hiking: edgewood park

i've been hiking at least once a week but haven't been very adventurous as i usually just head off to sawyer camp trail by crystal springs. i told myself that i need to explore other, more challenging trails. after doing some research, i headed out to edgewood park in redwood city today. the park is conveniently located off the 280 so it was easy to find and basically, that was the easiest part of the morning! 

what i love about this trail is the elevation so it's definitely more challenging (side note, this is the same trail that jerry rice used to train at). the trail is not very crowded and more importantly, the views are pretty awesome. i will definitely be coming back to this park. what i struggled with is the actual trails. it's CONFUSING!! i wasn't in any hurry so i didn't mind taking a wrong turn but as you can see in the map below it's not exactly the easiest to follow. also, it can be isolating as there are paths where you feel like you are deep into the woods and there is no one around (well, not on weekdays at least). i'm sure once i go a few more times, it won't be an issue. i'm actually quite determined to figure out these paths.

the only warning is you want to avoid this trail if it's rained recently. you are walking on dirt paths (some are quite narrow) and it will be muddy and slippery. it had been 3 days since it rained and i came across quite a bit of muddy paths.

 the sun peaking through the morning fog

 

which way shall i go??

  

this map didn't really help; other than realizing i was on the wrong loop.

 saw some deers!

anyone have any hiking trails along the peninsula they'd recommend?

chef aaron

aaron is now at an age where he loves to help. he loves to help clean, go to the grocery store, hand the money to cashiers, carry things himself and now bake. as much as it pains me that it's slower and significantly messier, i know aaron loves to help so i suck it up. here are 2 things we've made in the last week.

heart crispy treats. this is an alternative to the popular rice krispy treats. i follow weelicious on instagram and she inspires me to think and be healthier for aaron. this is definitely not as sweet as rice krispy treats and you have to like peanut butter to enjoy this. surprisingly, aaron loves this (however, i've never give him rice krispy treats so he doesn't really have much to compare to). i'm not usually a whole foods shopper but that's the only place i was able to find the brown rice syrup and brown rice cereal.

nutella cookies w/ sea salt. i can't remember how i stumbled upon this website but i've had this recipe bookmarked for months and finally got around to making it. soo super easy and tastes AMAZING out of the oven. her recipe actually makes roughly 24 cookies. this is definitely the opposite of healthy but everything in moderation right?

happy baking!