Well I have yet to take another 5 mile trek through Santa Rosa, but I have hiked twice to the Vernal Pools on a shorter trail. The trail is a total of 2 miles the way I do it, I walk the inner loop three times to get the desired 2 mile marker.
I walk the trail vigorously, I want to see the pools, they only last a few more weeks ( "vernal" pools, ones that only present in spring with the rains), and I want to keep my heart pumping. I noticed I got to the pools in under 11 minutes last time, which is over 3/4 of a mile. Not bad for a fat lady who 3 weeks ago could barely walk a mile in 30 minutes...YIPEE. Even my 9 yr old daughter said...mommy slow down I can't keep up! HA...
I have not been disappointed. The are gorgeous. Alive with birds, frogs, and all manner of creatures under the water I can not see (I think Nessy must be under there some where) including colonies of green slim and algae. Only a former science teacher appreciates the algae that is on the bottom end of the food chain that supports the rest of the wild life there...but hey that is me, I am thankful for the little things in life ;)
I am going to be borrowing a bike to use the trails on the other side of the reserve. I have not ridden a bike in years and it is time to get back to it...I used to love it. Also I think I need to give my ankles a bit of a break from the tread and hiking.....
Walking in the beautiful cool air right now is uplifting to me. I can only compare it to my beloved Oregon coast which I miss so much...but which I was able to see in all its glory this last Winter Vacation. Yes only a true lover of Oregon visits there when it storms....but it is the storms I miss the most here in sunny California...people in the Northwest get depressed when it rains too much...I however am depressed when it is too hot...and we do not see rain for months...I love the rain...
But I digress...no, not really, rain brings me back to the Vernal pools. That is it....they remind me of Oregon...my childhood home....I miss it so much at times...
I love my sunny California home, but Oregon often calls to me...especially when I see the Vernal Pools...
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