Wetland Walks
What’s not to like about post-rain hikes? With all the lush greenery and busy birds, these wetland walks (with rain-scrubbed views of the bay) are short and sweet for this wild weather. No need for any rain dances!
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See Beautiful Birds on the Bay Trail at Stevens Creek Preserve
Nestled between a Silicon Valley tech giant and Moffett Airfield there’s a pool party where feathers are flying! At 55 acres, Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area has a recent addition: the Moffett Field Bay Trail. To get to the preserve, take the gravel path at the Kite Fly
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Three Must Do Adventures in Humboldt County
1) Redwoods National Park & Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Roosevelt elk, canyons covered in bright green ferns and glistening with small waterfalls—oh yeah—and the tallest trees on the planet! Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park (which is part of Redwoods National Park) has it
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Hike Rush Creek Open Space Novato
Where do the wild things go? Well, if you're a bird, you might head to Rush Creek Open Space in Novato. This 522-acre preserve just east of Highway 101 has one of the densest bird populations in the North Bay outside of Point Reyes. And the beautiful thing? Not very many people k
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Hiking Palo Alto's Baylands Nature Preserve
If the only bird you pay any attention to is the one you see on Twitter, then Palo Alto has an outdoor surprise for you. Baylands Nature Preserve is considered one of the best birding spots on the West Coast and gets bragging rights as one of the largest tracts of undisturbed mar
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