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Alum Rock Park – Todd Quick Trail
Photo by calwhiz
This picture was taken from the Todd Quick Trail. In the far center, you can see downtown San Jose.
I began my hike that day on the North Rim Trail, then took a detour to Eagle Rock Outlook, back to North Rim Trail then Todd Quick Trail. Boccardo Trail is at the end of Todd Quick Trail. At the end of Boccardo Trail is the Boccardo Peak, which stands at 1896 feet.
I took the shorter route to the Boccardo Peak. Elevation gain was 1000 feet in one mile. Not for the faint of heart!
I then climbed back down to Todd Quick Trail again, detoured to Weather Loop Trail, back to North Rim Trail, and picked up my car.
Then I decided I wanted to watch the sunset from Eagle Rock Outlook. So I moved my car to the Rustic Land parking area and started my 2nd climb for Eagle Rock Outlook for the day.
These parts of the park was full of wild life–I saw deers, squirrels, birds, rabbits, and even a bobcat.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Sardine Run – An extraordinary natural phenomenon, that is witnessed annually on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, during late autumn or early winter, is the “sardine run”. Also referred to as “the greatest shoal on earth”, the sardine run occurs when millions of sardines migrate from their spawning grounds south of the southern tip of Africa, northwards along the Eastern Cape coastline towards KwaZulu-Natal, following a path close inshore, often resulting in many fish washing up on beaches along the coast. The huge shoal of tiny fish can stretch for many kilometres and is followed and preyed upon by thousands of predators, including game fish, sharks, dolphins and seabirds. Usually the shoals break up and the fish disappear into deeper water around Durban. Many questions surrounding this exceptional event remain unanswered.
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