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The all-American consumption blitz. The best of capitalism — or the absolute worst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you love it or hate it, Black Friday is here again, taking over our ads and inboxes with loud proclamations of deals and discounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sure, you could argue that this old shopping standby is changing shape — no longer just a day but a whole long weekend with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/11/24/1138247732/come-for-the-free-cookies-stay-for-the-shopping\">Small Business Saturday\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/940170225/u-s-shoppers-might-spend-13-million-per-minute-during-cyber-monday-peak\">Cyber Monday\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/11/30/457881058/love-it-or-hate-it-givingtuesday-has-become-a-thing\">Giving Tuesday\u003c/a>. You could even call it Black November, with some seasonal sales having started days ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you’re looking to put away your pocketbook entirely? Organized alternatives for the day of can feel scarce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, you’ve come to the right place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below are four trends for ditching the cart creatively, plus tips for joining in, if that’s your jam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1. Go for a hike\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re on Instagram, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/optoutside/?hl=en\">the #OptOutside movement.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trend started in 2015, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.rei.com/opt-outside?cm_mmc=aff_AL-_-40661-_-55097-_-NA&avad=55097_e34a6db6d\">REI\u003c/a>, the outdoor outfitting behemoth, announced it was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcur.org/2015-10-27/rei-to-close-stores-on-black-friday\">shutting its doors\u003c/a> for Black Friday and paying its workers to go play in nature. [aside postID=science_1985496 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/GettyImages-534340452-1020x681.jpg']The bold move proved \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/11/24/566248418/the-optoutside-sales-pitch-go-outdoors-on-black-friday\">so good for PR\u003c/a> that the company has committed to making it an annual tradition. REI says that some \u003ca href=\"https://www.rei.com/blog/social/the-history-of-opt-outside\">700 organizations and 7 million people\u003c/a> have followed suit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you, too, want to choose trails over aisles, start by checking out the websites of your local state and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks-state.htm\">national parks\u003c/a>. Some have \u003ca href=\"https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-state-parks-free-nov-24-2023\">started waiving fees\u003c/a> or offering \u003ca href=\"https://southcarolinaparks.com/park-news/black-friday-2023\">special events\u003c/a> for the holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re heading out where the weather is cold, NPR’s Brian Mann offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/11/24/566248418/the-optoutside-sales-pitch-go-outdoors-on-black-friday\">these safety tips\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. Try ‘buy nothing’ groups\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You might remember “Buy Nothing Day” as an early aughts anti-consumerist stunt involving \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsa7PShJKWg\">zombie costumes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://archive.nytimes.com/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/a-fresh-advertising-pitch-buy-nothing/\">conga lines of empty shopping carts. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at its heart, Buy Nothing Day is just a boycott of Black Friday. Started by the group Adbusters, it was intended to be a 24-hour moratorium on purchases as a personal counter to unsustainable consumption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of why Buy Nothing Day failed to catch on was that it received a big backlash in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. National sentiment suggested that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1133719\">shopping could be an act of patriotism\u003c/a> — a way to boost the economy and beef up America’s stature in a burgeoning war against terrorism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, \u003ca href=\"https://www.adbusters.org/article/the-evolution-of-the-buy-nothing-meme\">Buy Nothing Day\u003c/a> still exists, but the more mainstream distillation of the idea endures in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/05/24/613270172/facebook-project-wants-you-to-buy-nothing-and-ask-for-what-you-need\">Buy Nothing Project\u003c/a>. Millions participate in the series of community-centered giveaway groups powered by \u003ca href=\"https://www.marketplace.org/2023/05/16/what-happened-to-the-buy-nothing-project/\">Facebook and, more recently, an app.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to break the buying trend, check out some options for meaningful gift-giving from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/12/14/1142750086/christmas-gift-giving-guide#:~:text=You%20can%20give%20meaningful%20holiday,have%20a%20date%20night%20out.\">NPR’s Life Kit\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On some calendars, you may see Native American Heritage Day listed for the Friday after Thanksgiving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day was formally made into \u003ca href=\"https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hjres62/text\">a U.S. civil holiday in 2008\u003c/a>, conceived as a way to pay tribute to tribes and their contributions to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, some Native Americans have \u003ca href=\"https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/11/20/native-american-heritage-day\">criticized the holiday’s timing\u003c/a>, saying it was picked in poor taste. [aside postID=science_1985049 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/GettyImages-460036505-1038x576.jpg']For one, the holiday comes straight after Thanksgiving, which some Native Americans call the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/25/us/national-day-of-mourning-race-deconstructed-newsletter/index.html\">National Day of Mourning\u003c/a> for its longstanding connection to colonialism. European settlers killed 56 million indigenous people across South, Central and North America in about 100 years, researchers at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2019/feb/great-dying-americas-disturbed-earths-climate\">the University College London\u003c/a> estimate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, the holiday is shared with Black Friday, which some view as celebrating capitalistic greed and gluttony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, U.S. presidents have issued proclamations to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/indigenous-peoples-day-native-americans-columbus\">observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day \u003c/a>on Columbus Day, the federal holiday that falls in October and celebrates the voyage of Christopher Columbus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the month of November is still set aside as \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/31/a-proclamation-on-national-native-american-heritage-month-2023/\">Native American Heritage Month. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are no set rules for observing the time, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.firstnations.org/news/how-to-celebrate-native-american-heritage-month/\">some Native American groups\u003c/a> suggest making space for reflection, recognition and education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might start by \u003ca href=\"https://native-land.ca/\">looking up\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1160204144/indigenous-land-acknowledgments\">formally acknowledging\u003c/a> which Indigenous lands you’re living on or visiting, then checking for local events or digging into books and podcasts. Check out this \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/09/1204151646/up-first-briefing-indigenous-peoples-day-history-celebrate\">edition of NPR’s Up First newsletter\u003c/a> for a handy list of ideas.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4. Learn something new\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the lure of a good deal is too much to give up, consider checking out your public library. As the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/black-friday-2022\">New York Public Library\u003c/a> likes to point out in an annual ad campaign, the inventory is literally free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they’re not the only public institution that says brainy is the new black.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA uses the day to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/black-hole-friday/\">share fun facts about black holes\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://whyy.org/articles/should-black-friday-be-renamed-museum-friday/\">Museums across the country\u003c/a> offer special events and discounted admission. And, of course, NPR will still be broadcasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/about-npr/187046089/ways-to-listen-to-npr\">your local radio station\u003c/a> or tune into \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/about-npr/187046089/ways-to-listen-to-npr\">the NPR app\u003c/a> to access the latest news and compelling stories — free on Friday, Saturday, Sunday … and every single day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"From hiking local trails to studying black holes, some Americans are finding creative ways to mark the country's busiest shopping day without spending a dime.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1700960155,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":877},"headData":{"title":"From Hiking to Stargazing: Creative Alternatives to Black Friday Shopping | KQED","description":"From hiking local trails to studying black holes, some Americans are finding creative ways to mark the country's busiest shopping day without spending a dime.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"From Hiking to Stargazing: Creative Alternatives to Black Friday Shopping","datePublished":"2023-11-24T15:30:12.000Z","dateModified":"2023-11-26T00:55:55.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"nprImageCredit":"Mario Tama","nprByline":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/1128885748/emily-olson\">Emily Olson\u003c/a>","nprImageAgency":"Getty Images","nprStoryId":"1213214810","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1213214810&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1213214810/black-friday-2023-alternatives-shopping?ft=nprml&f=1213214810","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:01:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:01:13 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:01:13 -0500","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11968062/from-hiking-to-stargazing-creative-alternatives-to-black-friday-shopping","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Super Bowl of shopping. The all-American consumption blitz. The best of capitalism — or the absolute worst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you love it or hate it, Black Friday is here again, taking over our ads and inboxes with loud proclamations of deals and discounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sure, you could argue that this old shopping standby is changing shape — no longer just a day but a whole long weekend with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/11/24/1138247732/come-for-the-free-cookies-stay-for-the-shopping\">Small Business Saturday\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/940170225/u-s-shoppers-might-spend-13-million-per-minute-during-cyber-monday-peak\">Cyber Monday\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/11/30/457881058/love-it-or-hate-it-givingtuesday-has-become-a-thing\">Giving Tuesday\u003c/a>. You could even call it Black November, with some seasonal sales having started days ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you’re looking to put away your pocketbook entirely? Organized alternatives for the day of can feel scarce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, you’ve come to the right place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below are four trends for ditching the cart creatively, plus tips for joining in, if that’s your jam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1. Go for a hike\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re on Instagram, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/optoutside/?hl=en\">the #OptOutside movement.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trend started in 2015, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.rei.com/opt-outside?cm_mmc=aff_AL-_-40661-_-55097-_-NA&avad=55097_e34a6db6d\">REI\u003c/a>, the outdoor outfitting behemoth, announced it was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcur.org/2015-10-27/rei-to-close-stores-on-black-friday\">shutting its doors\u003c/a> for Black Friday and paying its workers to go play in nature. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"science_1985496","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/GettyImages-534340452-1020x681.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The bold move proved \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/11/24/566248418/the-optoutside-sales-pitch-go-outdoors-on-black-friday\">so good for PR\u003c/a> that the company has committed to making it an annual tradition. REI says that some \u003ca href=\"https://www.rei.com/blog/social/the-history-of-opt-outside\">700 organizations and 7 million people\u003c/a> have followed suit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you, too, want to choose trails over aisles, start by checking out the websites of your local state and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks-state.htm\">national parks\u003c/a>. Some have \u003ca href=\"https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-state-parks-free-nov-24-2023\">started waiving fees\u003c/a> or offering \u003ca href=\"https://southcarolinaparks.com/park-news/black-friday-2023\">special events\u003c/a> for the holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re heading out where the weather is cold, NPR’s Brian Mann offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/11/24/566248418/the-optoutside-sales-pitch-go-outdoors-on-black-friday\">these safety tips\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. Try ‘buy nothing’ groups\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You might remember “Buy Nothing Day” as an early aughts anti-consumerist stunt involving \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsa7PShJKWg\">zombie costumes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://archive.nytimes.com/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/a-fresh-advertising-pitch-buy-nothing/\">conga lines of empty shopping carts. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at its heart, Buy Nothing Day is just a boycott of Black Friday. Started by the group Adbusters, it was intended to be a 24-hour moratorium on purchases as a personal counter to unsustainable consumption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of why Buy Nothing Day failed to catch on was that it received a big backlash in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. National sentiment suggested that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1133719\">shopping could be an act of patriotism\u003c/a> — a way to boost the economy and beef up America’s stature in a burgeoning war against terrorism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, \u003ca href=\"https://www.adbusters.org/article/the-evolution-of-the-buy-nothing-meme\">Buy Nothing Day\u003c/a> still exists, but the more mainstream distillation of the idea endures in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/05/24/613270172/facebook-project-wants-you-to-buy-nothing-and-ask-for-what-you-need\">Buy Nothing Project\u003c/a>. Millions participate in the series of community-centered giveaway groups powered by \u003ca href=\"https://www.marketplace.org/2023/05/16/what-happened-to-the-buy-nothing-project/\">Facebook and, more recently, an app.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to break the buying trend, check out some options for meaningful gift-giving from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/12/14/1142750086/christmas-gift-giving-guide#:~:text=You%20can%20give%20meaningful%20holiday,have%20a%20date%20night%20out.\">NPR’s Life Kit\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On some calendars, you may see Native American Heritage Day listed for the Friday after Thanksgiving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day was formally made into \u003ca href=\"https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hjres62/text\">a U.S. civil holiday in 2008\u003c/a>, conceived as a way to pay tribute to tribes and their contributions to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, some Native Americans have \u003ca href=\"https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/11/20/native-american-heritage-day\">criticized the holiday’s timing\u003c/a>, saying it was picked in poor taste. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"science_1985049","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/GettyImages-460036505-1038x576.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>For one, the holiday comes straight after Thanksgiving, which some Native Americans call the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/25/us/national-day-of-mourning-race-deconstructed-newsletter/index.html\">National Day of Mourning\u003c/a> for its longstanding connection to colonialism. European settlers killed 56 million indigenous people across South, Central and North America in about 100 years, researchers at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2019/feb/great-dying-americas-disturbed-earths-climate\">the University College London\u003c/a> estimate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, the holiday is shared with Black Friday, which some view as celebrating capitalistic greed and gluttony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, U.S. presidents have issued proclamations to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/indigenous-peoples-day-native-americans-columbus\">observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day \u003c/a>on Columbus Day, the federal holiday that falls in October and celebrates the voyage of Christopher Columbus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the month of November is still set aside as \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/31/a-proclamation-on-national-native-american-heritage-month-2023/\">Native American Heritage Month. