Red Ponchos at Morning

The trail was slick from the rain, so we limited our walk to the 4.5-mile Wildcat Loop. We huffed to the top of the 900-foot trail, then returned to the car.

We paused at Deer Hollow Farm, about a mile from the parking lot, to stare at the goats and hogs that reciprocated with total unconcern.

Busloads of children from the Alum Rock school district assembled in red ponchos. The red makes a wayward student easier to spot, but as anyone who has played with red or yellow golf balls will tell you, a bright primary color is not an infallible method for distinguishing an object.

Parents could rest easy because there was one adult chaperone for every two kids. No red riding hoods would be lost in the woods today.