Category Archives: .Bay_Area

SAN FRANCISCO: Highest Point

The highest point… after Thanksgiving… top views… great weather… Sutro Tower… finally! Twin Peaks bonus… Mission achieved… yummy Tartine gougeres… delightful chocolate baklava…

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HIKING ITINERARIES: Coyote Valley

Coyote Valley is on the hiking wish list for a while… just needed a booster for a happy hiking day!

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aWorld2Celebrate: Take a Hike Day!

Learned that today is National Take a Hike Day, a good and healthy reason to celebrate!

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DAY TRIP: Villa Montalvo

In search of a sugar pine… for an art exchange winter holiday project… another view of Villa Montalvo… Creando Espacio… Sugar Bush… Rolling Counterpoint… Four Bridges… to be continued…

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DAY TRIP: San Francisco… East Bay

Short morning trip to Hayward… just before the second rain of the season… returning on Mission Blvd… with a drizzling detour on Niles Canyon… driving in the rain… wishing to return as soon and sunny as possible… on Niles Canyon … Continue reading

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HIKING: Rhus Trail

Finally found a parking spot at Rhus Trailhead… hiked the first part of the trail… enjoying the fragrant laurels and ghostly buckeyes after the huge storm last weekend… to be continued to Black Mountain!

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BAY AREA: Toyon Time

Love the sunset light on East Bay hills!

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LOS ALTOS HILLS: Blue Hike

After a smoky summer one can only be happily surprised by a blue sky hike!

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Mission San Francisco

Tartine… Dolores Park… Valencia Street… Urban Ritual… sweet September Sunday…

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SHORT HIKE: Purisima Creek Redwoods

Short hike… albino surprise… ocean spray.

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