Mission Peak

Date: 03/03/07
Park: Mission Peak, Fremont, CA
Condition: Sunny and warm day and a little bit of fog
Start time: around 1:00 PM
Length: About 5 Hours
Hiker: JC, Monica, Maria, Jackie
Trail: http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/missionpeak.html
Map: Map
Pictures: http://jc-studios.smugmug.com/gallery/2539980
Views: It took us a while to get started, deciding bring windbreaker or not. We are glad that we did. It was very windy on the top. We had expected the trail to be muddy but no mud whatsoever. Nice. We got a panoramic views of the bay area. San Francisco downtown is blurry but visible. The Dumbarton and San Mateo Bridge. A few birds, a few falcons. A couple squirrels and plenty of cows. The hill is so green, I guess the cows are having the best grass of the year at this moment.... Hahaha.... There were even a couple of parachutes and a kite. There were a few reservoirs on the east side. Lake Elizabeth in Fremont. The trail was tough, I have not exercise for a while. We rested a lot. Maria and the gang were singing all the way up there. And singing down too.... We stayed quite a while at the top and visited the peak. We were slipping all the way down. Also the winds almost blew off some one's cap.... Hahaha.... It was a fun hike... Too bad I got a ticket when we returned.