Hiking when the Mercury is hot

Sunday was a gorgeous day - still up in the 70s in September!

Finally made it to Almaden Quicksilver Park (yes, their page is hosted on Geocities)

Hike Rating:
6 - scenery
4 - difficulty

Nice drive out past New Almaden - a cute old mining town. All the signs point out that in the 1870s, this was the biggest mercury mine in N. America.

The best parts:

• getting some great glimpses back towards San Jose from the top of the ridge
• seeing the old mining equipment just starting to decay
• reaching the top and looking down back into the canyon