Hi, I'm Eric.

I’m an avid world traveler, photographer, software developer, and digital storyteller.

I help implement the Content Authenticity Initiative at Adobe.

ericscouten.com

Subscribe / Follow · Now

ericscouten.com

Subscribe / Follow · Now

Search Results

California Part 2: A Brief Cloudy Hike

3 May 2026 • 108 km / 67 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 8 May 2026
  • California 38

This week has been filled with work and conference activity, but I had an opportunity this afternoon to take a drive along Skyline Drive. I took a brief hike in the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve.

A view from a grassy hillside at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve looking out over rolling wooded hills toward a distant valley and bay under a heavy overcast sky. The foreground is covered in tall green grass and low shrubs, with forested ridges receding into the hazy distance.
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve, west of Saratoga, California
A dirt hiking trail winds up a grassy ridge under a heavy, overcast gray sky, with forested hills and distant ridgelines visible to the left.
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve, west of Saratoga, California
around San Jose, California · 108 km / 67 mi
(Mouse over or tap on the markers to see the photos there. Use the button to adjust the map’s position and zoom.)

If you’ve enjoyed this …

Subscribe to my free and occasional (never more than weekly) e-mail newsletter with my latest travel and other stories:

Or follow me on one or more of the socials: