Tag Archives: Bay Area

Point Bonita Lighthouse Trail (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA)

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

Throughout much of San Francisco’s history, ships seeking to enter the Bay Area flirted with disaster: jagged rocks, shallow beds, dense fog, and nasty waves left hundreds of vessels in the 19th and 20th centuries capsized, torn apart, and buried … Continue reading →

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Purisima Creek Redwoods Loop (Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, CA)

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

The San Francisco Bay Area in northern California is a fantastic launching point for redwood hunters, with accessible groves of these mesmerizing trees within an hour and a half both north and south of the Golden Gate. While the largest … Continue reading →

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Coastal Trail – Lands End Section, including Mile Rock Beach (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

The windswept shoreline of Lands End forms the northwest tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is easily accessible from northern California’s iconic cultural capital. For those looking for a brief urban escape, the Land’s End section of the Coastal … Continue reading →

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Dipsea Trail – Steep Ravine Trail Loop (Mount Tamalpais State Park, CA)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by

At 2,571 feet above sea level, California’s Mount Tamalpais (known affectionately by locals as “Mt. Tam”) offers splendid vistas of Marin Peninsula and the San Francisco Bay area, as well as Bolinas Bay and the Pacific Ocean to the west. … Continue reading →

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Rock Spring and Laurel Dell (Marin Municipal Water District, CA)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by

*The following is a guest post from my friend and old classmate, the lovely Emily Alpert! Perched on the top of Mount Tamalpais, the Rock Spring Trail meanders through meadows, chaparral, and forests. The trailhead offers sweeping views of the … Continue reading →

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