Just A Nice Trail

When we're in the mood for a quick hike we usually head for Usery Park and hike the Merkle/Vista Trail. It only takes about 30 minutes to do this hike. It starts out on the Merkle Trail, a very flat trail that circles a couple of small hills. After hike half way around the hills we intercept the Vista Trail which takes us up and over both hills with a few hundred feet of elevation gain/loss. Besides the nice views there's a cool bee hive at the top of the second hill that is right next to the trail. This time of year the bees are all dormant but in warmer weather there's a lot of activity there!

Karen starting down the Vista Trail just past the bee hive. This picture was taken a couple of days ago the last time we did this hike.