Angel Island is a multi-purpose island that is right in the middle of the bay and surrounded by the three big bridges: Golden Gate bridge, Bay bridge, and Richmond bridge. Over the years the island was used for a whole bunch of things, including a hunting ground for native Americans …
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Dynamite and explosions galore: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
For those that know us personally it is obvious that Lumi and I are the adventurous types, so when we had the opportunity to explore a dangerous dynamite facility we grabbed it! Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a nice little park with a great view of the upper bay. We …
read moreTilden regional park: Vollmer peak
A quick and easy 7.2mi (12km) hike in Tilden park with awesome views of the bay area, including San Francisco, the golden gate bridge, Oakland, Emeryville, the bay bridge, silicon valley and much more.
We set off really late (at around 11:30am) and just drove up to Grizzly …
read moreHiking and Geo Caching along the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline / the Keller Beach Park
Today we went off for another short 'warm-up' hike before the big hiking seasons starts. We drove to Richmond, CA where we walked along the shoreline, explored some old railroad tracks, discovered some brick houses (and factories), enjoyed the view over almost the complete bay area, and strolled through Richmond's …
read moreGolden Gate bridge, Point Bonita lighthouse and light hike around the Rodeo lagoon
On our first hike of the new year we set off for the Golden Gate bridge, Point Bonita lighthouse and beyond. We got up relatively late as we only planned a very light hike as the first hike of 2013. The weather was actually perfect and we set off with …
read moreMuir Woods hike
Muir Woods National Monument is a very special park as you see many redwood groves with huge trees. The park features two short loops down in the valley that pass along a couple of different redwood groves. These loops are like highways, almost paved, and well looked-after.
read moreLake Anza stroll
Today was a sunny late September lazy Sunday and we just wanted to get out to enjoy the sun and relax a little. We packed our bag with swimsuits, enough water, some carrots, sweets, and sun lotion and set off for Lake Anza in Tilden Regional Park. As a side …
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