On Sunday, November 22, 2020, Inna and I decided to hike the trails of the nearby Sanborn County Park in Saratoga, CA. We drove to the Costanoan Group Area parking lot and parked our car there.
We walked to the Sequoia/Person Grove Picnic area from the parking lot, taking photos of the beautiful trees.
We embarked on our hike by walking west to join the Nature Trail, which turned into the San Andreas Trail until we intersected the southern heading of Peterson Memorial Trail.
The Peterson Memorial Trail was heading uphill for over a mile, and Inna and I struggled to walk uphill. We often needed to stop to rest, as the trail had a never-ending ascent. Inna's heart raced to its max, and she sometimes felt a bit light-headed.
Eventually, we reached the intersection with the Sanborn Trail. After resting, Inna and I decided to walk the Sanborn Trail to see if we could make it another mile. We must have gotten used to the elevation as we proceeded well enough to reach the San Andreas Trail, which descended to Walden West.
Though there were many switchbacks and steep descents, the downhill walk was infinitely more pleasurable than the uphill walk.
Still, we had to avoid slipping on some of the descents. Our hike was now overwhelmed by several other hikers who were all descending.
With the COVID-19 fears, we had to stop and put on our masks, letting the faster hikers by us. I prefer the sounds of silence - to the endless chatter of large hiking groups.
However, we were unsuccessful in evading the many hikers descending Walden. We made good progress, but it was less enjoyable.
We enjoyed our hike, but it wouldn't have been much better with a more accessible uphill section.
Here are my Stava stats for the hike:
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