Sixty years ago, Bay Area bikers discovered the Panoche Hills, southeast of San José. Public lands management changed forever.

How Dirt Biking Shaped the Bay Area—and the West
September 28, 2023 •
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Sixty years ago, Bay Area bikers discovered the Panoche Hills, southeast of San José. Public lands management changed forever.
Before it became a park, Sobrante Ridge was home to vaccine testing and the infamous “Cutter Incident”