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are no set rules for observing the time, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.firstnations.org/news/how-to-celebrate-native-american-heritage-month/\">some Native American groups\u003c/a> suggest making space for reflection, recognition and education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might start by \u003ca href=\"https://native-land.ca/\">looking up\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1160204144/indigenous-land-acknowledgments\">formally acknowledging\u003c/a> which Indigenous lands you’re living on or visiting, then checking for local events or digging into books and podcasts. Check out this \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/09/1204151646/up-first-briefing-indigenous-peoples-day-history-celebrate\">edition of NPR’s Up First newsletter\u003c/a> for a handy list of ideas.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4. Learn something new\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the lure of a good deal is too much to give up, consider checking out your public library. As the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/black-friday-2022\">New York Public Library\u003c/a> likes to point out in an annual ad campaign, the inventory is literally free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they’re not the only public institution that says brainy is the new black.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA uses the day to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/black-hole-friday/\">share fun facts about black holes\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://whyy.org/articles/should-black-friday-be-renamed-museum-friday/\">Museums across the country\u003c/a> offer special events and discounted admission. And, of course, NPR will still be broadcasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/about-npr/187046089/ways-to-listen-to-npr\">your local radio station\u003c/a> or tune into \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/about-npr/187046089/ways-to-listen-to-npr\">the NPR app\u003c/a> to access the latest news and compelling stories — free on Friday, Saturday, Sunday … and every single day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11968062/from-hiking-to-stargazing-creative-alternatives-to-black-friday-shopping","authors":["byline_news_11968062"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_32707","news_289","news_27626","news_29828","news_33528"],"affiliates":["news_253"],"featImg":"news_11968063","label":"news_253"},"news_11789086":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11789086","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11789086","score":null,"sort":[1575138148000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"doorbusters-busted-shoppers-rethink-black-friday","title":"Doorbusters Busted: Some Shoppers Are Rethinking Black Friday","publishDate":1575138148,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Black Friday isn't what it used to be. Just ask Chris Ott.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He married into a family that never missed the occasion. And let's just say, he really got into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Thanksgiving dinner, they'd peruse Black Friday ads, developing a \"really fun strategic plan — pick the store that we were going to wait outside of, we would divide and conquer,\" said Ott, 42, a cybersecurity engineer and youth pastor in the Denver area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11789094\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11789094\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/portion-of-people-who-planned-to-do_chartbuilder_custom-f10ddf66cf4b037f5741b06bb31b1593291dc770-s600-c85-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/portion-of-people-who-planned-to-do_chartbuilder_custom-f10ddf66cf4b037f5741b06bb31b1593291dc770-s600-c85-1.png 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/portion-of-people-who-planned-to-do_chartbuilder_custom-f10ddf66cf4b037f5741b06bb31b1593291dc770-s600-c85-1-160x256.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, 36% of people said they planned to do most of their holiday shopping on Black Friday in 2019. That's down from 51% in 2016 and 59% in 2015. \u003ccite>(PwC survey, Holiday Outlook 2019)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It was so extreme for us that we'd be on vacation with family in Florida over Thanksgiving and we would wait outside the Best Buy in Orlando to see what we could get there,\" he added with a laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But lately, this family tradition has fizzled out. Stores kept opening earlier, cutting into Thanksgiving dinner. The internet made it easy to price-check deals that started to seem less worthwhile. Online shopping became convenient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, \"we decided we'd rather just put up Christmas decorations, and didn't even go,\" Ott said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not just Ott. This year, only 36% of people said they planned to do most of their holiday shopping on Black Friday — down from 51% just three years ago, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Black Friday is still a very major event, both for retailers and for shopping. But historically, it's been \u003cem>the\u003c/em> major event and now it's just a part of the overall season,\" said Steve Barr, who leads PwC's consumer markets practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stores have \"permanently conditioned\" shoppers to expect big discounts on days other than Black Friday, Barr said. Retailers have made up additional shopping holidays like Cyber Monday and Prime Day. They've moved doorbusters back to Thursday and even Wednesday. This year, many started holiday sales in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be clear, Black Friday is still the busiest shopping day of the year. \"Our data shows that there's still a massive spike on Black Friday,\" said Brian Field of ShopperTrak, which tracks in-store foot traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, not everyone who visits a store actually buys something. Still, compared with the rest of the year, Field said, Black Friday also does better at attracting shoppers to stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for the past two years, the number of people joining the tradition has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/24/black-friday-thanksgiving-foot-traffic-drops-1-percent-shoppertrak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inched lower\u003c/a>. And some experts say, that's not necessarily a bad thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11789095\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11789095\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/how-people-planned-to-do-holiday_chartbuilder_custom-baa2068ff0ff322af03f2f0d624e59fc2ae2dc86-s600-c85.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/how-people-planned-to-do-holiday_chartbuilder_custom-baa2068ff0ff322af03f2f0d624e59fc2ae2dc86-s600-c85.png 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/how-people-planned-to-do-holiday_chartbuilder_custom-baa2068ff0ff322af03f2f0d624e59fc2ae2dc86-s600-c85-160x256.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For the first time in 2019, the majority of people told a PwC survey they planned to do most of their holiday shopping online rather than in stores. \u003ccite>(PwC survey, Holiday Outlook 2019)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's a minor decline,\" Field said. \"And it's probably more than made up for with the shopping that's happening online.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, this year PwC found — for the first time — the majority of people planned to do their holiday shopping online instead of in stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides, stores have tried for years to make doorbusters a more pleasant experience, to tame the stampedes and the fights over toys and TVs. In the most infamous 2008 incident, some 2,000 riled-up shoppers literally burst through the doors of a Walmart in New York state, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/business/29walmart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trampling a store worker to death\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you think about it, the doorbuster culture has stores fighting over shoppers who are mainly there because stuff is cheap — many of whom might not return until the following holiday season, said Peter Fader, professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Fader said, more and more companies are realizing the real value is in loyal shoppers who are there all year, rather than fair-weather shoppers from one weekend in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's always the chance that we could turn that ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, but it's not that common,\" he said. \"And you'd start to say, 'Whoa, wait a minute, why are we paying people double overtime to be here, to serve these not-so-great customers?' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Doorbusters+Busted%3A+Shoppers+Rethink+Black+Friday&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The day after Thanksgiving is still the busiest shopping day of the year. But, for many reasons, it is losing its status as the focal point of the holiday shopping season.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1575329937,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":716},"headData":{"title":"Doorbusters Busted: Some Shoppers Are Rethinking Black Friday | KQED","description":"The day after Thanksgiving is still the busiest shopping day of the year. 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Just ask Chris Ott.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He married into a family that never missed the occasion. And let's just say, he really got into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Thanksgiving dinner, they'd peruse Black Friday ads, developing a \"really fun strategic plan — pick the store that we were going to wait outside of, we would divide and conquer,\" said Ott, 42, a cybersecurity engineer and youth pastor in the Denver area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11789094\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11789094\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/portion-of-people-who-planned-to-do_chartbuilder_custom-f10ddf66cf4b037f5741b06bb31b1593291dc770-s600-c85-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/portion-of-people-who-planned-to-do_chartbuilder_custom-f10ddf66cf4b037f5741b06bb31b1593291dc770-s600-c85-1.png 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/portion-of-people-who-planned-to-do_chartbuilder_custom-f10ddf66cf4b037f5741b06bb31b1593291dc770-s600-c85-1-160x256.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, 36% of people said they planned to do most of their holiday shopping on Black Friday in 2019. That's down from 51% in 2016 and 59% in 2015. \u003ccite>(PwC survey, Holiday Outlook 2019)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It was so extreme for us that we'd be on vacation with family in Florida over Thanksgiving and we would wait outside the Best Buy in Orlando to see what we could get there,\" he added with a laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But lately, this family tradition has fizzled out. Stores kept opening earlier, cutting into Thanksgiving dinner. The internet made it easy to price-check deals that started to seem less worthwhile. Online shopping became convenient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, \"we decided we'd rather just put up Christmas decorations, and didn't even go,\" Ott said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not just Ott. This year, only 36% of people said they planned to do most of their holiday shopping on Black Friday — down from 51% just three years ago, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Black Friday is still a very major event, both for retailers and for shopping. But historically, it's been \u003cem>the\u003c/em> major event and now it's just a part of the overall season,\" said Steve Barr, who leads PwC's consumer markets practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stores have \"permanently conditioned\" shoppers to expect big discounts on days other than Black Friday, Barr said. Retailers have made up additional shopping holidays like Cyber Monday and Prime Day. They've moved doorbusters back to Thursday and even Wednesday. This year, many started holiday sales in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be clear, Black Friday is still the busiest shopping day of the year. \"Our data shows that there's still a massive spike on Black Friday,\" said Brian Field of ShopperTrak, which tracks in-store foot traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, not everyone who visits a store actually buys something. Still, compared with the rest of the year, Field said, Black Friday also does better at attracting shoppers to stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for the past two years, the number of people joining the tradition has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/24/black-friday-thanksgiving-foot-traffic-drops-1-percent-shoppertrak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inched lower\u003c/a>. And some experts say, that's not necessarily a bad thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11789095\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11789095\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/how-people-planned-to-do-holiday_chartbuilder_custom-baa2068ff0ff322af03f2f0d624e59fc2ae2dc86-s600-c85.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/how-people-planned-to-do-holiday_chartbuilder_custom-baa2068ff0ff322af03f2f0d624e59fc2ae2dc86-s600-c85.png 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/how-people-planned-to-do-holiday_chartbuilder_custom-baa2068ff0ff322af03f2f0d624e59fc2ae2dc86-s600-c85-160x256.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For the first time in 2019, the majority of people told a PwC survey they planned to do most of their holiday shopping online rather than in stores. \u003ccite>(PwC survey, Holiday Outlook 2019)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's a minor decline,\" Field said. \"And it's probably more than made up for with the shopping that's happening online.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, this year PwC found — for the first time — the majority of people planned to do their holiday shopping online instead of in stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides, stores have tried for years to make doorbusters a more pleasant experience, to tame the stampedes and the fights over toys and TVs. In the most infamous 2008 incident, some 2,000 riled-up shoppers literally burst through the doors of a Walmart in New York state, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/business/29walmart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trampling a store worker to death\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you think about it, the doorbuster culture has stores fighting over shoppers who are mainly there because stuff is cheap — many of whom might not return until the following holiday season, said Peter Fader, professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Fader said, more and more companies are realizing the real value is in loyal shoppers who are there all year, rather than fair-weather shoppers from one weekend in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's always the chance that we could turn that ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, but it's not that common,\" he said. \"And you'd start to say, 'Whoa, wait a minute, why are we paying people double overtime to be here, to serve these not-so-great customers?' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Doorbusters+Busted%3A+Shoppers+Rethink+Black+Friday&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11789086/doorbusters-busted-shoppers-rethink-black-friday","authors":["byline_news_11789086"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_289","news_27088","news_4959","news_293"],"featImg":"news_11789087","label":"source_news_11789086"},"news_11632557":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11632557","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11632557","score":null,"sort":[1574884910000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you","title":"GUIDE: Best Holiday Hikes in the Bay Area (Chosen by You)","publishDate":1574884910,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>Want to explore some new Bay Area hikes for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Look no further, the KQED audience has a lot of spectacular trail recommendations for you. Below is a running collection that reporter Miranda Leitsinger has been building since late 2017. Did we miss a hike? \u003ca href=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/3634/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share it with us\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hiking is undoubtably a Bay Area pastime. When we asked our readers to share their favorite trails a few years ago, we received a few hundred replies from every corner of the bay — Livermore to Pescadero, Muir Beach to Mountain View, San Jose to Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trails include Little Yosemite, Brushy Peak and Gray Whale Cove. Some of you didn't want to share your secret, \"quiet\" getaway from the hiking hordes. (\"Like I’m telling. I don’t want my place to get overrun like Mission Peak,\" wrote Paula Baez.) Yeah, we get it. Others quipped that their \"hike\" was a stroll to the fridge (Jacque Sommers) or that \"relatives might get lost\" (Winston Fox Nelson). And yet others shared sweet memories of the trails. (\"The 8-mile trail to Point Reyes [is my favorite], mostly because it was the first of many hikes I took with the woman I married,\" wrote Mark Falstein.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of you did share your top picks — and pics (some with horses, dogs and kids in tow) — as well as your own telling names for trails, such as \"deer tick trail\" in Mount Diablo State Park, and some insider tips on park gems, like a cow named Stella in Rancho San Antonio Preserve, the abundance of banana slugs in Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, and historic Willson Camp in Henry Coe State Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's so hard to choose; they're all my favorites,\" wrote Barbara Baksa. Yes, we agree. And we hope some of these hikes will become new favorites for you, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>EAST BAY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/claremont_canyon/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Stonewall/Panoramic Trail in Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, starting from Stonewall Road in Berkeley near the Claremont Resort. Super steep, but outstanding views. Continue on and it connects with the UC Berkeley Fire Trail system, and into Tilden Regional Park. You can do a nice walk to the trail from the Rockridge BART station. For a crossing of the Berkeley Hills, continue onto the EBMUD trails to the east of Grizzly Peak Road, and you can take the Delaveaga Trail down to Orinda and the Orinda BART station and then back to Rockridge. — \u003cem>Rob Gendreau\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/contra_loma\">Contra Loma Regional Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The reservoir loop AND the surrounding steep hills trails at Contra Loma in Antioch. Such a hometown treasure of scenery & wildlife.\" \u003cem>— Kathy Martin Barlow\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632628\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 466px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11632628 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #767676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut.jpg 466w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut-375x282.