Today we decided to give skiing a break and do some hiking. Ting had to work and I wanted to do some product testing on some new Patagonia shoes thus off to Hidden Valley Regional Park with Zoe.
Local lore has it that Hidden Valley was the home of the inventor of ranch salad dressing. A little internet research shattered that myth. It is a great little neighborhood tucked into the Virginia range foothills. The regional park has a number of trails that lead up rocky canyons filled with pinyon pine and sagebrush. The area is also well known for wild horses.
Zoe enjoyed tromping through clay-like mud that clung to her shoes. Roughly an hour into the hike and the city was out of view. All we could hear was the wind rushing through the canyon. The west side of Reno was socked in with rain and snow but Hidden Valley remained overcast and dry. Highlights of the hike included a dead coyote (no picts - a little gruesome) and some wild horses to greet us on the drive out.
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A small, frozen waterfall 
Looking out of the hidden canyon back at the city of Reno
Muddy Patagonia Drifters seemed up to the task
Nevada wild horses don't seem too intimidated by our Subaru. People set out hay for this herd as the city infringes on their territory. 
