Aspen Arch: Los Alamitos Creek Trail, San Jose, California

I sit at the computer too much— writing haikus every day inspired by classical music and interesting readings. The Stanford Poetry Workshop with Mark Doty (Winter 2009) and "Problem of Evil" Seminar with Professor Jean-Pierre Dupuy (Spring 2009) inspired several poems with Notes. My friends have tried to get me away from the computers and explore nature more. Here are some hikes from 2009 in the Bay Area taken when Stanford Libraries were closed. I'm sharing the photos taken on these excursions as well as haiku poems inspired on the occasion. (Peter Y. Chou, WisdomPortal.com)

Date of Hike	Place of Hike
Thursday, January 1, 2009	Los Alamitos Creek Trail, San Jose
Sunday, March 29, 2009	Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose
Sunday, March 29, 2009	Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, San Jose
Sunday, June 14, 2009	Mission San Juan Bautista, CA
Sunday, June 14, 2009	Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines, CA
Sunday, June 21, 2009	Almaden Quicksilver County Park, San Jose
Friday, July 3, 2009	Purisima Creek Redwoods, San Mateo County
Saturday, July 4, 2009	Coal Mine Ridge, Portola Valley
Wednesday, July 29, 2009	"Schulz's Beethoven, Schroeder's Muse", San Jose
Sunday, August 2, 2009	Cantor Arts Museum, Stanford University
Sunday, August 16, 2009	Memorial Park, San Mateo County
Sunday, August 23, 2009	Memorial Park 2, San Mateo County
Sunday, August 30, 2009	Memorial Park 3, San Mateo County
Sunday, September 6, 2009	Forest of Nisene Marks, Aptos
Monday, September 7, 2009	Memorial Park 4, San Mateo County
Sunday, September 13, 2009	Memorial Park 5, San Mateo County
Sunday, September 20, 2009	Pescadero Creek County Park, San Mateo County
Sunday, September 27, 2009	El Corte De Madera, San Mateo County
Saturday, November 21, 2009	Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County

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