The San Francisco Bay is the sloshing heart of the Bay Area, and we are lucky to have two terrestrial trails to circumambulate it, and dozens of nonmotorized boat launches to paddle its blue-green waters.
Author Archives: Brittany Shoot
Brittany Shoot is a San Francisco–based writer covering everything from culture and travel to the environment.
Summer Issue 2019
Walking the Entire Bay
Thirty years after the project officially began, the idea for the San Francisco Bay Trail seems both delightfully obvious and considerably difficult. To link Bay Area communities across nine counties and 47 cities with one multiuse, 500-mile trail is an … Read more
Summer Issue 2018
The Discovery of the Oldest Redwood South of Mendocino Marks a New Era
The mammoth McApin Tree is not just the venerable elder in its grove. It’s thought the giant redwood holds within its fire-charred rings the surrounding forest’s formative secrets.
Summer Issue 2018
Where to Find Redwoods Close to Home in the Bay Area
A new tool for finding parks.
