Tag Archives: San Mateo

Visiting Local Parks (#2): Crystal Springs Regional Trail, San Mateo

“Being out here feeds people’s soul.”

I was told by the woman who I met on Crystal Springs Regional Trail.

Great nature is Bay Area’s backyard, and they are always there for you to visit to reorganize mind shelves and hitting Ctrl + R on your soul browser.  There was a definitely tangible shift in mood as I made a short detour from the ordinary commute route on I-94 to Crystal Springs Reservoir.

As if my poor soul was previously dehydrated, the pouring sunlight has replenished me back to life after short 3 miles walk along the Sawyer Camp Segment Trail.

001

002

003

004

What amazes me about living in Bay Area is its convenient accessibility to recreational parks. It’s as easy as finding nearest 7-11 to buy some item you forgot on grocery list.

005

006

007

008

After spending one full year in Northern California, I still feel as though every day is my first day here. Why? Because I see and experience something new every day. I am trying to stay away from comfort zone and perpetual cycle of same day syndrome. This thought pushes me to discover new amazing trails like Crystal Springs!

009

viagra without prescription It is highly available compared to some steroids, and as a result, it is used quite frequently. Priapism may be the continuous and painful erection of the cialis online online penis. It is a known fact that levitra generic cheap sex at the age of 70-80 would not be appropriate. A man who also faces diabetes is overnight cialis tadalafil said to be the victim of erectile dysfunction. 010

011

I can probably live anywhere in the world anytime if my heart tells me to do so.  What is most difficult for people who is getting used to dwell in their comfort zone is to look at familiar from fresh perspectives. Commuter route for example, can show you very different faces if you make decisive detour. If this detour was not made, traffic on commuter route will stay the same and nothing new may be seen. Only the frustration from being stuck will increase.

Going off the ordinary path should be practiced; and you may find something wonderful from its attempt. Fortunately, Bay Area is full of lakes and woods which make the whole region explorable. There is no excuse to go straight back home after work especially during this long daylight hours of summer.

012

013

014

015

016

 

019


 

Crystal Springs Regional Trail is one of the must visit scenic trails in San Mateo county. You can acquire trail detail from Parks Department website. Some part of trails are under construction as of today (August 2014) check the  website for hours and notifications.

 

Visiting Local Parks (#1): Seal Point Park, San Mateo

Seal Point Park along the expanding San Mateo Bay is arguably one of the little less known gems of San Mateo. It is an artificially built plastic paradise where locals and Silicon Valleyans come around to enjoy the remaining streak of sunlight after long hours spent inside the office spaces.

All in all, my visit to this small park today was filled with excitement and new discovery – a tiny journey that offered me an opportunity to see more of San Mateo’s interesting faces.


 

 

001The land appears rather barren with absolutely no sign of vegetation. Solid ground of this place makes it perfect training spot for runners.

002A monument that stands atop the hill creating metallic chimes as the wind gets caught on the strangely shaped objects.

003

004Sound bouncer.

005Sound bouncer is designed in the way when the sound is projected into the shell it will reverberates the sound wave back to the speaker.

006My friend Elliot and field glasses.

007The park is located along the edge of San Mateo Bay. You will see many people sailing with kites and training for sports here.
I can also imagine this place will get busy with paddle boarders and kayakers.

Medical checkup may help getting an accurate picture of what viagra online sleeping on it might really be like. Erection is a resulting effect of plentiful blood view content order cheap viagra flow near the targeted area. Tan’s patients also complained of their being nervous, irritable and depressed. viagra australia online Natural treatment for small cheap viagra no rx penis problem involving massage with Overnight oil and 4T Plus capsules is great for impotence natural cure.
008…Water is too dirty for swimming so don’t even think about diving in.

010

012A nice sun spot on the artificial green patch. It was surprisingly comfortable to lie down on this thing.

013

014This long stairway looks great for cardio exercise.

015Elliot posing for his debut album cover.

016

017Abandoned boardwalk along the shore.

018Wires everywhere.

019

020