Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Date: 11/04/06
Park: Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Los Altos Hills, CA
Condition: Sunny, cool but muggy and foggy
Start time: before 2:00 PM
Length: About 3 Hours (around 6 miles)
Hiker: JC, Maria, Louisa, Monica
Trail: http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/monte.html
Map: Map
Pictures: http://jc-studios.smugmug.com/gallery/2094321
Views: The trail is very pretty and we took plenty of pictures. I thought there is a lone tree that I got pictures at 2 different angles last time. It turns out to be 2 totally different trees. There are views of the bay but it was quite foggy. The leaves are changing yellow and they were very pretty. The trail is shady for some part and other part is quite open. We expect it to get muddy since it rained for a couple days last week but it was not muddy yet. We saw a couple deers while driving and hiking. We also amazed at the full moon rising towards the end of the hike. All in all a very nice walk for the fall season. The only problem is the trail goes down first then up and also I got very sweaty while hiking up