Hiking in our own backyard

Last Saturday, we decided to take advantage of the hiking trails we have in Discovery Bay and went exploring. We basically climbed up one of the mountains close to our apartment and followed the trail back down into the center of our town. It was an incredible view! Although it would have been better without the clouds, you could still see most of Discovery Bay.




We came across quite a few interesting things during our hike.

1. A sign at the beginning of the trail warned us not to "strike any bushes" or "disturb any combs." I guess this was their way of telling us not to beat around the bush?

2. We found a trigonometrical station. We had no idea what it was for but it must be something cool with a name like that.

3. The funny tree. The picture speaks for itself.

4. We thought this looked like the opening of the hatch on Lost so Daniel climbed inside. Unfortunately, he did not find Desmond in there.

We also saw some really cool birds and beautiful butterflies on our hike back down the mountain. It was really nice to have such a great hiking trail so close to home. We had a great day exploring and enjoying the "fresh" air.