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| i'm a wiener dog and was too scared to get on the pole |
some friends recommended this hike to us so we went to check it out today. the stanford ave trailhead is apparently super popular so parking is difficult to find. we opted to go to the one by ohlone college since there is a parking lot there.
hike description
route
it's an out and back hike
-> follow peak trail all the way to the top (just need to make a left at the bathroom near the top to stay on the trail but i think it's hard to miss)
elevation and distance
our experience
there were a TON of cows out. we heard lots of mooing and even saw a mama run over to its baby. so much grass for them to eat!
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| this mama ran across the road to her baby |
there were also a bunch of ground squirrels or something.
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| panoramic on the way up |
there were a couple of sections blocked off because apparently too many people take shortcuts, which is causing erosion
made it to the top! luckily there weren't too many people waiting to take pics on the pole so we were able to get on it pretty quickly. we could see the storm clouds rolling in so we put on our raincoats just in case.
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| looks like there used to be a pole over here too? |
good thing too b/c it started raining and then hailing! it hurt a little when it hit our faces but luckily we got down from the peak before it was too wet. not sure if it got worse for later people though.
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| the little white balls on the ground was hail |
overall, it was a pretty good hike. not sure if i would go on a non-rainy day based on how popular this hike is though
http://www.sfgate.com/outdoors/article/Crowds-overrun-Mission-Peak-in-Fremont-to-shoot-5755479.php
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| crazy tree trunk along the way |
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