Day 113.

Walking day on the Crystal Springs Trail – 12 miles.

We spent all of today’s walking on the Crystal Springs Trail along the Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo.  The reservoir is a giant lake along the San Andreas fault (which is apparently named after San Andreas Lake just north of here).  The reservoir is massive and surrounded by wilderness.  I say wilderness because no unauthorized personnel are allowed anywhere near the water and adjacent forests.  The closest you can come is along this trail, which features a constant barbed wire fence along the reservoir’s side.

Perhaps I’ve spent too much time watching ocean waves lately, but the still serene water was captivating.  The water is wide and deep, and there are these bizarre white lines running across the surface of the water (presumably in line with the fault but no idea why or how).

Very cool place.  Plus we saw a hawk up close with a striped tail!  It flew onto a branch not 10 feet from us and sat as Ma and I gawked at it.  Definitely better than the coyote encounter last week!

Miles walked: 465 | Miles to go: 35