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coyote Hills Regional Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Barbara Baksa)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/coyote_hills\">Coyote Hills Regional Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's so hard to choose; they're all my favorites! But I'm from Fremont, so I'm going to go with Coyote Hills Regional Wilderness (Fremont, Alameda County), taking the boardwalk through the marsh, out to Alameda Creek Regional Trail, and then looping back around to the visitor center. It's an easy hike (really more of a walk in the park) and we always see lots of pelicans, egrets, cormorants, and so many other birds.\" \u003cem>— Barbara Baksa\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moderate 7-mile Bay View trail. \"It offers views of the Bay from the Marin Headlands to the Gabilan Range south of Gilroy, the Peninsula west and east to Mt. Diablo, as well as a Native American archeological site. Red Hill is a nice short climb and the levees are tranquil.\" \u003cem>— Mark Wagner\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638991\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638991\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Hills Regional Park. Moderate 7-mile Bay View trail in Fremont.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coyote Hills Regional Park. Moderate 7-mile Bay View trail in Fremont. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mark Wagner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/images/Parks/CarquinezStrait/Carquinez_Crockett_map_2251w.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Miller Regional Trail\u003c/a> in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/carquinez/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There’s a few tables along the way to mark where you are. Side trails are also available for the more adventurous. Regardless, everyone will enjoy a beautiful view of the Bay nestled between the hills. Also, one of the highlights of this trail is its accessibility. Both in nearness and wheelchair navigability.\" \u003cem>— Christina Mona\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/opr/s/Parks/JoaquinMiller/index.htm\">\u003cstrong>Joaquin Miller Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632632\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Joaquin Miller Park, in Oakland’s redwood forest! Difficulty varies, depending on which route you take through its network of trails. Very dog-friendly.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Evan Meagher)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Start with the Sequoia Bayview Trail. Gorgeous views, flat, easy ... add in Palos Colorados Trail in the same park for hills and waterfalls. Moderate-short, but some steep sections. This park and adjoining Redwood Regional Park are just a few miles from downtown Oakland, filled with streams and redwoods, ferns, single track and fire roads. It is an urban oasis, dog friendly, something for everyone!\" \u003cem>— Joyce Hayes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/lake_chabot\">\u003cstrong>Lake Chabot Regional Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632639\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Chabot in Castro Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ben Monroe)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Finally made it all the way around a few weeks ago, and it’s a marvelous trail.” \u003ccite>— Ben Monroe\u003c/cite>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/morgan\">\u003cstrong>Morgan Territory Regional Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632641\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632641\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-800x1075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1075\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-800x1075.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-160x215.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-1020x1370.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-960x1290.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-240x322.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-375x504.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-520x699.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morgan Territory Regional Preserve in Livermore. Volvon Trail. \u003ccite>(Isabella, Girl With A Truck and a Dog)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The Volvon Trail loop is a moderate 5-mile hike with plenty of options to make it longer (grab a map in the parking lot). This hike is my favorite because of the quiet, open space, rolling hills, expansive skies, distant views that go on forever, and dogs are allowed. There's hardly a soul on the trail.\" \u003cem>—\u003c/em> \u003cem>Isabella, Girl With A Truck and a Dog\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Morgan Territory is one of my favorites because of the gorgeous views, wildflowers in the spring, and it's relatively close to my home. The Coyote Trail is almost completely in the shade and has a lovely stream during late winter/spring. Coyote is steep — great for getting in shape for Yosemite.\" \u003cem>— Linda Wingerd Meamber\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632908\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking towards Los Vaqueros Reservoir from Volvon Loop Trail on Morgan Territory Road. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Linda Wingerd Meamber )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">\u003cstrong>Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632834\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632834\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-800x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-800x220.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-160x44.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-1020x281.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-1180x325.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-960x265.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-240x66.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-375x103.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-520x143.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park, photo taken from Black Point Trail. A challenging trail with about 1,800 feet cumulative elevation gain over 7.2 miles, starting from Regency trailhead. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Joyce Hayes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Mount Diablo! Hikes can be anything from easy to difficult, depending on where and how far you hike.\" \u003cem>— Kendall Paul Oei\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 707px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11632646 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858.jpg 707w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-160x236.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-240x354.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-375x553.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-520x767.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park. Mitchell Canyon, \"deer tick trail.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Yvette Mendoza)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/depts/pw/open_space/rockville_hills_regional_park/default.asp\">\u003cstrong>Rockville Hills Regional Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632650\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11632650 size-medium\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #767676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rockville Hills Regional Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Erika Amaya)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The park \"in Fairfield (Solano County) is the most accessible park and closest to where I live. Trails range from easy to moderately difficult with some short, steep inclines. There is little excuse not to hike every week when this little gem is right in my backyard!\" \u003cem>— Erika Amaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol\">Sunol Regional Wilderness\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Yosemite Trail, Sunol Regional Wilderness \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Irina Fox)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Little Yosemite ... near my hometown Fremont, Alameda County. Real easy amble; beautiful live oaks ending at semi-seasonal waterfalls. Good for the whole family to take a stroll no matter your hiking level!\" \u003cem>— Irina Fox\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>NORTH BAY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 537px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632688\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut.jpg 537w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-160x215.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-240x322.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-375x503.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-520x697.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muir Beach-Tennessee Valley \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Shiloh Shaeffer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"\u003ca id=\"js_xzc\" class=\"_hli\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/shilohs\">\u003c/a>Difficult hike in \u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Golden-Gate-National-Recreation-Area/105537616146683?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>, from Muir Beach, California, head south up Coastal Trail to Pirates Cove, pick up Coastal again up Coyote Ridge, then back to the beach via Middle Green Gulch Trail.\" \u003cem>— Shiloh Shaeffer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Bonita Lighthouse \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jessica Sorenson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"For somewhat urban hiking, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/pobo.htm\">Point Bonita Lighthouse\u003c/a>. Paved trails from a parking lot, quite a descent, and you do have to pass through a tunnel bored through the rocky hill, and then over a footbridge that sits high above waves crashing against the rocky cliff-face below. Not for those with a fear of heights (or crowds).\" \u003cem>— Jessica Sorenson\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11788823\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11788823\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-800x817.jpg\" alt=\"Alamere Falls in Point Reyes National Seashore on April 3, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-800x817.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-160x163.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-1020x1041.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-1176x1200.jpg 1176w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alamere Falls in Point Reyes National Seashore on April 3, 2016. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alamere Falls*\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Alamere Falls — such a hidden gem nestled with a majestic waterfall that falls right into the Pacific!\" \u003cem>— Fadwa Bouhedda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Ed's note: There are several ways to get to the falls, here is a National Park Service \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/upload/map_alamere_falls.pdf\">map\u003c/a> showing the different routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cstrong>Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais State Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of John Vanschaemelhout)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We love the Matt Davis-Steep Ravine-Dipsea loop on Mount Tamalpais! I’d give it an easy-medium difficulty level.\" \u003cem>— John Vanschaemelhout\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11757817' label='Treasured Trails']\"Mount Tamalpais to Muir Woods: Start at Mountain Home Inn (parking and bus stop). Take the trail down to Muir Woods. Stop for lunch at the very organic cafe. Stroll along the stream under old-growth redwood trees. Surprise the tourists with your dusty ruggedness. Take a second trail back up to Mountain Home. Bring hiking poles: this is a steep walk both down and up. You’re hiking from a ridge down into a deep valley.\" \u003cem>— Janet Basu\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Samuel-P-Taylor-State-Park-152221884794337/?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632680\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-520x293.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Claudia Mocis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This is a picture from our hike to \u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Samuel-P-Taylor-State-Park-152221884794337/?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a>, Lagunitas. This park offers the most beautiful hiking trails from easy to hard and you can spend a full day of hiking, exploring, resting and picnicking. Great place for everyone.\" \u003cem>— Claudia Mocis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=480\">\u003cstrong>Trione-Annadel State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11788837\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 261px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11788837\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_George-Miller_Newt-Crossing.jpeg\" alt=\"George Miller Trail in the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline.\" width=\"261\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_George-Miller_Newt-Crossing.jpeg 261w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_George-Miller_Newt-Crossing-160x196.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Miller Trail in the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Christina Mona)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This particular area had been my place for escape, enjoyment and exercise for years. I have particularly used the following easy access trail entrance from Annadel Heights Road (no fee and easy parking). The main entrance is subtle with a bit of signage and a steep start. Once over the hill and through a quick ravine, the trail splinters to a forested beautiful ravine to the left, or to the right up a beloved mountain bike path/fire road. Depends on your mood. Both wind up at Lake Ilsanjo, which is quiet peaceful. Multiple options to extend your route via map trail posted at the lake. I would suggest printing the trail map out ahead of time. You can start from Spring Lake (Sonoma County park) as well, which is easy walking to slight difficulty after about a mile with a brief incline.\" \u003cem>— Julianne Odell\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>PENINSULA\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">McNee Ranch/Montara Mountain/Montara State Beach\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632915\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632915\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-800x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-800x485.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-160x97.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-240x146.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-375x227.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-520x315.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gray Whale Cove Trail in McNee Ranch looking south to Montara. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Tracey Myers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"McNee Ranch's Gray Whale Cove Trail has the best the Bay Area has to offer. It's dog friendly, has mountain and scenic views of the ocean with a good 8-mile climb to the top and back. It is a great place to escape the summer heat and get in a cool hike. You can stop at the overlook bench and admire your surroundings.\"\u003cem> — Tracey Myers and the dogs (see below) Maverick and Wyatt Myers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-800x602.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-1020x767.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-1180x887.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-960x722.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-240x181.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-375x282.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-520x391.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maverick and Wyatt Myers on Gray Whale Cove Trail in Montara. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Tracey Myers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=539\">Portola Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The forest is surreal and its serenity is magically healing.\" \u003cem>— Al Lavassani\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/purisima-creek-redwoods\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632610\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve. Kate Leigh: \"Hard to believe it’s a real place — so close to civilization.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kate Leigh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Hard to believe it’s a real place — so close to civilization. It has everything: ocean views, redwoods, waterfalls, ferns, deer, banana slugs, and is really quiet if you can get there early or on a weekday. ... My favorite hikes there have been super early morning in fog. I start at the top (Skyline Boulevard) hike down North Ridge to Whittenmore (Gulch Trail), back up Purisima, across Craig Britton, and then back up Harkins. ... it's best in fog if you ask me.\" \u003cem>— Kate Leigh\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would also vote for Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County. You can start from the top at Skyline Boulevard in Redwood City or from the bottom at Higgins Canyon Road in Half Moon Bay. The last time I was there (a couple of weeks ago) I counted 436 banana slugs and 3 newts!\" \u003cem>— Ed Miller\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-800x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-800x555.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-160x111.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-1020x708.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-1180x819.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-960x666.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-240x167.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-375x260.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-520x361.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt.png 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve. Ed Miller: \"The last time I was there (a couple of weeks ago) I counted 436 banana slugs and 3 newts!\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ed Miller)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/sweeney.htm\">Sweeney Ridge\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweeney Ridge Trail (from Skyline College or Sneath Lane) \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pavel Jirousek)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This photo is from the end of July, and it was taken from Notch Trail (between Sweeney Ridge and Skyline College) looking southwest toward Pacifica/Linda Mar. There are several reasons why I like this hike: Its convenient location/proximity from anywhere in the Bay Area, its connection to history both old (SF Bay discovery site by Portola Expedition in 1769) and more recent (Nike missile control site), and its many great views (SFO, Pacific Ocean, San Andreas reservoir.