Sawyer Camp Trail

Sunday morning started out with down-on-the-ground fog, but the fog burned off and the weather was gorgeous! We decided that we wanted to go for a long walk, and since we've pretty much covered the local walking trails, we went to Sawyer Camp Trail. It's located on the east side of the Crystal Springs reservoir, and covers 6 miles from the starting point, north to the San Andreas lake.

It's a very popular trail - there were walkers, joggers, bicycles, skate boards, roller blades and lots of strollers. We walked a little over 5 miles (love those mile markers!) and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful scenery and warm, sunny weather! Life is good!

We met a jogger on the trail who told us that we should also try the Sweeney Ridge trail, which overlooks both the ocean and the bay. We also discovered the Milagra trail online. Both of these trails house Nike missile sites. So, since we're supposed to have clear weather all week, we'll be packing picnic lunches and checking these out.

I suspect that we'll have more pictures to post.

Sawyer Camp Trail sign.

View of the Crystal Springs Reservoir looking south - we'd never seen this view of it before

Sunshine sparkling on the water!

We got a kick out of this sign! Just how fast do bicycles go, anyway?

Paved path all the way - wonderful!

It winds through the oaks, and we appreciated the periodic shade!

Moss hanging from the trees.

There were lots of deer there. This fawn, along with his mother and twin, were munching away just the other side of the fence. Didn't even need to zoom! They knew that we were there, but were totally unconcerned!

We also saw lots of woodpeckers and hawks. It was a fabulous walk, and it won't be the last on the Sawyer Camp Trail.