What we did on my (almost) birthday

Ann had to work a 12-hour shift on my birthday, so we went on a little excursion on the 17th instead.  We drove up to the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve for a quick hike.  Then Ann took me out to dinner at Garden Fresh Vegetarian Restaurant.  They’ve got good food and are within walking distance of our place so I’m sure we’ll be back there in the future.

Things we learned:

  • Baskin Robins makes ice cream cakes with the low-fat frozen yogurt, but that might not be enough for me to trick myself into thinking I can have any.
  • Ann learned what a coyote howl sounds like.  I learned that Ann does not like coyotes.
  • Foothill College has a really interesting campus.  It also has just a single, long, looping one-way road that you have to drive all the way around to get out.

Here are some pictures from the hike:
Good resting spot

Ann at Monte Bello Preserve

When are you going to let me take a picture of you?

Enjoying the view

Foothills in Monte Bello Preserve

Vanishing point at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Happy birthday to me

Do you want to take a cheesy picture?

Gnarled tree against the clouds

Grassy foothills

Low moon rising

Looking towards San Jose

Weathered tree trunk

Hillside in the evening light

Mountain bike tracks

Around the bend

Jason and Ann

Clouds boiling over the mountains

Ann at Monte Bello

Crow flying off

- Jason

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