I had found a new to me Napa Hiking website last week and saw Devils Punchbowl Falls listed so of course that peaked my interest! It says it is only 1.2 miles round trip but when you don’t follow the correct path it can be more like 4 miles oh and the 500 ft elevation gain (and I […]
Hiking
Tubbs Island Wildlife Refuge
While this is a nice flat 8.1 mile trail along the marshland to San Pablo Bay where you have uninterrupted views of the city, take a hiking partner with you that can entertain you through a boring mile #2…or just enjoy the complete peace and quiet. I prefer my hiking partner that entertains me with hypothetical […]
Top of the World!
It was a foggy morning as we raced to get to the top of Armstrong Woods to experience being above the clouds before the fog burned off. We had heard you could drive to the top of the park and see for days so off we went in search of this magical spot. We asked the […]
Olompali SHP
Palm trees, Grateful Dead, Chinese Cedar trees, Miwok Indians, Dentist, historic battle, giant Madrones, dairy barn, hippie commune and hiking. Did I get your attention yet? Normally we are flying through this area of the 101 just north of San Francisco to get from point A to point B…or sitting in the 101 north parking lot for hours on […]
Riverfront Park
The great explorers were lost from time to time, right? I usually have a handy printed map with us on our hikes since we don’t always have reception where we go but this one looked so simple that I didn’t bother. Nor did we really bother with looking at the map posted at the trail parking lot […]
Shiloh in fall
We are finally official trail walker volunteers for Sonoma County Parks! We met with the nicest ranger on Sunday at Shiloh Regional Park in Windsor for our field orientation and got to hiking right away. The hubs and I had been looking for something to volunteer in the community that was flexible enough to fit in […]
Crane Creek
Crane Creek Regional Park was a perfect short hike to get our hiking legs back. We haven’t been out in a few weeks and needed a touch of nature to ground us again. Life tends to take over free time but we need to take moments to get out and smell the fresh air, see […]
Jack London SHP
One of our favorite local hikes is at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, CA. The Valley of the Moon Natural History Association has done a wonderful job preserving the history of Jack London’s ranch. Very well maintained trails, museum, a vineyard, and several entertainment events draw one in over and over. As I […]
Tolay Fall Festival
Pumpkins, Kettle corn, hay rides, open space on a gorgeous fall day! This was our first year attending the Tolay Fall Festival. We had been curious about the open space preserve as you need a special permit to hike there. If the pumpkin signs weren’t posted we would have missed the turn off. It is […]
Refraction
Weekly Photo Challenge, refraction. In the process of learning the art of photography and loving it!