\" \u003cem>— Pavel Jirousek\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/windy-hill\">Windy Hill Preserve\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632892\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"This is Lost Trail, Windy Hill OSP, on a day when fog had settled in the bay, but it was clear up higher (opposite of usual).\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kate Leigh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Moderate. Good on any day year-round as long as it's not too rainy. We did it just two weeks back. Check the view from top in photo below. We can see from San Francisco/Oakland to South San Jose (whole Silicon Valley) and Mount Diablo range across. Very beautiful. Offering variety (nature, loops, dog/no dog, bikes/no bikes.)\" \u003cem>— Shailesh Sahasrabuddhe\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632625\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-800x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-800x204.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-160x41.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-1020x260.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-1180x301.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-960x245.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-240x61.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-375x96.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-520x132.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windy Hill Preserve. \"We can see from San Francisco/Oakland to South San Jose (whole Silicon Valley) and Mount Diablo range across. Very beautiful.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Shailesh Sahasrabuddhe)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sfrecpark.org/destination/glen-park/\">\u003cstrong>Glen Canyon Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632960\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glen Canyon Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jeanette Boiteux Schabowski)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's NOT my favorite. My favorite is a secret. This one is a gem as it's accessible by BART yet hidden away and tucked away. While I was there, I talked to many people hiking it, and it sort of was known as a locals-only spot. What makes this nice is it has an amazing vibe, very interesting viewpoints. It offers a good workout, plus it has something that I really love when I hike, and that's rock formations.\" \u003cem>— Jeanette Marie\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.presidio.gov/trails\">\u003cstrong>The Presidio\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 480px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632660\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut.jpg 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Park Trail in the Presidio, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Arjun Adamson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Park Trail in the Presidio, SF (just outside the WWII cemetery) is gorgeous when you catch the light hitting the trees, easy hiking.\" \u003cem>— Arjun Adamson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>SOUTH BAY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are so many great choices in \u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/santaclaracountyparks/?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Clara County Parks:\u003c/a> I recommend Sanborn County Park for north county residents (shady, hills, easiest is John Nicholas Trail); Santa Teresa Park for central county (park in the Pueblo Day Use area and walk in any direction); and Harvey Bear-Coyote Lake for south county. If you're in the south, make a family trip to the Martin Murphy Trail — a 2-mile flat loop with free parking.\" \u003cem>— Melissa Hippard \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/pages/almadenpark.aspx\">Almaden Quicksilver County Park\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almaden Quicksilver County Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dick Lambrechts)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The Mine Hill/Randol Trail Loop (10 mile) is my favorite. Diverse landscapes and fantastic views on both sides of the hills. The historic quicksilver mining sites along the way also make it interesting to learn about the past of the area.\" \u003cem>— Dick Lambrechts\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry Coe State Park\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grizzly Gulch in Henry Coe State Park in Gilroy. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cindy Seminatore)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This (below) is Willson house (camp) located at the intersection of Wagon and Bowl Trails. ... There is a picnic table, running water and modern restroom; makes for a great lunch spot. The hike in is moderate to advanced depending on what trail you choose to get to the house. The main trail, Wagon, is rolling hills with awesome views, other fingers of Wagon can be steep. ... Wildlife is everywhere if you stop, look and listen. Most of the time I ride/ hike with my horse and never see anther person the entire day!\" \u003cem>— Cindy Seminatore \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632677\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Coe State Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cindy Seminatore )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/JosephDGrant.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Joseph D. Grant County Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632862\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-800x530.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-240x159.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-375x248.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avenue of the Noble Giants in San Jose’s Joseph D. Grant County Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Frederic Garzon)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It is difficult to pick just one! Let’s choose the most recent one ...\u003cbr>\nTrail: Avenue of the Noble Giants\u003cbr>\nPark: Joseph D. Grant County Park - San Jose/Mount Hamilton\u003cbr>\nDifficulty: Moderate to hard (10.7 miles)\u003cbr>\nIt has beautiful views at the top (Lick Observatory, Mount Umunhum, Loma Prieta, South Bay) and the wildlife there is amazing: feral pigs, deers, foxes, bobcats, rabbits.\" \u003cem>— Frederic Garzon \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission\">\u003cstrong>Mission Peak \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632663\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-520x293.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Mission Peak, though I usually don't hike to the peak.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ruhi Mehta)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"There are days when fog lends an ethereal look to Mission Peak. This picture was taken a couple of weeks before the first major storm hit the Bay Area. I love going up on the mission because besides being a great workout, it offers beautiful views. It's this area's most beautiful natural gym!\" \u003cem>— Ruhi Mehta\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\">\u003cstrong> Rancho San Antonio Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632923\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 768px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-160x200.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-240x300.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-375x469.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rancho San Antonio. Stella the cow in the park's Deer Hollow Farm. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cate Smith)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">We asked our readers \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQEDnews/photos/a.117611171646622.21467.107786349295771/1682834215124302/?type=3&theater\">to share their favorite hiking trails\u003c/a>. If you're looking for more ideas, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED/photos/a.76430796190.85382.11319471190/10154751042641191/?type=3&theater\">the Facebook post\u003c/a> where people shared their recommendations. You can also see more suggestions \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kqedscience/photos/a.237657048049.139646.237556148049/10155862938143050/?type=3&theater\">here\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/EastBayParks/posts/10155663602626758\">here\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/POSTfans/posts/10155920214193256\">here\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1818917278139013&id=138877479476343\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Can range from easy (Lower Meadow to Deer Hollow Farm walking trails) to moderate (Wildcat Loop Trail). There are farm animals, deer, creeks, pretty views, and lots of shade along the paths. And who doesn’t love checking in with Stella the cow after?\" \u003cem>— Cate Smith\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Black Mountain — Rhus (Ridge) parking to top. 11 miles. Close by my hometown of Menlo Park. Light traffic. Good views. Hard hike.\" \u003cem>— Vonnie Estes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rancho San Antonio. Black Mountain Trail \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Vonnie Estes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/UvasCanyon.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uvas Canyon County Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Uvas Canyon County Park in Morgan Hill is my favorite place to hike... There are numerous waterfalls, a few wooden bridges, and leafy covered trails. A great cool place to hike in the summertime.\" \u003cem>— Claudine Cagwin\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>SANTA CRUZ\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilder Ranch State Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One of the trails follows the cliffs along the ocean and it's breezy and beautiful! We did an easy five-mile loop and also passed by the farms loaded with Brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc.\" \u003cem>— Claudine Cagwin\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11788844\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11788844\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Wilder Ranch State Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Claudine Cagwin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The list could go on (and yes, we'll add to it). But for the moment, a final thought from KQED reader Cathy Hagin: \"Mount Diablo, Black Diamond Mines, Morgan Territory, Mount Tamalpais ... so many in the Bay Area; we are very fortunate to have so much beauty surrounding us.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"3634\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/3634.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Many of you shared insider tips on park gems, like a cow named Stella in Rancho San Antonio and an abundance of banana slugs in Purisima preserve.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1575418909,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":75,"wordCount":3179},"headData":{"title":"GUIDE: Best Holiday Hikes in the Bay Area (Chosen by You) | KQED","description":"Many of you shared insider tips on park gems, like a cow named Stella in Rancho San Antonio and an abundance of banana slugs in Purisima preserve.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"GUIDE: Best Holiday Hikes in the Bay Area (Chosen by You)","datePublished":"2019-11-27T20:01:50.000Z","dateModified":"2019-12-04T00:21:49.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11632557 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11632557","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/11/27/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you/","disqusTitle":"GUIDE: Best Holiday Hikes in the Bay Area (Chosen by You)","source":"KQED Guides","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/kqed-guides/","path":"/news/11632557/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>Want to explore some new Bay Area hikes for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Look no further, the KQED audience has a lot of spectacular trail recommendations for you. Below is a running collection that reporter Miranda Leitsinger has been building since late 2017. Did we miss a hike? \u003ca href=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/3634/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share it with us\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hiking is undoubtably a Bay Area pastime. When we asked our readers to share their favorite trails a few years ago, we received a few hundred replies from every corner of the bay — Livermore to Pescadero, Muir Beach to Mountain View, San Jose to Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trails include Little Yosemite, Brushy Peak and Gray Whale Cove. Some of you didn't want to share your secret, \"quiet\" getaway from the hiking hordes. (\"Like I’m telling. I don’t want my place to get overrun like Mission Peak,\" wrote Paula Baez.) Yeah, we get it. Others quipped that their \"hike\" was a stroll to the fridge (Jacque Sommers) or that \"relatives might get lost\" (Winston Fox Nelson). And yet others shared sweet memories of the trails. (\"The 8-mile trail to Point Reyes [is my favorite], mostly because it was the first of many hikes I took with the woman I married,\" wrote Mark Falstein.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of you did share your top picks — and pics (some with horses, dogs and kids in tow) — as well as your own telling names for trails, such as \"deer tick trail\" in Mount Diablo State Park, and some insider tips on park gems, like a cow named Stella in Rancho San Antonio Preserve, the abundance of banana slugs in Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, and historic Willson Camp in Henry Coe State Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's so hard to choose; they're all my favorites,\" wrote Barbara Baksa. Yes, we agree. And we hope some of these hikes will become new favorites for you, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>EAST BAY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/claremont_canyon/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Stonewall/Panoramic Trail in Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, starting from Stonewall Road in Berkeley near the Claremont Resort. Super steep, but outstanding views. Continue on and it connects with the UC Berkeley Fire Trail system, and into Tilden Regional Park. You can do a nice walk to the trail from the Rockridge BART station. For a crossing of the Berkeley Hills, continue onto the EBMUD trails to the east of Grizzly Peak Road, and you can take the Delaveaga Trail down to Orinda and the Orinda BART station and then back to Rockridge. — \u003cem>Rob Gendreau\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/contra_loma\">Contra Loma Regional Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The reservoir loop AND the surrounding steep hills trails at Contra Loma in Antioch. Such a hometown treasure of scenery & wildlife.\" \u003cem>— Kathy Martin Barlow\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632628\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 466px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11632628 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #767676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut.jpg 466w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28092_Hiking_CoyoteHills_Baksa-qut-375x282.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coyote Hills Regional Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Barbara Baksa)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/coyote_hills\">Coyote Hills Regional Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's so hard to choose; they're all my favorites! But I'm from Fremont, so I'm going to go with Coyote Hills Regional Wilderness (Fremont, Alameda County), taking the boardwalk through the marsh, out to Alameda Creek Regional Trail, and then looping back around to the visitor center. It's an easy hike (really more of a walk in the park) and we always see lots of pelicans, egrets, cormorants, and so many other birds.\" \u003cem>— Barbara Baksa\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moderate 7-mile Bay View trail. \"It offers views of the Bay from the Marin Headlands to the Gabilan Range south of Gilroy, the Peninsula west and east to Mt. Diablo, as well as a Native American archeological site. Red Hill is a nice short climb and the levees are tranquil.\" \u003cem>— Mark Wagner\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638991\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638991\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Hills Regional Park. Moderate 7-mile Bay View trail in Fremont.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_CoyoteHills_Wagner.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coyote Hills Regional Park. Moderate 7-mile Bay View trail in Fremont. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mark Wagner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/images/Parks/CarquinezStrait/Carquinez_Crockett_map_2251w.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Miller Regional Trail\u003c/a> in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/carquinez/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There’s a few tables along the way to mark where you are. Side trails are also available for the more adventurous. Regardless, everyone will enjoy a beautiful view of the Bay nestled between the hills. Also, one of the highlights of this trail is its accessibility. Both in nearness and wheelchair navigability.\" \u003cem>— Christina Mona\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/opr/s/Parks/JoaquinMiller/index.htm\">\u003cstrong>Joaquin Miller Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632632\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28094_Hiking_JoaquinMiller_Meagher-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Joaquin Miller Park, in Oakland’s redwood forest! Difficulty varies, depending on which route you take through its network of trails. Very dog-friendly.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Evan Meagher)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Start with the Sequoia Bayview Trail. Gorgeous views, flat, easy ... add in Palos Colorados Trail in the same park for hills and waterfalls. Moderate-short, but some steep sections. This park and adjoining Redwood Regional Park are just a few miles from downtown Oakland, filled with streams and redwoods, ferns, single track and fire roads. It is an urban oasis, dog friendly, something for everyone!\" \u003cem>— Joyce Hayes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/lake_chabot\">\u003cstrong>Lake Chabot Regional Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632639\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28095_Hiking_Chabot_Monroe-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Chabot in Castro Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ben Monroe)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Finally made it all the way around a few weeks ago, and it’s a marvelous trail.” \u003ccite>— Ben Monroe\u003c/cite>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/morgan\">\u003cstrong>Morgan Territory Regional Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632641\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632641\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-800x1075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1075\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-800x1075.