Monday, August 15, 2005
Rabbit Princess
Sunday’s hike had animals at the beginning and the end and lots of scenery in between. Not far from the trailhead, three deer (2 adults with a fawn in the middle) dashed across a grass field into dense creekside vegetation and then emerged in another grass field on the other side of the creek. It was impressive how fast they ran, covering a half mile in just a few seconds.
Near the end of the hike, a small animal suddenly ran across the trail in front of me. It turned out to be an adorable rabbit that stopped in the brush to look at me. Hurrying to get the camera out of my backpack without scaring the bunny, I was surprised that she stayed still for me to take her portrait (see photo).
The place where I was hiking is a ridge called Las Trampas, which means “the traps” in Spanish. It’s a place that always brings back good memories for me because I used to hike and play there as a teenager. Views from the ridge are beautiful, especially of Mount Diablo (see photo), which means “devil” in Spanish. With its 3849-foot elevation, Mount Diablo dominates the local landscape. According to legend, Mount Diablo got its name from a battle between local Indians and Spanish soldiers that occurred near the mountain. At the height of the battle, a scary Indian who looked like a devil suddenly appeared and scared the Spanish away. It’s hard to say whether the legend is true, but it makes a colorful story.
Driving home from the hike and admiring the roadside scenery, I suddenly saw something that made me feel like I was in Africa. It was a zebra (see photo). Now that's something you usually don't see in my local area!
When I was in Hong Kong in 2001, I visited 長 洲 cheung4 jau1 Cheung Chau to check out the sights and restaurants there. One thing I wanted to see was 張 保 仔 洞 jeung1 bou2 jai2 dung6, a cave with a colorful history like Mount Diablo’s. At first, I had trouble locating the cave, but I ended up running into three women who also were looking for it. Joining forces, we found the cave entrance and used the flashlight in my backpack to climb through the narrow, pitch-black cave. It was fun and exciting to imagine that we were exploring the hideout of the infamous pirate 張 保 仔. I was tempted to dig in the cave for buried treasure! ¶ 9:00 PM
Sunday’s hike had animals at the beginning and the end and lots of scenery in between. Not far from the trailhead, three deer (2 adults with a fawn in the middle) dashed across a grass field into dense creekside vegetation and then emerged in another grass field on the other side of the creek. It was impressive how fast they ran, covering a half mile in just a few seconds.
Near the end of the hike, a small animal suddenly ran across the trail in front of me. It turned out to be an adorable rabbit that stopped in the brush to look at me. Hurrying to get the camera out of my backpack without scaring the bunny, I was surprised that she stayed still for me to take her portrait (see photo).
The place where I was hiking is a ridge called Las Trampas, which means “the traps” in Spanish. It’s a place that always brings back good memories for me because I used to hike and play there as a teenager. Views from the ridge are beautiful, especially of Mount Diablo (see photo), which means “devil” in Spanish. With its 3849-foot elevation, Mount Diablo dominates the local landscape. According to legend, Mount Diablo got its name from a battle between local Indians and Spanish soldiers that occurred near the mountain. At the height of the battle, a scary Indian who looked like a devil suddenly appeared and scared the Spanish away. It’s hard to say whether the legend is true, but it makes a colorful story.
Driving home from the hike and admiring the roadside scenery, I suddenly saw something that made me feel like I was in Africa. It was a zebra (see photo). Now that's something you usually don't see in my local area!
When I was in Hong Kong in 2001, I visited 長 洲 cheung4 jau1 Cheung Chau to check out the sights and restaurants there. One thing I wanted to see was 張 保 仔 洞 jeung1 bou2 jai2 dung6, a cave with a colorful history like Mount Diablo’s. At first, I had trouble locating the cave, but I ended up running into three women who also were looking for it. Joining forces, we found the cave entrance and used the flashlight in my backpack to climb through the narrow, pitch-black cave. It was fun and exciting to imagine that we were exploring the hideout of the infamous pirate 張 保 仔. I was tempted to dig in the cave for buried treasure! ¶ 9:00 PM
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What a rewarding hike. I didn't know that you can find Zebras in SF (or where were you?)! From the picture it looks you were quite close to him. I'm curious to know, how did he react to you?
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我行山路好少見到兔仔. 佢走0左入樹木0個道, 好彩同我合作影相. 因為0的兔仔咁怕人同埋走得咁快, 好少有機會影到佢0地.
隻班馬根本好友善. 係唔係好似有笑容咁?
lilya,
The zebra was calm and friendly. However, I was in my car when I took the photo. I was about 30 miles east of San Francisco.
我行山路好少見到兔仔. 佢走0左入樹木0個道, 好彩同我合作影相. 因為0的兔仔咁怕人同埋走得咁快, 好少有機會影到佢0地.
隻班馬根本好友善. 係唔係好似有笑容咁?
lilya,
The zebra was calm and friendly. However, I was in my car when I took the photo. I was about 30 miles east of San Francisco.
bromgrev,
I don't think that the zebra escaped from a zoo. Someone was raising it together with some horses.
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I don't think that the zebra escaped from a zoo. Someone was raising it together with some horses.
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