Day 28: Oyster Point to Millbrae

Day 28:  Oyster Point to Millbrae

May 28th, 2017

10.98 miles in 4 hours 16 minutes

The first two miles of the hike today were half of the Bay Trail 4 Mile run put on by DSE Runners club. I had little choice but to join in (because I'm a member) and run the two miles out and two miles back in 46 minutes.  This section of the trail is as brand new as all the Genenetch buildings it goes by.  After the race I drove and parked at the halfway point and continued the walk.

DSE Runners Bay Trail 4M

The trail took me across the Colma Creek first (yeah I guess that creek could have originated all the way over in the high cemetery town of Colma), and then the San Bruno Creek.  These creeks and surrounding wetlands are almost completely obliterated by the development around the San Francisco Airport, but you can get a glimpse of what a beautiful Novato-like cove this must have been.  It is still beautiful, you just have to appreciate what it takes in infrastructure to allow people to fly around the world on wheels or wings.

San Bruno Creek

I took the time to walk completely around SamTrans Island.  Yes it is named after the county's public transit service.  And the middle of the island is filled with SamTrans busses.

SamTrans Island

The final stretch of trail today went along the backside of Caltrain and BART as they go by protected lowland between the airport and the tracks.  I hope the California red-logged frog still thrives there.  

Superstructure over BART tunnel

I-380 

Flight leaving SFO

Caltrain roaring by construction materials

Day 28:  Oyster Point to Millbrae

    Starting Balance                                       36.07

• Saturday Uber Eats Deliveries                         (12.43)
• Uber earnings to Oyster Point                         (14.19)
• Bay Trail 4M dserunner Member Entrance Fee              3.00
• Coffee and mints at 711 in San Bruno                    4.50   
• Uber earnings from Oyster Point                       (10.48)

    Ending Balance                                          6.47

Kombucha of the Day -- Pineapple with Ginger Ale

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