parag.usenet@ wrote:
> Most people keep left at the first fork near Stanford Avenue trailhead
> at Mission Peak in Fremont (California). The park authorities haven't
> even bothered to post a sign indicating that Peak Meadow Trail begins
> at that point. I want to take it, then continue on Horse Heaven Trail
> to the peak. But this is a park where I prefer the safety of numbers
> because of the ever-present menace of cows. Is the right-side (East
> side) of the park frequented more by cows, particularly in the
> morning? As for the more popular west side and Hidden Valley Trail,
> one can see cows increasing every minute in numbers close
> to sunset. I would not like to be alone or in a tiny group among
> so many potentially crazy cows early in the morning if that is
> the time one is likely to run into them every few steps.
Do you just have a fear of cows or do you know these to be aggressive?
I've hiked many trails that go through cow pastures. In fact, I prefer
them. I find a bovine presence to be relaxing and cool. I have yet to
see any agression. Sometimes they are shy or apprehensive. However, the
cows I encounter are probably very acclimated to humans being among
them. These trails are mainly on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains
of Virginia and North Carolina.
Wild Monkshood
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Peak Meadow Trail at Mission Peak, Fremont 
