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"The landscape is riddled with risk out there right now, but we don’t want to vilify the carriers,” says one expert. “They’re just doing their thing. They’re being ducks.” So, where did this virus come from?

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Winter 2023 Almanac: Fireballs and Butter

Keep your eye out for these winter wonders.
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Night fog blankets the San Vicente Redwoods on an otherwise clear night. (Teddy Miller)

San Vicente Redwoods, a Forest Reborn, Opens After a Century Off-Limits

Visitors can now witness the response of this burned forest—one of nature’s least understood and most dynamically changing habitats.
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Walk Across San Francisco

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Walk Across San Francisco

17 miles (doable in bits) | Varies

The Crosstown Trail connects Candlestick Point to Lands End, taking in some of San Francisco’s most beautiful natural areas along the way.