It was supposed to rain today, but fortunately the weather turned out pretty nice. My youngest son and I decided to take a hike up to Jack's Peak that overlooks Monterey Bay. Here are a few pics from our hike...

Overlooking the bay near the peak.


My son resting and enjoying the scenery.


Some nice wildflowers in bloom.


A nice Monterey Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii)
He was right on the trail and took off as soon as we saw him. We followed him hoping that he would calm down, but as soon as he started to hide in an old stump I grabbed him. After he musked all over me, I managed to get him out and took a few pics when he calmed down.








A little centipede we found under a log.