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Hike: Matadero Creek Pedestrian Trail Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California Hike starting at Arastradero Road, Matadero Creek Trail & Deer Creek Road Sunday, March 24, 2013 By Peter Y. Chou WisdomPortal.com |
| Preface: This is my first hike in 2013. My last hike was on October 28, 2012 at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. My friend has gone on several hikes this year when the weather was warm. She told me about the new Matadero Creek Trail that opened over a year ago which she hiked on partially. It was a warm sunny day and we began our hike at 3:16 pm near the Purisima Road & Arastradero Road entrance and made a circular loop clockwise climbing the hills of the Matadero Creek Pedestrian Trail. It was a treat seeing the horses from the Pagemill Pastures. There were yellow fields of mustard flowers on Arastradero Road. Some flowers encountered on the trails include fiddlenecks, lupines, poppies, buttercups, and checkerblooms. Our scenic hike came to Page Mill Road. Walking along Deer Creek Road, we passed by Tesla Motors, SAP, and VMware hi-tech companies. Our hike ended at 5:43 pm. My friend drove me to El Camino Real where I caught Bus #22 to Palo Alto Train Depot. From there, I walked 10 minutes to Stanford Theatre and saw two great Hitchcock films— Dial M for Murder (1954) and Vertigo (1958). I've seen both films before, but as with great classics, one always learn something new. |
 Trail Entrance, Arastradero Road |
 Start of Hike, Arastradero Road |
 Oak Tree on Hillside |
 Craggy Oak Tree |
 Y-Tree in Sunshine |
 Deer Creek by Trail (1) |
 Craggy Oak Tree |
 Matadero Creek Signpost |
 Matadero Pedestrian Trail Sign |
 Tall Elegant Pine Tree |
 Fiddleneck Flowers |
 Matadero Creek Trail Sign |
 Clouds & Oaks on Hill |
 Tall Trees on Trail |
 House on Hilltop |
 Giant Seagull Cloud |
 Houses on Hilltop |
 No Horse-Riding Gate |
 Stanford University Sign |
 View of Highway I-280 |
 Highway I-280 & Hills |
 View Across the Bay |
 View of Horses |
 View of Green Pastures |
 Matadero Creek Signpost |
 Cometlike Plane Trail |
 Yellow Mustard Field Below |
 Hoover Tower & Palo Alto |
 Invasive Plants on Trail |
 Gathering of Lupines |
 Lupines Gathering |
 Deer Creek Reflections |
 Deer Creek Bridge |
 No Horse-Riding Gate on Trail |
 Scaly Fish Cloud |
 Craggy Oak Tree |
 California Poppies |
 California Poppies |
 Buttercups in Bloom |
 Stately Oak Tree |
 Graceful Oak Tree |
 Oak Tree & View of Horses |
 Pink Checkerblooms |
 Horse Ranch: Page Mill & Deer Creek Rd |
 Hills Above Page Mill Road |
 View of Horses from Trail |
 Bird Cloud over the Hills |
 Checkblooms in Blossom |
 Page Mill Road |
 Deer Creek Road |
 Cactus on Roadside |
 Pagemill Pastures: 3450 Deer Creek Road |
 Oak on Hill & Clouds |
 Tesla Motors Sign on Fence |
 Leaning Oak Trees |
 Tesla Motors: 3500 Deer Creek Road |
 Eucalyptus by Tesla Motors Entrance |
 Eucalyptus by Deer Creek Rd |
 Eucalyptus by Deer Creek Rd |
 Young Oak on Creek Trail |
 Craggy Oak Tree |
 Tesla Motors & SAP on Deer Creek Road |
 Craggy Oak on Deer Creek Trail |
 Stanford Theatre's Hitchcock Marquee |
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