{"id":440,"date":"2011-03-06T17:05:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T00:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2011-03-06T17:05:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T00:05:44","slug":"hike-in-almaden-quicksilver-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Hike in Almaden Quicksilver Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So far we&#8217;re 2-for-2 with our goal to hike as many Saturdays as possible!\u00a0 We went down to San Jose on Sat. 3\/5 to meet up with Jessie to explore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newalmaden.org\/AQSPark\/index.html\">Almaden Quicksilver Park<\/a> which isn&#8217;t too far from her place.\u00a0 The total hike was 3 miles and although we could have kept going we had to leave it at 3 miles because Jess had to work that afternoon. We all really enjoyed exploring the small corner of the park we saw and are definitely excited about returning to check out more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3499.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3499-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And we&#8217;re off! Me, Jess and Lola hitting the trail<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1831-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jess and Lola checking out the creek<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1834.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-443  aligncenter\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1834-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1834-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1834-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3508-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> Kevin got this great shot of the creek<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3506-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1838.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-444\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1838-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1838-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1838-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Me and Lola hanging out<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1878-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Buena Vista Trail<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-445\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1844-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1844-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1844-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jess, Kevin and Lola on the Buena Vista Trail<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1879-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This led us to the end of our hike: The Buena Vista mining site. We had a good time exploring the remains of this mining site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1873.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1873-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1860-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Some of the remains of the site, old concrete structures with massive bolts left behind<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1854.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-447\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1854-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1854-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1854-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-448\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1857-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1857-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1857-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-450\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1862-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1862-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1862-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Creepy look at the long way down the brick wall<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1865.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-451\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1865-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1865-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1865-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3522.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3522-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kevin went exploring a little farther as me and Jess took a break and he got this shot of us from the hill across the valley<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_18671.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_18671-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Then I got this shot of Kevin as he was jumping off the 8 foot brick wall.\u00a0 Pretty cool!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1867-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1867-Copy-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Here is it zoomed in<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-455\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1877-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1877-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1877-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pretty manzanita trees<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1872.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Almaden Quicksilver hike\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1872-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Berries and blue sky<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far we&#8217;re 2-for-2 with our goal to hike as many Saturdays as possible!\u00a0 We went down to San Jose on Sat. 3\/5 to meet up with Jessie to explore Almaden Quicksilver Park which isn&#8217;t too far from her place.\u00a0 The total hike was 3 miles and although we could have 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