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-160x215.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-1020x1370.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-960x1290.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-240x322.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-375x504.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut-520x699.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28096_Hiking_Volvon_Isabella-qut.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morgan Territory Regional Preserve in Livermore. Volvon Trail. \u003ccite>(Isabella, Girl With A Truck and a Dog)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The Volvon Trail loop is a moderate 5-mile hike with plenty of options to make it longer (grab a map in the parking lot). This hike is my favorite because of the quiet, open space, rolling hills, expansive skies, distant views that go on forever, and dogs are allowed. There's hardly a soul on the trail.\" \u003cem>—\u003c/em> \u003cem>Isabella, Girl With A Truck and a Dog\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Morgan Territory is one of my favorites because of the gorgeous views, wildflowers in the spring, and it's relatively close to my home. The Coyote Trail is almost completely in the shade and has a lovely stream during late winter/spring. Coyote is steep — great for getting in shape for Yosemite.\" \u003cem>— Linda Wingerd Meamber\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632908\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28152_Hiking_MorgonTerritory_Volvon_Meamber-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking towards Los Vaqueros Reservoir from Volvon Loop Trail on Morgan Territory Road. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Linda Wingerd Meamber )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">\u003cstrong>Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632834\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632834\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-800x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-800x220.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-160x44.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-1020x281.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-1180x325.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-960x265.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-240x66.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-375x103.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28139_Hiking_Diablo_BlackPtTrail_Hayes-qut-520x143.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park, photo taken from Black Point Trail. A challenging trail with about 1,800 feet cumulative elevation gain over 7.2 miles, starting from Regency trailhead. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Joyce Hayes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Mount Diablo! Hikes can be anything from easy to difficult, depending on where and how far you hike.\" \u003cem>— Kendall Paul Oei\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 707px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11632646 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858.jpg 707w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-160x236.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-240x354.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-375x553.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28097_Hiking_MitchellCanyon_Mendoza-qut-e1511318847858-520x767.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park. Mitchell Canyon, \"deer tick trail.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Yvette Mendoza)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/depts/pw/open_space/rockville_hills_regional_park/default.asp\">\u003cstrong>Rockville Hills Regional Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632650\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11632650 size-medium\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #767676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28098_Hiking_Rockville_Amaya-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rockville Hills Regional Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Erika Amaya)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The park \"in Fairfield (Solano County) is the most accessible park and closest to where I live. Trails range from easy to moderately difficult with some short, steep inclines. There is little excuse not to hike every week when this little gem is right in my backyard!\" \u003cem>— Erika Amaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol\">Sunol Regional Wilderness\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28099_Hiking_Sunol_IrinaFox-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Yosemite Trail, Sunol Regional Wilderness \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Irina Fox)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Little Yosemite ... near my hometown Fremont, Alameda County. Real easy amble; beautiful live oaks ending at semi-seasonal waterfalls. Good for the whole family to take a stroll no matter your hiking level!\" \u003cem>— Irina Fox\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>NORTH BAY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 537px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632688\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut.jpg 537w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-160x215.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-240x322.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-375x503.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28109_Hiking_TenValley_MuirBeach_Shaeffer-qut-520x697.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muir Beach-Tennessee Valley \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Shiloh Shaeffer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"\u003ca id=\"js_xzc\" class=\"_hli\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/shilohs\">\u003c/a>Difficult hike in \u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Golden-Gate-National-Recreation-Area/105537616146683?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>, from Muir Beach, California, head south up Coastal Trail to Pirates Cove, pick up Coastal again up Coyote Ridge, then back to the beach via Middle Green Gulch Trail.\" \u003cem>— Shiloh Shaeffer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28108_Hiking_Sorenson_PtBonita-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Bonita Lighthouse \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jessica Sorenson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"For somewhat urban hiking, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/pobo.htm\">Point Bonita Lighthouse\u003c/a>. Paved trails from a parking lot, quite a descent, and you do have to pass through a tunnel bored through the rocky hill, and then over a footbridge that sits high above waves crashing against the rocky cliff-face below. Not for those with a fear of heights (or crowds).\" \u003cem>— Jessica Sorenson\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11788823\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11788823\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-800x817.jpg\" alt=\"Alamere Falls in Point Reyes National Seashore on April 3, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-800x817.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-160x163.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-1020x1041.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut-1176x1200.jpg 1176w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Alamere-Falls_Point-Reyes_Beach_Leitsinger-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alamere Falls in Point Reyes National Seashore on April 3, 2016. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alamere Falls*\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Alamere Falls — such a hidden gem nestled with a majestic waterfall that falls right into the Pacific!\" \u003cem>— Fadwa Bouhedda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Ed's note: There are several ways to get to the falls, here is a National Park Service \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/upload/map_alamere_falls.pdf\">map\u003c/a> showing the different routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cstrong>Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28106_Hiking_Dipsea_Vanschaemelhout-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais State Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of John Vanschaemelhout)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We love the Matt Davis-Steep Ravine-Dipsea loop on Mount Tamalpais! I’d give it an easy-medium difficulty level.\" \u003cem>— John Vanschaemelhout\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11757817","label":"Treasured Trails "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\"Mount Tamalpais to Muir Woods: Start at Mountain Home Inn (parking and bus stop). Take the trail down to Muir Woods. Stop for lunch at the very organic cafe. Stroll along the stream under old-growth redwood trees. Surprise the tourists with your dusty ruggedness. Take a second trail back up to Mountain Home. Bring hiking poles: this is a steep walk both down and up. You’re hiking from a ridge down into a deep valley.\" \u003cem>— Janet Basu\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Samuel-P-Taylor-State-Park-152221884794337/?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632680\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut-520x293.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28107_Hiking_STaylor_Mocis-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Claudia Mocis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This is a picture from our hike to \u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Samuel-P-Taylor-State-Park-152221884794337/?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a>, Lagunitas. This park offers the most beautiful hiking trails from easy to hard and you can spend a full day of hiking, exploring, resting and picnicking. Great place for everyone.\" \u003cem>— Claudia Mocis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=480\">\u003cstrong>Trione-Annadel State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11788837\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 261px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11788837\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_George-Miller_Newt-Crossing.jpeg\" alt=\"George Miller Trail in the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline.\" width=\"261\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_George-Miller_Newt-Crossing.jpeg 261w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_George-Miller_Newt-Crossing-160x196.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Miller Trail in the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Christina Mona)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This particular area had been my place for escape, enjoyment and exercise for years. I have particularly used the following easy access trail entrance from Annadel Heights Road (no fee and easy parking). The main entrance is subtle with a bit of signage and a steep start. Once over the hill and through a quick ravine, the trail splinters to a forested beautiful ravine to the left, or to the right up a beloved mountain bike path/fire road. Depends on your mood. Both wind up at Lake Ilsanjo, which is quiet peaceful. Multiple options to extend your route via map trail posted at the lake. I would suggest printing the trail map out ahead of time. You can start from Spring Lake (Sonoma County park) as well, which is easy walking to slight difficulty after about a mile with a brief incline.\" \u003cem>— Julianne Odell\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>PENINSULA\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">McNee Ranch/Montara Mountain/Montara State Beach\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632915\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632915\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-800x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-800x485.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-160x97.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-240x146.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-375x227.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28154_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers-qut-520x315.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gray Whale Cove Trail in McNee Ranch looking south to Montara. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Tracey Myers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"McNee Ranch's Gray Whale Cove Trail has the best the Bay Area has to offer. It's dog friendly, has mountain and scenic views of the ocean with a good 8-mile climb to the top and back. It is a great place to escape the summer heat and get in a cool hike. You can stop at the overlook bench and admire your surroundings.\"\u003cem> — Tracey Myers and the dogs (see below) Maverick and Wyatt Myers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-800x602.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-1020x767.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-1180x887.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-960x722.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-240x181.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-375x282.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28155_Hiking_McNeeMontara_Myers2-qut-520x391.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maverick and Wyatt Myers on Gray Whale Cove Trail in Montara. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Tracey Myers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=539\">Portola Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The forest is surreal and its serenity is magically healing.\" \u003cem>— Al Lavassani\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/purisima-creek-redwoods\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632610\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28084_Hiking_Purisima_Leigh-qut.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve. Kate Leigh: \"Hard to believe it’s a real place — so close to civilization.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kate Leigh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Hard to believe it’s a real place — so close to civilization. It has everything: ocean views, redwoods, waterfalls, ferns, deer, banana slugs, and is really quiet if you can get there early or on a weekday. ... My favorite hikes there have been super early morning in fog. I start at the top (Skyline Boulevard) hike down North Ridge to Whittenmore (Gulch Trail), back up Purisima, across Craig Britton, and then back up Harkins. ... it's best in fog if you ask me.\" \u003cem>— Kate Leigh\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would also vote for Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County. You can start from the top at Skyline Boulevard in Redwood City or from the bottom at Higgins Canyon Road in Half Moon Bay. The last time I was there (a couple of weeks ago) I counted 436 banana slugs and 3 newts!\" \u003cem>— Ed Miller\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-800x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-800x555.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-160x111.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-1020x708.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-1180x819.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-960x666.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-240x167.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-375x260.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt-520x361.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Hiking_Purisima_Miller_SNewt.png 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve. Ed Miller: \"The last time I was there (a couple of weeks ago) I counted 436 banana slugs and 3 newts!\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ed Miller)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/sweeney.htm\">Sweeney Ridge\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28090_Hiking_Sweeney_Jirousek-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweeney Ridge Trail (from Skyline College or Sneath Lane) \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pavel Jirousek)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This photo is from the end of July, and it was taken from Notch Trail (between Sweeney Ridge and Skyline College) looking southwest toward Pacifica/Linda Mar. There are several reasons why I like this hike: Its convenient location/proximity from anywhere in the Bay Area, its connection to history both old (SF Bay discovery site by Portola Expedition in 1769) and more recent (Nike missile control site), and its many great views (SFO, Pacific Ocean, San Andreas reservoir.\" \u003cem>— Pavel Jirousek\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/windy-hill\">Windy Hill Preserve\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632892\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28151_Hiking_WindyHillOSP_Leigh-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"This is Lost Trail, Windy Hill OSP, on a day when fog had settled in the bay, but it was clear up higher (opposite of usual).\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kate Leigh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Moderate. Good on any day year-round as long as it's not too rainy. We did it just two weeks back. Check the view from top in photo below. We can see from San Francisco/Oakland to South San Jose (whole Silicon Valley) and Mount Diablo range across. Very beautiful. Offering variety (nature, loops, dog/no dog, bikes/no bikes.)\" \u003cem>— Shailesh Sahasrabuddhe\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632625\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-800x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-800x204.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-160x41.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-1020x260.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-1180x301.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-960x245.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-240x61.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-375x96.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28091_Hiking_WindyHill_Sahasrabuddhe-qut-520x132.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windy Hill Preserve. \"We can see from San Francisco/Oakland to South San Jose (whole Silicon Valley) and Mount Diablo range across. Very beautiful.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Shailesh Sahasrabuddhe)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sfrecpark.org/destination/glen-park/\">\u003cstrong>Glen Canyon Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632960\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28158_Hiking_Glenn_JM-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glen Canyon Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jeanette Boiteux Schabowski)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's NOT my favorite. My favorite is a secret. This one is a gem as it's accessible by BART yet hidden away and tucked away. While I was there, I talked to many people hiking it, and it sort of was known as a locals-only spot. What makes this nice is it has an amazing vibe, very interesting viewpoints. It offers a good workout, plus it has something that I really love when I hike, and that's rock formations.