Continuing on our series of local parks, today we hiked in Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a bit less than 1 hour away from home.

The weather was awesome and the sun scorching. So much so that at one point, we disturbed a rattlesnake that was taking the sun in the middle of the trail. Happily, both parties agreed that retreat was the best course of action and after waiting a while, we were able to resume our hike.