A New Take on Sibley Preserve
Every day, east of Highway 24's Caldecott Tunnel, thousands of commuters hurtle--or crawl--past a fine swath of the East Bay's glorious greenbelt, where just off the highway, the north trailhead...
Category: Trails
Long Views at Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, this preserve features 13 miles of trails on 2,035 acres along the upper west side of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Minus tides expose wilderness below the waves
Point Reyes Peninsula is rimmed along its rocky sections with a living fringe so diverse and wildly colorful – so dense with phenomenal creatures – that when the tides recede...
Nabokov’s Blues along the Estero Trail
Searching for butterflies at Point Reyes--and finding them! Hike along with Jules Evens on a 7.5 mile loop with planty of winged beauty.
An Iron Man for transit advocates
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...
Olema Valley Trail: Texiera Ranch to Five Brooks. (4.7 miles one-way)
Stinging nettles and horsetail, plus lots of wildflowers, on the trail at Point Reyes.
A Naturalist’s Vow at Point Reyes: Obedience to Awareness
Jules Evens continues his year-long trek on all the trails of Point Reyes. this time out, it's the Bayview Trail, short on views but long on wildlife and the interesting...
In the Splash Zone at Point Reyes
In his quest to hike every trail at Point Reyes, Jules Evens takes a short walk rich in wildlife sightings, from butterflies to black oystercatchers.
Speaking of Sonoma Mountain
Nancy Shelby, director of the theater group Word for Word Performing Arts Company, is taking on the work of Native American storyteller Greg Sarris. In a new piece, they explore...
Eight Miles at Point Reyes for a Warbler, with Bonus Damselflies and More
Jules Evens heads out on an eight-mile loop, timed with the nesting, and singing, of some of Point Reyes's least-common warblers. Follow along and see what else he finds!