\" \u003cem>— Jeanette Marie\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.presidio.gov/trails\">\u003cstrong>The Presidio\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 480px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632660\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut.jpg 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28100_Hiking_Presidio_Adamson-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Park Trail in the Presidio, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Arjun Adamson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Park Trail in the Presidio, SF (just outside the WWII cemetery) is gorgeous when you catch the light hitting the trees, easy hiking.\" \u003cem>— Arjun Adamson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>SOUTH BAY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are so many great choices in \u003ca class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/santaclaracountyparks/?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Clara County Parks:\u003c/a> I recommend Sanborn County Park for north county residents (shady, hills, easiest is John Nicholas Trail); Santa Teresa Park for central county (park in the Pueblo Day Use area and walk in any direction); and Harvey Bear-Coyote Lake for south county. If you're in the south, make a family trip to the Martin Murphy Trail — a 2-mile flat loop with free parking.\" \u003cem>— Melissa Hippard \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/pages/almadenpark.aspx\">Almaden Quicksilver County Park\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28104_Hiking_Almaden_Lambrechts-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almaden Quicksilver County Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dick Lambrechts)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The Mine Hill/Randol Trail Loop (10 mile) is my favorite. Diverse landscapes and fantastic views on both sides of the hills. The historic quicksilver mining sites along the way also make it interesting to learn about the past of the area.\" \u003cem>— Dick Lambrechts\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry Coe State Park\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28153_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore2-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grizzly Gulch in Henry Coe State Park in Gilroy. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cindy Seminatore)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This (below) is Willson house (camp) located at the intersection of Wagon and Bowl Trails. ... There is a picnic table, running water and modern restroom; makes for a great lunch spot. The hike in is moderate to advanced depending on what trail you choose to get to the house. The main trail, Wagon, is rolling hills with awesome views, other fingers of Wagon can be steep. ... Wildlife is everywhere if you stop, look and listen. Most of the time I ride/ hike with my horse and never see anther person the entire day!\" \u003cem>— Cindy Seminatore \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632677\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28105_Hiking_Coe_Seminatore-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Coe State Park \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cindy Seminatore )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/JosephDGrant.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Joseph D. Grant County Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632862\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-800x530.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-240x159.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-375x248.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28150_Hiking_Grant2_Garzon-qut-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avenue of the Noble Giants in San Jose’s Joseph D. Grant County Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Frederic Garzon)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It is difficult to pick just one! Let’s choose the most recent one ...\u003cbr>\nTrail: Avenue of the Noble Giants\u003cbr>\nPark: Joseph D. Grant County Park - San Jose/Mount Hamilton\u003cbr>\nDifficulty: Moderate to hard (10.7 miles)\u003cbr>\nIt has beautiful views at the top (Lick Observatory, Mount Umunhum, Loma Prieta, South Bay) and the wildlife there is amazing: feral pigs, deers, foxes, bobcats, rabbits.\" \u003cem>— Frederic Garzon \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission\">\u003cstrong>Mission Peak \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11632663\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut-520x293.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28101_Hiking_Mehta_MissionPeak-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Mission Peak, though I usually don't hike to the peak.\" \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ruhi Mehta)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"There are days when fog lends an ethereal look to Mission Peak. This picture was taken a couple of weeks before the first major storm hit the Bay Area. I love going up on the mission because besides being a great workout, it offers beautiful views. It's this area's most beautiful natural gym!\" \u003cem>— Ruhi Mehta\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\">\u003cstrong> Rancho San Antonio Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632923\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 768px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-160x200.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-240x300.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-375x469.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28156_Hiking_Rancho_Stella_Smith-qut-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rancho San Antonio. Stella the cow in the park's Deer Hollow Farm. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cate Smith)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">We asked our readers \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQEDnews/photos/a.117611171646622.21467.107786349295771/1682834215124302/?type=3&theater\">to share their favorite hiking trails\u003c/a>. If you're looking for more ideas, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED/photos/a.76430796190.85382.11319471190/10154751042641191/?type=3&theater\">the Facebook post\u003c/a> where people shared their recommendations. You can also see more suggestions \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/kqedscience/photos/a.237657048049.139646.237556148049/10155862938143050/?type=3&theater\">here\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/EastBayParks/posts/10155663602626758\">here\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/POSTfans/posts/10155920214193256\">here\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1818917278139013&id=138877479476343\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Can range from easy (Lower Meadow to Deer Hollow Farm walking trails) to moderate (Wildcat Loop Trail). There are farm animals, deer, creeks, pretty views, and lots of shade along the paths. And who doesn’t love checking in with Stella the cow after?\" \u003cem>— Cate Smith\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Black Mountain — Rhus (Ridge) parking to top. 11 miles. Close by my hometown of Menlo Park. Light traffic. Good views. Hard hike.\" \u003cem>— Vonnie Estes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11632669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11632669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS28103_Hiking_BlkMtn_Estes-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rancho San Antonio. Black Mountain Trail \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Vonnie Estes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/UvasCanyon.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uvas Canyon County Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Uvas Canyon County Park in Morgan Hill is my favorite place to hike... There are numerous waterfalls, a few wooden bridges, and leafy covered trails. A great cool place to hike in the summertime.\" \u003cem>— Claudine Cagwin\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>SANTA CRUZ\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilder Ranch State Park\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One of the trails follows the cliffs along the ocean and it's breezy and beautiful! We did an easy five-mile loop and also passed by the farms loaded with Brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc.\" \u003cem>— Claudine Cagwin\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11788844\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11788844\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Wilder Ranch State Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Hiking_Wilder-Ranch_Cagwin-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Claudine Cagwin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The list could go on (and yes, we'll add to it). But for the moment, a final thought from KQED reader Cathy Hagin: \"Mount Diablo, Black Diamond Mines, Morgan Territory, Mount Tamalpais ... so many in the Bay Area; we are very fortunate to have so much beauty surrounding us.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"hearken","attributes":{"named":{"id":"3634","src":"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/3634.js","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11632557/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you","authors":["11310"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_356","news_10"],"tags":["news_289","news_17925","news_26702"],"featImg":"news_11788824","label":"source_news_11632557"},"news_11633020":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11633020","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11633020","score":null,"sort":[1511383096000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"head-for-the-hills","title":"Head for the Hills!","publishDate":1511383096,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Mark Fiore: Drawn to the Bay | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":18515,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>While most retailers head into a post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy, many people in the Bay Area will \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/11/22/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">head for the hills\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The holiday shopping season traditionally begins on \"Black Friday\" and it's when we hear stories of stampedes at Walmart and urgent pleas to drop everything and go to the nearest mall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outdoor retailer REI even worked with a San Francisco ad agency to create an \u003ca href=\"http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/reis-anti-black-friday-campaign-optoutside-wins-titanium-grand-prix-cannes-172256/#/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award-winning campaign\u003c/a> that capitalizes on the anti-Black Friday backlash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Personally, I'm looking forward to a hike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"While most retailers head into a post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy, many people in the Bay Area will head for the hills. 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Last year, outdoor retailer REI launched a movement to get people to #optoutside, shuttering its stores on what is traditionally one of the biggest shopping days of the year to push people to go, well, outdoors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, the California State Parks and two environmental groups are continuing that idea in spirit, offering free admission to dozens of state parks. Here's \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/11/21/black-friday-special-free-entrance-to-116-california-state-parks/\">how\u003c/a> you can snag one of the free passes they're handing out (the number is limited to 13,000 statewide).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To give you some inspiration, here are nine favorite state park hikes from KQED staff members -- including yours truly. The walks range from moderate to hard in difficulty, and all should give you some great exercise and scenery as well as a break from the shopping crowd. Note: Dogs \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21305\">are permitted\u003c/a> in most state parks but must be on a leash (more details; a good idea to call ahead and check).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hard\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/a>: Triple Peak Grand Loop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186441\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11186441\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Diablo State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park, view from Eagle Peak. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This includes three summits: the actual one (at 3,849 feet), North Peak and Eagle Peak. About 11 miles. Stunning views, challenging climbs and magnificent sunsets. Full-day hike. Bring water, food and a hat! Best starting place for the hike is Juniper Campground, meaning you should take the park entrance (North Gate) in Walnut Creek. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/517/files/mtDiabloBrochure.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>--\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=539\">Portola Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>: Peters Creek Loop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187377\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Portola Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portola Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nestled between Skyline Boulevard and Pescadero on the coast in La Honda, Portola offers a unique hike in the Peters Creek Trail Loop. About 12.5 miles with a few tough climbs and a descent into a canyon with ancient old-growth redwoods spared from logging (due to the steepness of the canyon). A true treasure -- otherworldly -- and worth the workout. Full-day hike. Mostly shaded. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/539/files/PortolaRedwoodsWeb2016.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">Montara State Beach\u003c/a>/McNee Ranch State Park: Montara Mountain Hike\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11186496\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Montara State Beach/McNee Ranch State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montara State Beach/McNee Ranch State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A climb up Montara Mountain, tucked between Montara and Pacifica, to the summit from Gray Whale Cove will really get the heart pumping. It is challenging. But the 360-degree views from the summit -- from Mount Diablo to the Golden Gate Bridge to Half Moon Bay -- are worth it. Add on a trail (that crosses \"The Saddle'\"marked on the map) more used by cyclists that goes over the top of Devil's Slide -- you won't regret it. About 10.5 miles. Bring layers -- you can go above the clouds, in this case, fog -- and end up in sunny skies. Also you should have a hat, too, in case it's sunny. (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/532/files/SanMateoCoastBeachesParksWeb2016.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. \u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry W. Coe State Park\u003c/a>: Grizzly Gulch to Coit Lake\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187089\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187089\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Henry W. Coe State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry W. Coe State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Henry Coe in Morgan Hill in the South Bay is my go-to spot for last-minute backpacking trips or hikes when I want to get away from it all. The park is massive, and I’ve never seen it crowded — partly because most hikes in this park feature some strenuous climbs, such as the Grizzly Gulch Trail to Coit Lake for a 12- to 13-mile round-trip trek (you can also make the hike shorter by checking out some of the other trails off of Grizzly Gulch). Coit Lake is my favorite spot for camping or a picnic (and in summer months, a skinny dip!). (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/561/files/HenryCoeWebBrochure2009.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/oallenprice\">Olivia Allen-Price\u003c/a>, host/producer of Bay Curious podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Moderate\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. \u003c/strong>\u003ca style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468\">Angel Island State Park\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>: Mount Livermore \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187088\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187088\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Angel Island State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angel Island State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>History, a ferry ride, views of the Golden Gate, lots of wildlife and a charming cove. Angel Island was home to an Army camp in the mid-1800s and to an immigration station from 1910 to 1940. Some of the buildings from each era remains, and you can, and should, visit them as part of a hike on the island. The hike up to Mount Livermore is energetic but manageable (the round trip is 6 miles). The reward is the incredible view of the Golden Gate Bridge from a unique vantage point in the bay. Other hikes around the island are less taxing and friendly family. Definitely a fun day outing. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/468/files/AngelIslandSPWeb2016.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>: Berry Creek Falls Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186971\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11186971\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Big Basin Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I grew up around the North Carolina mountains, and what I miss the most are the waterfalls — they’re everywhere in Appalachia. When I need a waterfall fix, I head to the Berry Creek Falls Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek, about 20 miles north of Santa Cruz. Paired with the Sunset Trail and the Skyline to the Sea Trail, you can make a 10-mile loop that’s great for trail running. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/540/files/BigBasinRedwoodsFinalWebLayout101816.