I love that my future grandkids will be able to see the same redwoods that we saw on our visit to Muir Woods! So grateful for our national monuments, state and county parks that preserve the natural environment for everyone to enjoy for years to come. We had attempted going to Muir Woods last year […]
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Devils Punchbowl Waterfall
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 […]
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 […]
Armstrong Woods
Ever really thought you could walk through a state park and hear nothing…nothing at all. I have visited Armstrong Woods a handful of times since we moved. It’s where you take visitors who want to see the majestic redwoods. It was also one of our first hikes when we moved. Getting to Armstrong Woods is […]
Muir Beach
Of course we woke up late on a Saturday and of course Muir Woods was too crowded when we got there with cars parked along the road to the entrance. Totally ok, we had a back up plan even though we had no cell signal to look up our back up plan. We decided to just go to […]