Diablo Foothills Regional Park
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
Nestled in the western foothills of Mount Diablo this park offers extensive multi-use trails and panoramic views of that mountain …
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Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
This park near Castro Valley is a fine place to swim on a hot summer day, fish, or just relax …
Coyote Hills Regional Park
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
Easy trails along marshes and grasslands and great views of the East Bay hills and San Francisco Bay make this …
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
At this preserve you can hike the extensive trail network above ground, or learn about the historic coal and sand …
Bayview Hill
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
Bayview Hill does indeed offer panoramic views of the bay, but that’s not all. There’s abundant wildlife, wildflowers, and elbow-room–all …
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
Anthony Chabot Park offers picnic areas and miles of beautiful hiking, riding, and bicycling through grasslands, chaparral, and eucalyptus groves …
An Iron Man for transit advocates
June 18, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
128 miles. 12,000 feet elevation gain. 17-plus hours of exercise. 3 mountain summits. 3 transit agencies. Add to that temperatures well into the triple digits in some places, and you’ve got the makings of a great story.That’s about all you need to know to get an impression of how grueling the event known as Alt. Ride (formerly the Triple Threat) was this year.
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Marin County Nonmotorized Transit Pilot Program
January 01, 2006 by Aleta George
Marin County is already home to many spectacular trails for recreational cyclists, hikers, and walkers, but there’s a new trail …
Book Review: Tom Stienstra’s Bay Area Recreation
October 01, 2004 by Matthew Bettelheim
Tom Stienstra’s Bay Area Recreation, by Tom Stienstra, Foghorn Outdoors, 2004, 498 pages, $19.95 (www.foghorn.com).
In introducing his newest …
Book Review: New Bay Area Trail Guides
October 01, 2002 by Tatiana Siegel
100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area, by Marc J. Soares (The Mountaineers Books, 2001, 239 pages, $15.95) has …
