On the Trail with Laura Thompson
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Bay Trail, a 500-mile-long trail corridor which traces nearly the entire shoreline of San Francisco Bay. We spoke with Bay Trail project...
Category: Trails
Trail Trekkers Forge a New Path in El Cerrito
Since 2012, the El Cerrito nonprofit ECTT has built two new trails: Motorcycle Hill Trail and another called Lower Snowdon Trail. Both of these are in the Hillside Natural Area,...
Trailblazing with TRAC’s Bruce Beyaert
This year, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee (TRAC) is celebrating its 15th year as the leading advocacy group for completion of the San Francisco Bay Trail along the Richmond...
The Nearby Wilderness: Seeking Solitude and Serenity in the Orestimba
Moments of utter solitude are the Orestimba’s calling card. Wherever you might travel in the American West, you are not likely to find a place more isolated.
Helping Restore Hamilton Wetland from the Ground Up
Several thousand of the 60,000 plants intended to ultimately go into the ground at the Hamilton Wetland restoration site will arrive there via the hands of young Marin residents as...
Oasis on Mount Diablo: Perkins Canyon’s Trial By Fire
The Morgan Fire transformed more than 3,100 acres of meadow, chaparral, and woodland on Mount Diablo’s south and east sides, including Perkins Canyon. “It was a once-in- a-generation event,” says Seth...
Getting Back On the Trail
Longtime hiker and mobility coach Jayah Faye Paley turned her passion for the outdoors into a mission to get people back on their feet – and back on the trail –...
Roam If You Want To
A life-changing accident gave former Cal academic Ronn Patterson time to think long and hard about his life path. He ended up founding Dolphin Charters, which leads guided natural history...
Point Molate Beach Park Opens After Long Closure
Point Molate Beach Park reopened at sunrise Monday morning after being closed for more than a decade due to budget woes.
Link Land and Sea in a Visit to the California Coastal National Monument
The link between dry land and deep water may soon be better recognized thanks to twin efforts to link together 3,300 acres of spectacular public shoreline and to make that...
