May 25, 2009
We returned yesterday from a quick Sierra Club backpacking trip to Castle Rock State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This is a lovely park. We hiked in along steep ridges covered with sticky monkey flowers, lupines and globe lilies. We gazed on a deep valley that was soon flooded with coastal fog. The campsite was great. Pacific madrone trees surrounded us; their crimson bark changed colors as the day grew old. Stellar’s jays and chickadees squawked at us endlessly. The stars were great Saturday night – they reminded me of white light needles streaking towards us from the heavens.
Another great thing was that our fellow hikers were our age or older. We hiked with
John, Al and Olivia and had a little community in the woods for the weekend. We
Hope to hike with them again. It’s well known that backpacking isn’t just for twenty somethings, but it’s always great to get real confirmation.
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