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A blog about Bay Area hiking…. mostly

Wildflower Walks in Regional Parks Begin March 23

Thursday, at 3:11 by

Passing this along from the Sonoma County Regional Parks: “Each spring, Regional Park volunteers lead a series of free wildflower walks in parks throughout Sonoma County. The first walk of 2013 is scheduled for March 23 at Sonoma Valley Regional Park in Glen Ellen, with additional hikes planned in other parks on the following four Saturdays. Master Gardener Phil Dean, who has led nature walks in the county for nearly a decade, will identify and talk about the various flowers… Read More »

Dogs, hikes, trees, and miscellany

Wednesday, at 11:47 by

Monday’s snow aside (yes, Virginia, it did snow in Sonoma County – see photos here), the hiking trails around the North Bay are getting crowded these days. No surprise, given the early mustard blooms and other things starting to come to life. In contrast from some of my mega-hikes of recent years, I’m doing quite a bit of smaller hikes, giving me a chance to explore some city and county parks around the region and often combine two or three… Read More »

After-work hikes to consider

Tuesday, at 11:59 by

There are all sorts of hiking opportunities now that the summer is off and running, at least temperature-wise, if not yet on the calendar. After a sluggish spring of not-enough hikes and too many weekends tied up with various other commitments, I’ve been checking out trails whenever and wherever. The Sonoma County Parks is sponsoring a series of after-work hikes over the next three months. The first one is on Thursday at Foothill Regional Park in Windsor. Click here for… Read More »