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/oallenprice\">Olivia Allen-Price\u003c/a>, host/producer of Bay Curious podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>: Dipsea Trail\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187086\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tamalpais State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When I first moved to California about three years ago, one of the first hikes I went on was the Dipsea Trail in Marin County. It's a 7-mile hike that starts near the bottom of Mount Tam in Mill Valley and ends at Stinson Beach. The first 2 miles are a grueling uphill slog but you're rewarded with beautiful views of the Marin Headlands, old-growth redwoods and the Pacific Ocean. You can take a bus back to town from the beach -- or if you're in for an all-day affair, you can hike back! (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/471/files/MountTamalpaisSPFinalWebLayout110816.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/tiffanycamhi\">Tiffany Camhi\u003c/a>, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666\">The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park:\u003c/a> Bridge Creek Loop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187026\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Nisene Marks, a park outside the Santa Cruz County beach town of Aptos, an enchanting, moderately difficult loop takes you through lush green forest. When I went in early fall, the sunlight coming through the trees gave the forest a brilliant glow. There's a lot of history in this forest -- from its logging days (there are some historical structures you can see, marked on the park map) to its being the epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta quake (you can detour from the trail to visit the spot). I'd read that you could see seashells -- yes, seashells -- from when the area was part of an inland sea, and thrillingly I came across many. This can be from 7 to 9 miles if you take detours. Do be careful to keep an eye on the trail. I wandered off the path to take in the seashells and it took me a while to find a way back onto it from the creek. Mostly shaded. (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9.\u003c/strong> \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=587\">Millerton Lake State Recreation Area\u003c/a>: Sky Harbor Hike\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187030\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Springtime California poppies at Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Spectacular hike in the Sierra foothills near Fresno featuring an occasional glimpse of bald eagles that nest near Millerton Lake. It’s a medium-level hike, with quite a bit of uphill, but my 5-year-old did the first mile of it, determined to collect poppies last spring. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/587/files/MillertonLakeSRAWebBrochure2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kqedsashakhokha?lang=en\">Sasha Khokha\u003c/a>, host of The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One last photo, for inspiration, from Mount Diablo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11186442 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-800x600.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"On #BlackFriday, where else would you want to go but to a free state park? We help you find some great trails.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1479948457,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":1432},"headData":{"title":"#OptOutside: Your Guide to Free State Parks on #BlackFriday | KQED","description":"On #BlackFriday, where else would you want to go but to a free state park? We help you find some great trails.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"#OptOutside: Your Guide to Free State Parks on #BlackFriday","datePublished":"2016-11-23T21:02:07.000Z","dateModified":"2016-11-24T00:47:37.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11186440 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11186440","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/11/23/optoutside-your-guide-to-free-state-parks-on-blackfriday/","disqusTitle":"#OptOutside: Your Guide to Free State Parks on #BlackFriday","nprByline":"Miranda Leitsinger","path":"/news/11186440/optoutside-your-guide-to-free-state-parks-on-blackfriday","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Get outside!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simple as that, a rebuke to the shopping mania that Black Friday has become known for. Last year, outdoor retailer REI launched a movement to get people to #optoutside, shuttering its stores on what is traditionally one of the biggest shopping days of the year to push people to go, well, outdoors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, the California State Parks and two environmental groups are continuing that idea in spirit, offering free admission to dozens of state parks. Here's \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/11/21/black-friday-special-free-entrance-to-116-california-state-parks/\">how\u003c/a> you can snag one of the free passes they're handing out (the number is limited to 13,000 statewide).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To give you some inspiration, here are nine favorite state park hikes from KQED staff members -- including yours truly. The walks range from moderate to hard in difficulty, and all should give you some great exercise and scenery as well as a break from the shopping crowd. Note: Dogs \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21305\">are permitted\u003c/a> in most state parks but must be on a leash (more details; a good idea to call ahead and check).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hard\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/a>: Triple Peak Grand Loop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186441\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11186441\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Diablo State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22891_IMG_0554_Rotated-qut.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park, view from Eagle Peak. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This includes three summits: the actual one (at 3,849 feet), North Peak and Eagle Peak. About 11 miles. Stunning views, challenging climbs and magnificent sunsets. Full-day hike. Bring water, food and a hat! Best starting place for the hike is Juniper Campground, meaning you should take the park entrance (North Gate) in Walnut Creek. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/517/files/mtDiabloBrochure.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>--\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=539\">Portola Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>: Peters Creek Loop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187377\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Portola Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22896_IMG_8419-qut-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portola Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nestled between Skyline Boulevard and Pescadero on the coast in La Honda, Portola offers a unique hike in the Peters Creek Trail Loop. About 12.5 miles with a few tough climbs and a descent into a canyon with ancient old-growth redwoods spared from logging (due to the steepness of the canyon). A true treasure -- otherworldly -- and worth the workout. Full-day hike. Mostly shaded. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/539/files/PortolaRedwoodsWeb2016.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">Montara State Beach\u003c/a>/McNee Ranch State Park: Montara Mountain Hike\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11186496\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Montara State Beach/McNee Ranch State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7078.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montara State Beach/McNee Ranch State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A climb up Montara Mountain, tucked between Montara and Pacifica, to the summit from Gray Whale Cove will really get the heart pumping. It is challenging. But the 360-degree views from the summit -- from Mount Diablo to the Golden Gate Bridge to Half Moon Bay -- are worth it. Add on a trail (that crosses \"The Saddle'\"marked on the map) more used by cyclists that goes over the top of Devil's Slide -- you won't regret it. About 10.5 miles. Bring layers -- you can go above the clouds, in this case, fog -- and end up in sunny skies. Also you should have a hat, too, in case it's sunny. (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/532/files/SanMateoCoastBeachesParksWeb2016.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. \u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry W. Coe State Park\u003c/a>: Grizzly Gulch to Coit Lake\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187089\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187089\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Henry W. Coe State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22907_CoitLakeIMG_5696-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry W. Coe State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Henry Coe in Morgan Hill in the South Bay is my go-to spot for last-minute backpacking trips or hikes when I want to get away from it all. The park is massive, and I’ve never seen it crowded — partly because most hikes in this park feature some strenuous climbs, such as the Grizzly Gulch Trail to Coit Lake for a 12- to 13-mile round-trip trek (you can also make the hike shorter by checking out some of the other trails off of Grizzly Gulch). Coit Lake is my favorite spot for camping or a picnic (and in summer months, a skinny dip!). (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/561/files/HenryCoeWebBrochure2009.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/oallenprice\">Olivia Allen-Price\u003c/a>, host/producer of Bay Curious podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Moderate\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. \u003c/strong>\u003ca style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468\">Angel Island State Park\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>: Mount Livermore \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187088\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187088\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Angel Island State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22904_IMG_3714-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angel Island State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>History, a ferry ride, views of the Golden Gate, lots of wildlife and a charming cove. Angel Island was home to an Army camp in the mid-1800s and to an immigration station from 1910 to 1940. Some of the buildings from each era remains, and you can, and should, visit them as part of a hike on the island. The hike up to Mount Livermore is energetic but manageable (the round trip is 6 miles). The reward is the incredible view of the Golden Gate Bridge from a unique vantage point in the bay. Other hikes around the island are less taxing and friendly family. Definitely a fun day outing. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/468/files/AngelIslandSPWeb2016.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>: Berry Creek Falls Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186971\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11186971\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Big Basin Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_1705_Rotated.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I grew up around the North Carolina mountains, and what I miss the most are the waterfalls — they’re everywhere in Appalachia. When I need a waterfall fix, I head to the Berry Creek Falls Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek, about 20 miles north of Santa Cruz. Paired with the Sunset Trail and the Skyline to the Sea Trail, you can make a 10-mile loop that’s great for trail running. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/540/files/BigBasinRedwoodsFinalWebLayout101816.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/oallenprice\">Olivia Allen-Price\u003c/a>, host/producer of Bay Curious podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>: Dipsea Trail\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187086\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tamalpais State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22903_IMG_4908-qut.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When I first moved to California about three years ago, one of the first hikes I went on was the Dipsea Trail in Marin County. It's a 7-mile hike that starts near the bottom of Mount Tam in Mill Valley and ends at Stinson Beach. The first 2 miles are a grueling uphill slog but you're rewarded with beautiful views of the Marin Headlands, old-growth redwoods and the Pacific Ocean. You can take a bus back to town from the beach -- or if you're in for an all-day affair, you can hike back! (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/471/files/MountTamalpaisSPFinalWebLayout110816.pdf\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/tiffanycamhi\">Tiffany Camhi\u003c/a>, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666\">The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park:\u003c/a> Bridge Creek Loop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187026\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22901_IMG_0454-qut.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Nisene Marks, a park outside the Santa Cruz County beach town of Aptos, an enchanting, moderately difficult loop takes you through lush green forest. When I went in early fall, the sunlight coming through the trees gave the forest a brilliant glow. There's a lot of history in this forest -- from its logging days (there are some historical structures you can see, marked on the park map) to its being the epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta quake (you can detour from the trail to visit the spot). I'd read that you could see seashells -- yes, seashells -- from when the area was part of an inland sea, and thrillingly I came across many. This can be from 7 to 9 miles if you take detours. Do be careful to keep an eye on the trail. I wandered off the path to take in the seashells and it took me a while to find a way back onto it from the creek. Mostly shaded. (See \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-S-Leitsinger-208652745811806/\">Miranda Leitsinger\u003c/a>, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9.\u003c/strong> \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=587\">Millerton Lake State Recreation Area\u003c/a>: Sky Harbor Hike\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11187030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11187030\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Springtime California poppies at Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22902_IMG_0364_Rotated-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Spectacular hike in the Sierra foothills near Fresno featuring an occasional glimpse of bald eagles that nest near Millerton Lake. It’s a medium-level hike, with quite a bit of uphill, but my 5-year-old did the first mile of it, determined to collect poppies last spring. (See \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/587/files/MillertonLakeSRAWebBrochure2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">park brochure\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n--\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kqedsashakhokha?lang=en\">Sasha Khokha\u003c/a>, host of The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One last photo, for inspiration, from Mount Diablo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11186442 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-800x600.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/RS22892_IMG_0622-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park. All state parks will be free to the public the day after Thanksgiving. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11186440/optoutside-your-guide-to-free-state-parks-on-blackfriday","authors":["byline_news_11186440"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_457","news_356"],"tags":["news_289","news_18538","news_19542","news_1419","news_293"],"featImg":"news_11186497","label":"news_6944"},"news_119628":{"type":"posts","id":"news_119628","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"119628","score":null,"sort":[1385756664000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"this-weekend-join-the-hordes-and-go-shopping-there-are-apps-for-that","title":"This Weekend, Join the Hordes and Shop. There Are Apps for That.","publishDate":1385756664,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119632\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/29/119628/4139298834_f95c16a567_z/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-119632\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119632\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/4139298834_f95c16a567_z.jpg\" alt=\"Black Friday at Walmart. (laurieofindy / Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Friday at Walmart. (laurieofindy / Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We just can't bear the news of brawls erupting while standing in line waiting for Thanksgiving Day sales, or fights over toasters (or was it TVs?) on Black Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We'll focus on the positive: According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1695\">National Retail Federation\u003c/a>, one quarter of Americans said they planned to shop on the actual holiday, showing that we can be motivated to let go of the remote, get out of the house, and do some physical activity. (Yes, some of this shopping is online, but maybe people are jumping for joy over the great deals while they click, thereby burning some calories.) About 140 million of us will shop this 4-day weekend: 70 percent are shopping today, no surprise, and a good chunk of people will be doing retail therapy tomorrow and Sunday as well — football games be damned. The NRF expects holiday retail sales to \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1674\">increase\u003c/a> by 3.9 percent in 2013 to $602.1 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, if you're interested in better shopping, there's an app for that. The Associated Press' Joseph Pisani tested more than a dozen apps and winnowed down his list. His recommendations are for big retailers vs. single boutiques or mom-and-pop shops. They're free, and can save you money and time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RetailMeNot (for Android, iPhone)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This app lets you search for coupons from your favorite stores, so you can instantly save 10 percent, 20 percent or even more on a single item or your entire shopping cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can scroll through the list of hot deals on the home page or search for a specific store. You can add your favorite stores to a list to see the deals more quickly. The app uses the phone's location information to narrow the deals to the ones near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I'm not saying these apps are problem-free. At Toys R Us, the cashier wasn't able to scan a 15 percent off coupon. RetailMeNot says many retailers have outdated scanners, but most will honor the discount anyway. That happened at Toys R Us after the cashier called for a manager. Getting the discount took longer than expected, and some people in line behind gave me bad looks. But the deal was worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The app lets you see both in-store and online deals. After walking into a Gap retail store, I found a coupon that works only online. So I left and went to Gap's website. RetailMeNot's 35 percent off coupon code saved me $20.26 on a $57.89 purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you create an account, you can browse for deals on RetailMeNot's website. Any coupons you save on the website will show up on the app. They will delete when they expire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One annoyance: According to RetailMeNot, about a third of the coupons are uploaded by users. Employees go through them to make sure that they work, but some bad ones get through. About a month ago, I went to Gap with a coupon that didn't have an expiration date. But after the cashier called a manager, I was told it expired a week earlier. RetailMeNot says such problems are rare. To me, the savings from this app is worth the small inconveniences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amazon and RedLaser (for Android, iPhone, Windows)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many retailers, including Best Buy, Target and Toys R Us, are promising to match cheaper prices you find online, hoping you'll buy on the spot and not wait until you can get to Amazon's website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To take advantage of that, install Amazon.com's app on your phone. You can scan barcodes of items in the retail store and see how much it costs on Amazon. If you find a better price, show the app to a cashier. I've gotten cashiers at Best Buy, Target and Toys R Us to knock off as much as $10 on different items. The savings can add up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The RedLaser app, which is owned by \u003ca href=\"http://www.siliconvalley.com/topics?EBay%2C%20Inc.