Monday, January 15, 2018

Bay Area Backyard Hikes: Hayward Shoreline Trails

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Easy spot for hiking and birding on the shore of Hayward. There are several hundred parks, open spaces and protected lands in the B...
Monday, January 8, 2018

Kayaking Tomales Bay from Heart's Desire Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore

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An easy 10 mile paddle around one of the most gorgeous protected bays in California I've long considered Point Reyes to be nothing s...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Eight Takeaways We Learned from Wine Tours in Sonoma Valley

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Beautiful view at Benziger Winery Being Californians, we always felt like our appreciation and understanding of wine was grossly limi...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Home-county Day Tripping: Wineries, Open Spaces and the Pacific Coast Highway

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Although I tend to write about places that are several hundred miles away from where I reside, I've actually always been a fan of t...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Hiking Long Ridge at Purisima Creek Redwoods Park

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Adventures close to home I think one of the greatest blessings about living in the Bay Area is the proximity to numerous open spaces a...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Hiking Black Hole of Calcutta Falls, Auburn State Recreation Area

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Well with a name like "Black Hole of Calcutta Falls", you would think we were headed somewhere in a J.R. Tolkien novel! Judging by...
Monday, November 27, 2017

California Winter Destinations I'm Looking Forward to Travel to this Year

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I suppose it only makes sense that everyone associates winter in California as time for skiing and snowboarding. I won't deny how that w...