With the weather warming up a bit, Jane getting bigger, and the REI dividend sale, we decided it was time to take our first hike as a family since moving to California. We chose an area that was a bit out of the way, in hopes that it would be quieter and less trafficked, and an area that we knew was going to be beautiful to spend our afternoon in. The Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve gave us just this.
Located in the hills south of San Francisco, almost to Half Moon Bay, was the Harkins Ridge Trail. It took us high up on ridgelines with ocean views and down into a canyon sheltered by Redwood trees and a gurgling creek. Stunning.
Originally, the hike is about 10 miles and 5 hours long, but since this was our first hike of the season and we arrived to the trailhead a little later in the day, we trimmed it down to about 7 miles and 3.5 hours long. There was also a bit more elevation gain than we had expected, about 1600 feet. Phew. That can get exhausting with a little one.
Jane did really well on her first hike. She made it in the carrier most of the way, until she had had enough and was getting cold. With about 45 minutes of the hike to go and about 1000 feet in elevation, we switched her to the k'tan carrier and mommy carried her rest of the way. As soon as she settled in, she was snug as a bug and took a nap all the way until we arrived back at the car.
I wish I had photos of the redwoods, but there were some computer errors and I lost them. Sometimes technology is frustrating.
Until next time!
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