New year’s resolution: get outdoors more! Sounds good to us. We’ve rounded up some favorite adventures from 2018. Whether you check off one of these adventures or all ten, it’s a great way to start the new year. Happy 2019!
Looking to spice up your hiking life? Give your partner a rose—Mount Rose! The 10-mile out-and-back peak hike goes up to one of the grandest views in all of Lake Tahoe. Get ready for a solid hiking day! The first…
Lush vineyards aren’t the only things rolling in Sonoma Valley these days. Casual cruiser biking is one of the best ways to see the sights and taste the wines! The key: Pedal the country roads and paved bike paths that…
Out with the old, in with the New Year—and a new calendar! Download your complimentary 2019 Hiking Calendar from Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and try a different hike every month of the year.
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Hundred-foot redwoods, a shaded canyon, and views overlooking Half Moon Bay. This 10-mile loop hike in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve is a roller-coaster of uphill and downhill along with easygoing stretches through some of the Bay Area’s most…
Ten years ago we dubbed it the “Grand Walk” and said it was one of the most scenic and stunning trails in the West. We were wrong. This is the most scenic urban hike in America!
Granite mountain-scape, superb sunset views, crystal lakes, and shoreline campsites … the trip to Paradise Lake in Tahoe National Forest lives up to its idyllic name. Just a few hours from the Bay Area, this 15.6-mile (round-trip) out-and-back hike or…
In its bustling urban setting, UC Berkeley’s campus may seem like an open book, but it’s actually home to spots that are off the beaten path, even for students. Now there's a "Cal Secret Spots" guide, created in collaboration with the…
If you’re crazy about the ocean, the beach, and waterfalls, Bolinas’s Coast Trail is bound to become one of your all-time favorite spring hikes. It’s got one killer cliffside view after another and a classic climax: Alamere Falls, a 50-foot…
Downward dog, meet goat. As in Goat Yoga at Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay. The fifteen or so baby goats roaming the barn-turned-yoga-studio here are the yogi partners you never knew you needed. During the 45-minute session you’ll flow…
Along the banks of the East Fork Carson River, brushing the California–Nevada border, sits a series of hot spring pools surrounded by high desert. The springs have for years been a sanctuary for rafters and kayakers making their way down…
Lingering wildflowers and sweeping Pacifica views … this 1,900-foot peak hike up Pacifica’s Montara Mountain has it all, including a beach ending! Start at the Gray Whale Cove trailhead on the southeast side of its namesake parking lot (arrive early,…
Redwoods, wooden bridges, a trailside stream, and lush greenery galore…
Blissfully quiet on early winter mornings, San Gregorio State Beach…
The redwoods aren't the only "big" things at Big Basin…
What’s one of the best things to do on the…
Whale watching, hiking along bluffs, and a picnic overlooking the…
Powder up for a snow-filled adventure to frozen Woods Lake.…
Forget a dozen roses. Give your love a botanical garden.…
Rain, sun, rain, wind, partial sun, rain … what’s a…
Napa County’s Lake Berryessa is known for its boating, but…
If the only bird you pay any attention to is…
If your idea of a great winter wander is walking…
So, you wanna give your love the sun, the moon,…
