Sarah and I are always saying to each other how we should get out of the house more, how we will regret not having taken the opportunity to see more of California during our years here once we a are back in Europe.
Today, we mustered the resolve to venture up along Page Mill Road towards Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. Once there, we walked around Bay Area Ridge Trail to Ancient Oaks Trail and from there to Alder Spring Trail, then on to Hawk Ridge Trail before returning via Bay Area Ridge Trail.
On the way, there were lovely views of Pescadero Valley and Mindego Hill from atop Borel Hill. Dappled sunlight shone through the treetops and scattered the ground before us. It was very quiet and few people passed us on the trail. The sound of grass whispered all around us.
Why the hell don’t we do this kind of thing more often? I love nature and can’t get enough of it when on holiday, but back at home, the lure of the computer is often all too powerful and I end up stuck in front of it for hours on end, sucking on the cathode ray nipple. (Well, I have an LCD monitor, but couldn’t find a decent metaphor for that.) Computers really are a form of addiction, especially when they’re networked.
We really should work harder to enjoy more of California and the great outdoors in general. Before we know it, we’ll be living somewhere again where the sun just doesn’t shine for most of the year. Even if it did, there’s so much unique scenery here, that I really feel we’re squandering our time by not enjoying more of it more of the time.
It’s sometimes quite hard to strike a healthy balance in life.