Yesterday I had a fantastic time stomping around the Redwood Regional Park in the Oakland Hills with a bunch of my cousins. I had no idea that such a dense, beautiful redwood forest was so close to downtown Oakland!
The occasion was the birthday of my cousin Mel. So a bunch of the cousins (and their partners and kids) rolled out of bed to hike in the woods with him. For the event, I busted out my Canon Rebel, which I haven't used in forever. I think my shots came out pretty nice, particularly this one of a copse of redwoods that I shot in the middle of.
Afterwards, we celebrated with burgers and fries at the awesome burger joint Barneys. My current favorite burger there is the "Baja" -- avocado, jack cheese, bacon and fresh salsa. Their curly fries are amazing, and I love their Turkish coffee milkshake.
We barely scratched the surface of the redwood forest during our two hour hike. I'm looking forward to more hiking adventures in the Bay Area!
See the rest of my pics here.
