Walking Time: 1 hr., 10 min. (3:47 - 4:57 p.m.)
Start and End Point: Jefferson St. -- near Park Road, Benicia, CA
The last day of 2010 was somewhat overcast and cold. But, it wasn't too windy and it wasn't raining (yet). It was a fine day to walk across the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.
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Near the intersection of Park Road and Oak Road, I turned right onto the paved, 2-way bicycle and pedestrian path toward the bridge. A few pieces of thistledown from large, dried thistles floated across the path.
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There were not too many other people (2 pedestrians and 4 bicycles) crossing the bridge today (New Year's Eve).
I enjoyed watching a small group of swallows flying around at dusk. Where there are bridges and lots of overpasses, near the Bay, there are usually swallows.
Wildlife:
22 little brown jobs (LBJs); 1 hawk; 21 swallows; 4 sea gulls; and 1 great egret
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