Hiking the Pleasanton Ridge

Nick and I both had a 2 hour hike on our training calendars this past Sunday so we headed to Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park.  Nick said you could run over a marathon here and never cross the same trail.  Here are some pics I captured.

A spider web tunnel

Baby cows

I nicely asked this cow to "come here"

And she did.  She was totally posing for the camera.

I wanted to pet her, but Nick advised against it.

The ridge runs along the 680, which makes for a very pretty commute.

My boo

Pleasanton/Dublin to the northeast

Despite the Bay Area being as crowded as it is, I'm so appreciative a 10 minute drive within city limits can  let me talk to free-roaming cows and enjoy such beautiful views.