We made another conscious effort to get out into nature on at least one day this weekend. We had planned to head up to Point Reyes, but that seemed like altogether too much effort on the day, so we drove over to Castle Rock State Park instead, where we went on a 7.7km hike and totally misjudged the heat.
The forestry was lovely and the views across the valley beautiful, but we could have done with more water for the trek. With all of the photos we took, it took a good few hours before we emerged, quite dehydrated and soaking wet with perspiration. Still, at least we were able to buy a couple of bottles of water from the ranger hut on the way out.
Castle Rock State Park lies in the Santa Cruz mountains, up behind Saratoga. It's very scenic and I highly recommend it if you're ever in the area.