49.07 California: San Ramon: Las Trampas Regional Wilderness.
We planned to arrive in San Ramon, a city we might have heard of but never knew anything of. Our research of its hiking opportunities proved exciting and worth trying our feet and other body parts on its slopes. After visiting children and a grandson in Oakland for a few days, we diverted to this city that had remained off our radar. Thus far, we have been pleasantly surprised by both the built-up areas and of course, hiking opportunities. It proves the point over-and-over again: While we love the national and large state parks including the many special regions of opportunities, there are so many out-of-the-way features elsewhere, too. This is another of them. The rolling fields are lovely but more steep than merely 'rolling'. "Hands on hips might work with me, but not that fella, Sweetheart." Faced with various options, the 'bangbroek' (an Afrikaans word), sidesteps the path. Was trying to explain to 'bangbroek' that the fella's history w...