Hiking Mummy Mountain On Halloween

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I thought it was appropriate to hike Mummy mountain on Halloween so that’s what I did with some friends yesterday. This is a small mountain accessed from the trailhead at the Mendoza Ranch entrance of Harvey Bear County Park. A great way to work off some overindulgence from the party we had yesterday. We had a great day for it. It was very foggy when I first got up at 7 AM but had cleared by 9:15 when we started hiking. The air felt fresh and crisp like it should in autumn.

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So foggy out that you can hardly see the trees lining the street, and can’t see El Toro at all. I think some mist from the fog got on my lens. It cleared up completely an hour later..

Here are beautiful views from the start at Mendoza Ranch:

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Mummy Mountain is Right Ahead
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Veronica and Violeta, my hiking buddies, at the start
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Gorgeous views of Gilroy to the south. In the left foreground, you can see the hills are already turning green from our recent rain
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Equally nice view looking north towards Morgan Hill.
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Mama cows with their calves.
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Coyote Lake to the Northeast. Still really low. More rain, please!
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There is an active ranch across Roop Road from the former Mendoza ranch. This is a nice view of the valley and the ranch house across the road. Sorry I didn’t zoom in enough to see it clearly.

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