Cañada del Oro

Yesterday FifiBonacci, Mimring, and I set out for another geocaching adventure: to grab our third of a ten-cache/ten-hike challenge (introduced here), as well as some forty-nine other caches, on a (as it turned out) 10.4-mile loop in lovely Cañada del Oro Open Space, just west of Morgan Hill. It was a hot day, but we found plenty of shade, and there were plenty of delightful breezes to cool us off at crucial moments. We spotted a little gopher snake:

and some interesting fungi:

There was beautiful scenery:

As we started off, at about 8:15 a.m.

Views to the south and east

A glimpse of the trail we came up

David under the "crocodile tree" (or is it
a "warthog" or possibly a "badger" tree?)

And there were some clever caches:

"Sphere for Termites"

"Mossy Tree Mouth"

"Cabin in the Woods"

"No Tuffet Needed" (eek!)

And finally, here are a rather random photo of David (Fifi) and me and a couple of screenshots of our accomplishment that Alastair (Mimring) sent, to finish up this account:

Days like yesterday really recharge my batteries. And these days, my batteries are feeling pretty depleted, so yeah: I needed that.

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Today's Covid-19 numbers for Monterey County: 10,887, 642, 82--cases, hospitalizations, deaths. Up 575, 32, and 7 since October 7. Here is the picture since March:

Hard to tell if they're starting to go up again . . .

Be safe. Be well. Wear your mask.