Full Moon Adventures

There's a full moon this weekend—ready to get your shine on? From a sublime paddle to a do-it-yourself or group-led night hike, here are three ways to adventure under the North Bay's moonlight.

Week: 09.15.2016

Regions: Northern CA

Date Night with the Bay

Hike at Sears Point in Sonoma

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We’re lucky to live beside one of the most beautiful natural bays in the world. Yet finding a place to have it all to yourself? That can be a challenge. Unless you take a sunset and moonlight stroll at the newly opened Sears Point in Sonoma County. The Sonoma Land Trust spearhead

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Fall Escape to Yosemite's Tenaya Lodge

Fall Escape to Yosemite's Tenaya Lodge

Everybody loves national parks. But the lodging, well, that often leaves plenty to be desired. Unless you stay at Yosemite’s only four-diamond resort: Tenaya Lodge. All of Tenaya’s lodge rooms are newly renovated, with deluxe baths, cozy beds, and flat-screen TVs. Just 2 miles fr

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Shimmering Paddle

Kayaking under a Full Moon in Jenner, North Bay Northern California

Uniquely situated where the Russian River meets the rugged Pacific coast, Jenner is a shining star of kayaking destinations. It’s even better when paddling here under the shining moon! WaterTreks EcoTours leads full-moon kayaking tours that are part adventure and part celestial t

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Full Moonshiner!

Guided moonlight hike on Mount Tam in the North Bay

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It started out as a way to romance his dates. But today John Benus invites everyone to his fantastic full-moon hikes to Moonlight Hill on Mount Tam. He usually hosts the hikes on weekends, and the next one is this Friday, September 16. Ready to become a Marin Moonshiner? Okay! Fi

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Heads Up, Headlands!
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Caves in Mojave
No one expects to see caves when they visit the desert, and that’s part of what makes Mitchell Caverns in the Mojave Desert such an interesting place. Go on a two-hour guided adventure tour through Mitchell Caverns in Providence Mountains State Recreation Area.
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Triumphant in Triunfo
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Secret Blooms
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