks almost exactly like bricks, through the aeons of erosion, the brick-like parts have worn away faster than the mortar-like parts.

elf1 > And here I am again, home! With a shrub that needs trimming! A magnolia that needs trimming and is about to spew thousands of plastic-like leaves everywhere! And a paint job that needs trimming! Or something! (The neighbor doesn't care because he has something interesting in the back of his car. I had nothing to do with it, I swear; I was at the movies with my sister and I'm sticking to that story.)

More good use of what's usually a pesky "weed strip" between the sidewalk and the road. Or else it's always all concrete. I hate those strips. Except this isn't too terrible.