Heat and a hike...

Earlier this summer--when the California heat was at it's miserable peak--we took a family hike up a favorite trail.  We tried to leave very early in the morning to beat the heat--but it was still a scorcher.




There is a grove of trees up on one of the ridge lines. We like to call it Fort Anderson.  It was our destination on the very first hike we took when we moved over to this side of the bay.  We made our way up to Fort Anderson again for this hike.





We were rewarded with awesome views.  We could even see the bridge Daddy takes on his commute into work every single day.





The kids were so tough!  I couldn't believe how well they kept up--heat and all.  We all enjoyed the cool of the pool after the hike.