On the road: The true test.

Food log:  Breakfast: 1 Ham and cheese omelette (3 egg) with onions and green pepper. Lunch:  Ham and cheese quesadilla.   Dinner: 6-inch Subway turkey breast sandwich with provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, and a little bit of light mayo.  Day snacks: 1 banana, 1 small handful of Cheese-Its, 2 small scoops of ice cream, tiny snack bag on the airplane.  Night snacks: None.

Activity Log: Hike into Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in Richmond CA., 1.8 miles.  But I probably walked 2 miles or more since I walked through the San Francisco airport.

Thoughts: I wanted to hike in the Wildcat park area since a co-worker had scoped it out the last time I traveled to Richmond for work.  Unfortunately, I landed in SFO just before 5PM and had to drive through town and over the bay bridge during rush hour, so I didn't get to the hotel until 7:15PM.  The sun was going to set at 7:58PM so I didn't have time to eat and rest before hiking.

The parking lot to the trail head was closed at 6PM, but the park was open util 10PM, So I parked below the parking lot area and hiked about 1/4 mile or more before I even got to the trailhead.  The hike was all uphill, though there were parts that were easier.  I decided to turn around at around 0.9 miles because I had just gotten to the top of a steep hill, and it was starting to get dark and I wanted to get back down to my car before it got pitch black.  Before I headed down, I climbed up an embankment and took some pictures of the East Bay.

It was a good hike, but I was pretty thirsty since I didn't bring water with me.  I was also hungry by the time I got to my car, so I found a Subway nearby.  I shouldn't eat late at night, and I should have hiked after eating to work it off, but hey at least I went on a good hike and worked up a sweat.  We'll see how it goes for the next couple days.  I mapped out another route in the park that will run about 2.8 miles.  I also wanted to get back out to Point Pinole Regional Park again.