Proud to say the hubs and I play tourist in our own area as often as possible! The last time we were at Angel Island we hiked up to the peak and back down on a hot winter day last year with a limited ferry schedule…this time it was Memorial Day weekend with an hourly ferry […]
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Hidden Gem of the California State Parks – Butano State Park
As the hubs and I hiked through this beautiful little hidden gem within the California State Park system I thought to myself, ‘I hope one day my grand kids find this little blog of mine and are inspired to get outside and see what we have seen’. Thankfully this park will be saved for our […]
Land of Star Wars and Rolling Green Hills – Big Rock Ridge Trail
The hubs and I searched for Ewoks on Big Rock Ridge Trail above Skywalker Ranch but didn’t find any!?! 🙁 Big Rock Ridge Trail is off Lucas Valley Road and begins at, wait for it…a big rock. We had been here in the fall and went up the Loma Alta Fire Road side to watch […]
Escape to Montara Mountain – San Mateo County
Sometimes we need to escape reality to deal with reality. The hubs and I have been escaping to beautiful places since we have moved to the North Bay but now more than ever do we need to unplug and get out and enjoy nature. Montara Mountain is a wonderfully diverse hike from shady eucalyptus to […]
Sibley Volcanic Preserve – East Bay
If you have a dog, please take them on this hike! Dog’s get to walk off leash under voice control and you get some amazing views! The hubs and I needed to cut our east bay hike short so we only got to do 2.5 miles of this beautiful place and can’t wait to go […]
A Magical Hike – Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. Many of our old growth redwoods were cut down long ago but there are pockets of them that remain around the bay area to remind us of what nature would look like if we had left it alone. This […]
Fall Hike to Tucker Falls – Marin
And where shall we go today my love? The hubs hears this often from my lips. How do you decide where to go and explore every weekend? I read a lot of other people’s blogs, follow others on Instagram and sometimes I just stumble upon it. Thanks to the internet the hubs and I get […]
Exploring Mendocino County 1 Waterfall and Lighthouse at a Time
If your hubs sneezes in the forest and no one else is around does it make a sound? Yes!! We were exploring the Chamberlain Creek Waterfall Trail in the Jackson Demonstration Forest for our last hike of 2016 and the hubs ended up having a sneezing attack that echoed through the forest. 🙂 No one else […]
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Have you checked out your local hiking spots lately? We have lived here 3 years and have driven by this lovely little hiking spot off Highway 12 on the way to Sebastopol several times without stopping. From the road it doesn’t look like a very enticing place to hike and it is short and flat […]
Estero Americano Raptor Hike – Bodega Bay
Migrating birds of prey soaring high above the brown grasses, dolphins jumping through waves below the cliffs, whale spouts in the distance near the horizon, jackrabbits bouncing through grass, cows grazing along the coastal bluffs, deer wandering the hillsides, a pouncing bobcat in the ravine and 18 nature lovers go for a walk guided by […]