Our new home is built on a steep hillside. The road out of the development has an 11% grade.... going up from the house... and going down. You might get an idea of how high the hillside rises above the house from this picture.
Or, perhaps this will give you a better idea of the "lay of the land". I circled the house, in yellow. There is a lot of hill behind it!!
We are surrounded by the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline park. There are 295 acres with trails all over the hillside above the house. At the far end of our street there are a series of steps going up to the top of the trail. I am thinking there are at least 80 steps. I'll count them next time I venture out!
This marker is basically at our house. The altitude is 75 feet. If I walk down towards Brickyard Cove Pond I will shortly be at an elevation of about 20 feet!
At the highest point of the trail the elevation is 327 feet. My iPhone claims I traveled 25 flights of stairs!
The views from the trail are spectacular, although you just don't get the perspective in pictures. Wow! Here I am at the top of the stairs, near the spot where the pin is marking the highest elevation. I am looking southwest, over the basin and yacht club.
This view is directly south of us. That's Treasure Island on the left and San Francisco on the right.
Looking south and a bit further west. Alcatraz is just left of center.
Looking west and a bit north one sees the Richmond Bridge on I-580 heading toward San Quentin and San Rafael.
I am looking forward to exploring the trails in the park.... as long as I can stay upright!
