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Further up Dunne Avenue, well above Anderson Reservoir, looking back down toward Silicon Valley, Morgan Hill and San José.

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05200-above-anderson-reservoir-800px.jpg In the suburban town of Morgan Hill, I head up Dunne Avenue, which climbs to the top of the hills straight ahead.ThumbnailsTaking a short rest on Dunne Avenue in one of my favourite shady spots on the way to Henry Coe State Park.In the suburban town of Morgan Hill, I head up Dunne Avenue, which climbs to the top of the hills straight ahead.ThumbnailsTaking a short rest on Dunne Avenue in one of my favourite shady spots on the way to Henry Coe State Park.In the suburban town of Morgan Hill, I head up Dunne Avenue, which climbs to the top of the hills straight ahead.ThumbnailsTaking a short rest on Dunne Avenue in one of my favourite shady spots on the way to Henry Coe State Park.In the suburban town of Morgan Hill, I head up Dunne Avenue, which climbs to the top of the hills straight ahead.ThumbnailsTaking a short rest on Dunne Avenue in one of my favourite shady spots on the way to Henry Coe State Park.In the suburban town of Morgan Hill, I head up Dunne Avenue, which climbs to the top of the hills straight ahead.ThumbnailsTaking a short rest on Dunne Avenue in one of my favourite shady spots on the way to Henry Coe State Park.

The climb towards Henry Coe always gets slower the closer one gets. But I'm well up into the hills now and only have four or five miles (uphill) to go.

As usual during the summer months, it's a few degrees warmer up here than down in the valley below. I'm starting to practice drinking more water than usual (doesn't matter if it's not cold any more), a skill that is absolutely required in order to succeed in physically demanding hot-weather activities.