Continuing with the Trails Challenge, I did the Ukraina Trail again on July 3. It was the same hike that I wrote about on May 6, except that now everything is dry and dead. I won't bother with a description except to say that it was a nice early morning walk that gave me a chance to try out my new camera. I replaced my lost camera with a Canon SLR which seems to be working out pretty good, although I've been using my iPhone more and more because it is so easy to carry.
On Saturday after the fourth, I told Maureen that I was thinking about doing another of the Challenge hikes and she wanted to go too. I had in mind one of the more challenging ones, but Maureen wanted an easy one, so we went to Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline. Our son, Chris, worked there a couple of years ago, so Maureen had been there to see him, but I hadn't been there since many years ago when there was not much there. We left Darby home because I thought dogs were not allowed, but that wasn't the case. It was just as well, because there were several other people there with dogs, and it was nice not to worry about potential problems.
The flat, paved trail makes a big loop with nice views of Arrowhead Marsh and San Leandro Bay -- the water that separates Alameda, Oakland and the Airport area. I was hoping to try out my new camera again to shoot some birds with a telephoto lens, but we didn't see many. Winter would be a better time of year for shorebirds. Anyway, it was a pleasant little walk and took a little less than an hour.
2.1 miles, level
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