Walking the Lakes

In our pursuit of lovely walking destinations both with and without canine companions we have recently visited two lovely lakes in the local area. The first one, Lake Merritt, is a large tidal lagoon (thank you Wikipedia) in the center of Oakland. It is visually impressive but also impressive in that it was the US’s first official wildlife refuge, designated in 1870!

It is about 2.3 miles (thank you Google Maps) from where we are staying. Bob and I had a good walk to and from there yesterday as well as around the lake (3.4 miles). Here are some scenes from our first CA episode of Pecks Walking the Lakes.

Awesome historic movie theater (still in use) on our way to Lake Merritt.

View of the lagoon from our entry point onto the trail.

View across the lagoon to the surrounding area

A boathouse and buildings across the lagoon

My flower picture-taking habit is becoming a problem

Episode 2 of Pecks Walking the Lakes had us venturing out closer to “home” with Rubie and Spot leading the way to Lake Temescal, a small reservoir not quite a mile from the house. It is the central feature of the Temescal Regional Park. The paths around both lakes we visited were being used by walkers and runners which is always good to see.