A docent and a dream at King-Swett Ranches
Docents help bring many Bay Area parks alive to the public. No where is that more true than the King-Swett Ranches outside of Vallejo, where Jim Walsh leads tours into...
Category: Trails
Resting with the hummingbirds at Mount Umunhum
Rising 3,486 feet above Los Gatos in the South Bay, Mount Umunhum is throwing off its cloak of secrecy under the military to become the Bay Area's newest destination peak.
From the Redwoods to the Sea at Purisima Open Space Preserve
A new trail will connect the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
All Abuzz on Muddy Hollow Trail
“Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.” —Mary Oliver See this hike mapped: Muddy Hollow...
Abbott’s Lagoon Photo Gallery
A visit to Abbott’s Lagoon always proves rewarding and never fails to offer a fresh experience. I’ve strolled down to the main lagoon dozens of times over the years and...
In the Fog Drip at Point Reyes
“To find new things, take the path you took yesterday.” —John Burroughs I was thinking about John Burroughs, “the Grand Old Man of Nature,” as I walked the trails that...
Richmond Closing Gaps in San Francisco Bay Trail
The city of Richmond is making progress is closing gaps along the San Francisco Bay Trail that have been practically inaccessible to the public. A key 1-mile linkage under the...
Walking The Bay Trail
After years working in office buildings, marketing executive Corinne DeBra was ready to get outside - and get outside she did! In 2009 she launched a walk around the entire...
Bohemia Ranch Goes Public
A remarkable Sonoma County landscape is finally preserved, protecting redwoods, Sargent cypress, serpentine grasslands, and a beloved waterfall.
Point Reyes: Palomarin to Bear Valley
Last night, for the first time in their 132-year rivalry, the San Francisco Giants swept the L.A. Dodgers with a shutout. This morning my granddaughter, Kalia, took her first steps...
