Monthly Archives: May 2018

Coal Creek Open Space Preserve

This hike was my first visit to Coal Creek Open Space Preserve, a 500-acre preserve along Skyline Blvd (CA-35) just northwest of Page Mill Rd in the southeast corner of San Mateo County.  The preserve is just across Skyline Blvd … Continue reading

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Presidio of San Francisco – short walk from Inspiration Point

For the last several years (10, to be exact) I have walked in San Francisco’s famous Bay to Breakers, one of the longest-running foot races in the country.  This year the weather was exceptionally good, and I had decided that … Continue reading

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Santa Clara County Parks PixInParks Challenge: Santa Teresa

A 2.6-mile loop hike at Santa Teresa County Park on the Stile Ranch, Mine, and Fortini Trails is well-known as a great spring wildflower hike.  And although I’ve hiked this loop, or part of it, several times, on this particular … Continue reading

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