Anthony Chabot is a beautiful eucalyptus forest encased by gorgeous rolling green hills. We call the campground: Lake Chabot, because there is a amazing green lake that laps the land below the campground. Yet, the lake is diagnosed with a sort of lethal allergy that prohibits swimming. Too bad, you might be thinking. But, its not that bad. There is hikes that loop about the campground, and being close to Tilden Little Farm, we went there and hiked a majestic hike called Sylvan Trail, (we suffered much gobs of mud from the rain) that led us to an stony overlook that covered all of San Francisco, the Golden Gate, and more!
Now, you might know what to do when you see a mountain lion sashaying across your path in he wilderness. You make yourself as loud and big as possible (even if it includes taking your shirt off) and throwing items at it until it runs away. This probably won't be extremely necessary, because the lion's instincts are to RUN AWAY FROM HUMANS. But if you run, it'll be a game of cat-and-mouse.
Now you're thinking, " Wow, they ran into a mountain lion?" Actually, no. We fortunately did not. Yet we did see and hear evidence.
On the way back from our muddy hike, I saw The Tracks. A perfect, fresh set of newly made mountain lion tracks. Two on the left, two on the right. My sister heard two screams of the lion.
But luckily, I've never seen or heard one before. The mountain lion only screams when its mating time.
Back to the other hand, we caught newts. Newts are related to salamanders and are amphibians. They can survive in water. You can also find them in coastal redwood forests. They are super cute, although to animals, their yellow belly is poisonous to the tongue. We went home with our fill of vacation on Sunday evening. It was a glorious weekend, short and sweet!
Some day you will have to take Grandma and Papa to Lake Chabot. We have heard so much about it from you it makes us want to go too!
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