I’ve moved Uvas Canyon County Park to the top of my list of parks to check out after four weekends of rain. Lots of other hikers will get the same idea if you go on a Saturday or Sunday, but…
Uvas Canyon County Park
Latest Hikes column: Uvas Canyon County Park
by tom • January 3, 2008 • 2 Comments
Posted today at www.mercurynews.com Uvas Canyon County Park inspires hikers to pray for rain. Mountain springs keep a trickle of water running down the park’s steep canyons most of the year, but the rainy season turns the park into a…
Uvas again
by tom • December 17, 2007 • 2 Comments
So I’m sprawled over a creek bed trying to set up my Gorillapod and get a good picture of this: Hey, it ain’t all loveliness out there in the wilderness… but anyway: Nature’s eloquence at punishing the inept unfolds, (spills,…
My Uvas Canyon adventure
by tom • December 10, 2007 • 10 Comments
It took me a full two days to get one good hike in at Uvas Canyon County Park, which is odd considering the park has only seven miles of trails to begin with. It might’ve gone smoother if it hadn’t…
Some pix from Uvas Canyon
by tmangan • September 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Melissa and I stopped by Uvas Canyon County Park for a few hours on Sunday. I wanted to see if there was any water in the waterfalls. There was, but not much. The pix: A bridge near the beginning of…
A waterfall hike minus the water
by tmangan • January 28, 2007 • 0 Comments
Sunday was time again for the annual waterfall hike at Uvas Canyon County Park, hosted by Mike & Kathy of FOMFOK fame. Last year, Uvas could’ve given a few of the lesser Yosemite falls a run for their money. We…
How about them waterfalls
by tmangan • January 15, 2006 • 2 Comments
It rained all day Saturday but I felt fine, because that meant the waterfalls would be roaring come Sunday, which is just how it turned out. Mike & Kathy’s hiking club does waterfall hikes right after New Years. Last year…
Among waterfalls at Uvas Canyon County Park
by tmangan • January 16, 2005 • 3 Comments
Mike and Cathy’s hiking club has a tradition of taking waterfall hikes after New Year’s. I went along on their first of the season Saturday at Uvas Canyon County Park in Morgan Hill, south of San Jose. The park is…