Hiking the San Francisco Bay Area

The next 1.5 miles on Priest Rock Trail, eastbound is brutal. It’s a wide fire road, almost completely exposed to the sun and a steep uphill. Except for one significant dip that makes the slope ahead look even more daunting. Temperature is steadily rising, probably low eighties at this point., Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, Los Gatos, California, September 05, 2020, 10:26