Photo by Tracy C: Debbie G on Woodward Valley Trail.Meeting Place: Bear Valley Visitor Center.Trail head: Sky Trail off of Limantour Road.Description: Moderate 8-mile incomplete loop from the Sky Trailhead to Limantour parking lot via Sky & Woodward Valley Trails and Limantour Beach. Dogs are allowed on Limantour Beach but not on Point Reyes trails.Elevation gain: 433 ft.Elevation loss: 1176 ft.No fees.Many of us are camping at Olema Campground.Dinner: The Station House in Point Reyes…See More
Photo: Nick's rainbow at Wapama Falls from the first footbridge.Trail head: O'Shaunessy Dam parking lot.Elevation: 3728 ft. at the trail head.Mileage: 5.5 miles round trip to Wapama and back. 13 miles round trip to Rancheria Falls and back.Difficulty: Easy to moderately strenuous because of the total length of the hike.Fee: $35/car YNP entrance fee or pass.Dinner: Evergreen Lodge.Last hiked: May 19, 2022See More
Mileage: 7.8 mile CCW loop on Mitchell Canyon Rd., Meridian Ridge, Eagle Peak trail and Mitchell Rock trail.Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous because of the 1789 ft. elevation gain and loss.Trail head: Mitchell Canyon Road park entrance.Land Status: Mount Diablo State Park.No dogs on this one.Fee: $6 per car.Elevation: 580 ft. at the trail head. 2369 ft. at Eagle Peak summit. 1789 ft. change.Dinner: The Guadalajara Grill in Clayton.Last hiked: Jan 13, 2018.See More
Photo: Female #878, fledged in the Pinnacles, fall of 2017. Parents are #569 and #589, photographed doing it in Jan 2017. Description: Moderate 6.1-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail, completing on Condor Gulch Trail.Trail Head: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot.Parking: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking lot and overflow parking behind the Visitor Center with shuttle service to the trail head.Land Status: National Park.Fee: $30.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center, or…See More
Description: Easy 5.8-mile out and back with a rail grade incline of 528 ft. Turn-around at Old Strawberry Road.Note: Distance can be doubled by parking on 4N01 near Hwy 108.Parking and Trail Head: About 2.5 miles down Fraser Flat Road (4N01) before a bridge.Fee: None.Bring the dogs.Dinner: Strawberry Inn or Mia's Pizza.Last hiked: Never.See More
Trail head: End of Pierce Point Road, Point Reyes.Fee: None.Description: Easy 9.5 mile out and back with a repeated 400 foot elevation change. Elevation: 300 ft at trail head, descends to 80 ft, ascends to 470 ft.No dogs on the trail. Dinner: Trail Gate away from crowds.Last hiked: 3/31/18.See More
"Super important, if you are parking there, NOT to leave anything in your at all. Put everything in the trunk to avoid any temptation for “smash and grab” thugs. "
Photo: Jackie on top of Mosaic Staircase.Photo Album: #122.Description: About 11 miles in a figure eight. This can be shortened.Trail Head: Forest Hill Muni Station at Dewey Blvd and Laguna Honda. The 19th Ave. Muni Line. Directions: Take BART to Civic Center Station and transfer to Muni, 19th Ave. line. Or drive there and park.Pack a lunch. Bring the dogs.Dinner: Hopefully, a Mexican restaurant that everyone enjoyed in 2014.Last hiked: 4-19-14See More