Fremont Older Open Reserve
So I've been hanging around places that generally require a little green to sprinkle around here and there to actually get anything accomplished. Here's something to do that completely doesn't, unless you're a hardcore penny pincher and you want to consider gas. You won't have to spend much at all though, or any, because you could even walk there. And seeing as how it's in San Jose's backyard, it isn't that far off the beaten path at all.
Up at the end of Prospect Road (keep driving, things get unfamiliar mighty quick) is a set of trails on the Fremont Older Open Reserve. It sports a bevy of footpaths through winding, grass-green hills that take you to different parts of town (which, if you know as well as I) that surprisingly wouldn't seem linked to such a vast, natural space. Apparently, you could walk to San Francisco from there, and though I'd like to take that trek someday, for now, I'm content with the fresh air and exercise.
The scenery is great, with rolling green knolls (especially in the winter months) against a backdrop of Silicon Valley. Fresh air and open sky is all that surrounds you when you're out there, with plenty a scenic view.
I had a bit of a creepy experience there, which maybe I'll go into later, but bonus points if you locate the super-creepy PET CEMETARY that's there!!!
