What do you think about Napa? Fancy tastings? Picnics near the vines? Accidental peddling between wineries and tasty dinner? It could be, but don’t allow those thoughts to trick you. Napa could be full of active adventures (mixed with all things from above)! Early Morning Drive Silverado Trail Nothing could bit early morning fall drive….
Tag: San Francisco Bay Area
The most beautiful redwood groves in Bay Area
Some of the sites in the list are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex. Big Basin State Park currently is closed due to extensive fire damage. Please check web sites on the latest info. San Francisco Bay Area has a lot to offer when you think about hiking. Salt ponds of the bay, rolling…
Best Bay Area Parks to see wildflowers
Some of the sites in the list are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex and SCU Fire Complex. Please check web sites on the latest info. If I ask you, what place would you think when I ask you where to find wildflowers in California, I doubt, I will hear “Bay Area.” But indeed…
Hiking Peters Creek Loop at Portola Redwoods State Park
Portola Redwoods State Park is frequently forgotten. Its more famous brother, Big Basin State Park, sees way more hikers. Nestled deep in the redwood-covered Santa Cruz mountains, the park has so many to offer. Peters Creek Loop trail features, probably, the most scenic area, that could compete with northern coastal groves. The trail is kick…
Fall Farms Coastal Trip
Some of the sites in the list are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex. Please check web sites on the latest info. This part of the year – the middle of September – the beginning of October, always triggers the romantic part of me. I want to wear knit sweaters and hats, boots, and…
Waterfall hikes. San Francisco South Bay and Peninsula edition
Some of the sites in the list are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex. Big Basin State Park currently closed due to extensive fire damage. Please check web sites on the latest info. Winter brings rain, and with the rains, waterfalls season starts. When mountains and their mighty falls are still covered with the…
Portola Redwoods State Park: Tip Toe Falls
Winter is an eventful season. Snow in Sierras and Cascades, storms on the coast, rain in the Bay. And when it starts to rain the Bay Area, the best thing to do is go hike waterfalls. North Bay has its jewels, as well as Mt.Diablo. Peninsula has Big Basin famous Berry Falls and other smaller…