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Half a Canoe at Lake Sonoma

[imagebrowser id=76] It's probably the first thought that comes to mind when hiking on the Half-A-Canoe Loop at Lake Sonoma. More on that in a bit. With its dozen of miles of trails surrounding a pristine lake, and free hiking access, it's a wonder Lake Sonoma isn't more crowded in [...]

By | January 24th, 2013|2 Comments

Shiloh, shadows and Tolay

Despite some earlier predictions of wintry-like weather around here this past weekend, it turned out to be a perfect weekend for hiking. Clear sky, a sun warming things up from the early-morning frost levels, and not many people out on the trails. At Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, the trails are [...]

By | January 14th, 2013|Comments Off on Shiloh, shadows and Tolay

No longer an arch to behold

Tennessee Beach arch (Aug. 2010)   News of the collapse of the scenic http://viagraonline-forsex.com/ rock arch on Tennessee Beach in Marin County reminded me of the hikes I took there in recent years. As is often the case at the Marin Headlands, it is generally windy - and [...]

By | January 9th, 2013|1 Comment

On the western side of Napa

Looking for an easily accessible urban park with a great view of Napa? That would be Westwood Hills Park, a very small diamond in the rough that rests on the far western edge of town. It includes a short, but semi-steep, trail up to a ridge-line route where [...]

By | January 2nd, 2013|Comments Off on On the western side of Napa

Table Rock and other sky-high sights

[imagebrowser id=75] Trails do change. It's sometimes hard to notice, what with the effort often required just to get through a hike or the dizzying spectacle of surrounding nature. But the path itself can evolve too. I thought of that on a long hike up into the Palisades north of [...]

By | November 28th, 2012|Comments Off on Table Rock and other sky-high sights

Mount Livermore and circling Angel Island

[imagebrowser id=74] The forecast for San Francisco on Saturday initially called for clouds, possible showers and wind. Not exactly an optimal day for views of the City by the Bay. Good thing the forecast was entirely wrong. Angel Island might have been THE place to be for such views. Entirely [...]

By | November 13th, 2012|Comments Off on Mount Livermore and circling Angel Island

Zig-zagging on Mount Tam

[imagebrowser id=73] It's hard to miss Mount Tam on any hike in the North Bay. Even if you're not on it, it's one of the better landmarks to spot in the distance. "Oh look, isn't that Mount Tam?" is pretty much a line I've heard on any scenic hilly hike [...]

By | October 17th, 2012|Comments Off on Zig-zagging on Mount Tam

Inside the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen

[imagebrowser id=72]   I like the story (both the long and the short versions) of how the Bouverie Preserve came to be. In brief, the only daughter of John Jacob Astor IV married a gentleman architect named David Bouverie, who liked trails and open space. They divorced, but the mixture [...]

By | October 8th, 2012|Comments Off on Inside the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen

A different (and much longer) Annadel hike to try

I had never heard of the Lawndale Trail in Annadel State Park, which makes sense as there is no reason to use it unless you enter the park from the extreme eastern tip, at a small trailhead in Kenwood. But the two miles or so of forested land that mark [...]

By | September 18th, 2012|4 Comments

Trail to trail at Sugarloaf Ridge

It's nice to see the gates open again at Sugarloaf State Ridge State Park. They weren't closed long, but like other state parks, they battled the perception for the past year that they have either been closed, partially closed or just abandoned. Not quite the case, but in [...]

By | September 5th, 2012|Comments Off on Trail to trail at Sugarloaf Ridge

Carquinez, Crockett and a bridge

[imagebrowser id=71] 'Walking the buy levitra online bridge' around here generally means traversing the Golden Gate. It’s where the crowds are, but it also provides dramatic views, gale-force winds and a sense of history. There’s always something to see, whether in people-watching or out on the bay or toward the [...]

By | August 17th, 2012|Comments Off on Carquinez, Crockett and a bridge

My tale of two hikes

The conventional wisdom for many Bay Area hikers is that when the summer heat arrives, although it's never that bad, the answer is to head for the coast and cooler spots. The downside is that you're not alone, or even close, as lots of people have the same [...]

By | August 8th, 2012|Comments Off on My tale of two hikes