Today the parking lot was so full I had to park on a side street!
Luckily however all those people weren't headed to the trail I was headed to. I saw more lizards (7) and butterflies (8) than I did humans.
There's something about this trail that I really like. It's not a hard hike, it's not a long hike and it doesn't push me. But it leaves me in a really good mood. There's just enough of a push that I feel accomplished when I'm done, it's more than just a walk around the block. I think it's the fact I was able to stop and enjoy myself. I got to play with my camera without feeling self-conscious. I took more than 50 photos of a rock and butterflies and never once had to move off the trail to let someone by. Never felt like I was taking more than my fair share of time in any one spot. And I sat at the top of the small mountain for a long as I liked without being rushed and without anyone else crowding me out.
The butterflies were playing tag and no matter how much I tried, I couldn't get "the" photo I wanted, but it was fun while it lasted. They'd coast by my head, they'd land for a second and flutter off again. They'd close their wings when I hoped they'd open them. I'd zoom in and they'd be gone before my finger could press the camera's button. But I got 50 blurry photos.
On my way down the mountain a lizard scurried off its perch running for a rock cover. He did a few push-ups, he grabbed a leaf and ate it, he poked his head over the rock and stared at me.
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