\">eBay\u003c/a> (\u003ca href=\"http://markets.financialcontent.com/mng-ba.siliconvalley/quote?Symbol=EBAY\">EBAY\u003c/a>), searches several online retailers, giving you more chances to find better prices than if you just searched Amazon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use both to make sure you are getting the lowest price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cartwheel by Target (for Android, iPhone)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I tried apps for several retailers, but Target's was the best. Cartwheel is easy to use and has coupons for everything from electronics to toys to cereal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can search for coupons by category as well as \"collections,\" such as items to help ease a cold or holiday decorations. Once you find a coupon you want to use, you tap the add button. Then present the cashier with a single barcode that has collected all the coupons you selected. These coupons don't work online, only inside Target stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best part is that they can be used on top of other coupons you may find elsewhere. That can increase your savings a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Flipp (for iPhone)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I never remember to save retailers' promotional fliers that come in newspapers, even when I come across one that's tempting to use. They're hard to carry around, and they usually end up in the trash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Flipp app can help. Flipp works with retailers and turns fliers digital. The digital version is identical to the paper one, and you can flip through it with a flick of your finger. You can also search by a store's name and digitally \"clip\" deals you want to save.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If there's a store you shop at often, you can have new fliers automatically appear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While at Macy's, I found a flier that offered $10 off a $25 purchase. Several people ahead of me in line had the coupon cut out of the paper flier. I gave the cashier the coupon from the Flipp app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use the app to build a shopping list or compare prices from different stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, there's no Android version yet. The app just launched in November.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=\"DjyYHrbZfYm3OkOe6ikj3hRMrlIHPT2T\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Black Friday moves us like no other shopping day. 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There Are Apps for That.","customPermalink":"2013/11/29/119628/Black-Friday-shopping/","path":"/news/119628/this-weekend-join-the-hordes-and-go-shopping-there-are-apps-for-that","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119632\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/29/119628/4139298834_f95c16a567_z/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-119632\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119632\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/4139298834_f95c16a567_z.jpg\" alt=\"Black Friday at Walmart. (laurieofindy / Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Friday at Walmart. (laurieofindy / Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We just can't bear the news of brawls erupting while standing in line waiting for Thanksgiving Day sales, or fights over toasters (or was it TVs?) on Black Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We'll focus on the positive: According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1695\">National Retail Federation\u003c/a>, one quarter of Americans said they planned to shop on the actual holiday, showing that we can be motivated to let go of the remote, get out of the house, and do some physical activity. (Yes, some of this shopping is online, but maybe people are jumping for joy over the great deals while they click, thereby burning some calories.) About 140 million of us will shop this 4-day weekend: 70 percent are shopping today, no surprise, and a good chunk of people will be doing retail therapy tomorrow and Sunday as well — football games be damned. The NRF expects holiday retail sales to \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1674\">increase\u003c/a> by 3.9 percent in 2013 to $602.1 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, if you're interested in better shopping, there's an app for that. The Associated Press' Joseph Pisani tested more than a dozen apps and winnowed down his list. His recommendations are for big retailers vs. single boutiques or mom-and-pop shops. They're free, and can save you money and time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RetailMeNot (for Android, iPhone)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This app lets you search for coupons from your favorite stores, so you can instantly save 10 percent, 20 percent or even more on a single item or your entire shopping cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can scroll through the list of hot deals on the home page or search for a specific store. You can add your favorite stores to a list to see the deals more quickly. The app uses the phone's location information to narrow the deals to the ones near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I'm not saying these apps are problem-free. At Toys R Us, the cashier wasn't able to scan a 15 percent off coupon. RetailMeNot says many retailers have outdated scanners, but most will honor the discount anyway. That happened at Toys R Us after the cashier called for a manager. Getting the discount took longer than expected, and some people in line behind gave me bad looks. But the deal was worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The app lets you see both in-store and online deals. After walking into a Gap retail store, I found a coupon that works only online. So I left and went to Gap's website. RetailMeNot's 35 percent off coupon code saved me $20.26 on a $57.89 purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you create an account, you can browse for deals on RetailMeNot's website. Any coupons you save on the website will show up on the app. They will delete when they expire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One annoyance: According to RetailMeNot, about a third of the coupons are uploaded by users. Employees go through them to make sure that they work, but some bad ones get through. About a month ago, I went to Gap with a coupon that didn't have an expiration date. But after the cashier called a manager, I was told it expired a week earlier. RetailMeNot says such problems are rare. To me, the savings from this app is worth the small inconveniences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amazon and RedLaser (for Android, iPhone, Windows)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many retailers, including Best Buy, Target and Toys R Us, are promising to match cheaper prices you find online, hoping you'll buy on the spot and not wait until you can get to Amazon's website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To take advantage of that, install Amazon.com's app on your phone. You can scan barcodes of items in the retail store and see how much it costs on Amazon. If you find a better price, show the app to a cashier. I've gotten cashiers at Best Buy, Target and Toys R Us to knock off as much as $10 on different items. The savings can add up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The RedLaser app, which is owned by \u003ca href=\"http://www.siliconvalley.com/topics?EBay%2C%20Inc.\">eBay\u003c/a> (\u003ca href=\"http://markets.financialcontent.com/mng-ba.siliconvalley/quote?Symbol=EBAY\">EBAY\u003c/a>), searches several online retailers, giving you more chances to find better prices than if you just searched Amazon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use both to make sure you are getting the lowest price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cartwheel by Target (for Android, iPhone)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I tried apps for several retailers, but Target's was the best. Cartwheel is easy to use and has coupons for everything from electronics to toys to cereal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can search for coupons by category as well as \"collections,\" such as items to help ease a cold or holiday decorations. Once you find a coupon you want to use, you tap the add button. Then present the cashier with a single barcode that has collected all the coupons you selected. These coupons don't work online, only inside Target stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best part is that they can be used on top of other coupons you may find elsewhere. That can increase your savings a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Flipp (for iPhone)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I never remember to save retailers' promotional fliers that come in newspapers, even when I come across one that's tempting to use. They're hard to carry around, and they usually end up in the trash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Flipp app can help. Flipp works with retailers and turns fliers digital. The digital version is identical to the paper one, and you can flip through it with a flick of your finger. You can also search by a store's name and digitally \"clip\" deals you want to save.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If there's a store you shop at often, you can have new fliers automatically appear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While at Macy's, I found a flier that offered $10 off a $25 purchase. Several people ahead of me in line had the coupon cut out of the paper flier. I gave the cashier the coupon from the Flipp app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use the app to build a shopping list or compare prices from different stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, there's no Android version yet. The app just launched in November.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=\"DjyYHrbZfYm3OkOe6ikj3hRMrlIHPT2T\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/119628/this-weekend-join-the-hordes-and-go-shopping-there-are-apps-for-that","authors":["237"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_289","news_4959"],"featImg":"news_119632","label":"news_6944"},"news_81006":{"type":"posts","id":"news_81006","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"81006","score":null,"sort":[1353693773000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"what-to-do-if-you-hate-shopping-and-black-friday","title":"What to Do if You Hate Shopping and 'Black Friday'","publishDate":1353693773,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/shopping20121123.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-81007\" title=\"shopping20121123\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/shopping20121123.jpg\" alt=\"People get an early start on Black Friday shopping Thursday at a Walmart Superstore in Rosemead, near Los Angeles. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images.\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People get an early start on Black Friday shopping Thursday at a Walmart Superstore in Rosemead, near Los Angeles. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's exhausting and chaotic, but it's become an American ritual during the Thanksgiving weekend.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nWelcome to Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Today retailers will likely record 10-15 percent of the total sales they will get during the entire holiday season -- that's according to an analyst quoted by \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/importance-black-friday-year?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+APM_Marketplace+%28APM%3A+Marketplace%29\">Marketplace\u003c/a>. Shoppers started lining up outside of some Northern California stores several days ago in hopes of getting great bargains and deals.\u003cbr>\n\u003cscript src=\"//storify.com/kqednews/black-friday.js?header=false&border=false\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\u003cnoscript>[\u003ca href=\"//storify.com/kqednews/black-friday\" target=\"_blank\">View the story \"I Hate Shopping and Black Friday. 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Splash: Major Delays on 101-N Due to Collision; Closures, Transit Schedules; Black Thursday & Friday Shopping","publishDate":1353690333,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_22053069/major-delays-expected-after-one-killed-officer-injured\" target=\"_blank\">Major delays expected after one killed, officer injured in Highway 101 collision involving CHP cruiser in Palo Alto\u003c/a>n (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A woman was killed and an officer was hurt in a collision involving a California Highway Patrol cruiser that also critically injured two others on Highway 101 in Palo Alto, authorities said. The crash between the patrol car and an SUV was reported about 6:50 a.m. Friday in the northbound lanes approaching the Oregon Expressway and Embarcadero Road offramp, according to the CHP and Caltrans.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Thanksgiving-week-closures-4060367.php\" target=\"_blank\">Thanksgiving Week: Friday Closures, Transit Schedules\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public transit\u003c/strong>-- BART, MuniRegular weekday schedule for BART; Saturday service on Muni.-- Golden Gate TransitWeekday schedule for buses, weekend/holiday service for buses and ferries-- SamTransWeekday schedule-- CaltrainWeekday schedule-- AC TransitWeekday schedule\u003cstrong>San Francisco parking\u003c/strong> Regular meter enforcement; commute-hour towaway zones not enforced.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_22051382/kevin-grant-is-recipient-california-peace-prize\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Grant is a recipient of the California Peace Prize\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Kevin Grant, a 2009 Bay Area News Group Hometown Hero, is one of three recipients of the California Peace Prize, which includes a $25,000 award. Grant, a city of Oakland violence prevention coordinator, has devoted himself to helping steer people away from crime since he was released from federal prison in 1989.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22051332/all-night-christmas-shopping-kicks-off-thanksgiving-evening\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area consumers crowd stores with all-night Black Friday and Thanksgiving shopping excursions\u003c/a> (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Shoppers packed Bay Area malls for post-Thanksgiving deals Thursday and Friday, with waves of bargain buyers professing enthusiasm for their expeditions that began right after Turkey Day dinner had been consumed and continued through dawn.\u003cbr>\nThe clock had yet struck 4 a.m. on Black Friday and the holiday chestnut \"Silver Bells\" filled the first floor of Macy's at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara as a steady river of consumers -- weighed down as much by packages as a lack of sleep -- flowed through the department store.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_22052945\" target=\"_blank\">Man slain in West Oakland is City's 111th Homicide, one more than last year \u003c/a>(Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An unidentified man shot to death in West Oakland Friday morning became the city's 111th homicide victim of 2012, one more than all of last year, authorities said.\u003cbr>\nPolice believe the victim is a 48-year-old resident of another part of Oakland. Investigators are trying to confirm the man's name and locate relatives.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1353691297,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":7,"wordCount":387},"headData":{"title":"A.M. Splash: Major Delays on 101-N Due to Collision; Closures, Transit Schedules; Black Thursday & Friday Shopping | KQED","description":"Major delays expected after one killed, officer injured in Highway 101 collision involving CHP cruiser in Palo Alton (SJ Mercury News) A woman was killed and an officer was hurt in a collision involving a California Highway Patrol cruiser that also critically injured two others on Highway 101 in Palo Alto, authorities said. 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Splash: Major Delays on 101-N Due to Collision; Closures, Transit Schedules; Black Thursday & Friday Shopping","path":"/news/80966/a-m-splash-major-delays-on-101-n-due-to-collision-closures-transit-schedules-black-thursday-friday-shopping","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_22053069/major-delays-expected-after-one-killed-officer-injured\" target=\"_blank\">Major delays expected after one killed, officer injured in Highway 101 collision involving CHP cruiser in Palo Alto\u003c/a>n (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A woman was killed and an officer was hurt in a collision involving a California Highway Patrol cruiser that also critically injured two others on Highway 101 in Palo Alto, authorities said. The crash between the patrol car and an SUV was reported about 6:50 a.m. Friday in the northbound lanes approaching the Oregon Expressway and Embarcadero Road offramp, according to the CHP and Caltrans.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Thanksgiving-week-closures-4060367.php\" target=\"_blank\">Thanksgiving Week: Friday Closures, Transit Schedules\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public transit\u003c/strong>-- BART, MuniRegular weekday schedule for BART; Saturday service on Muni.-- Golden Gate TransitWeekday schedule for buses, weekend/holiday service for buses and ferries-- SamTransWeekday schedule-- CaltrainWeekday schedule-- AC TransitWeekday schedule\u003cstrong>San Francisco parking\u003c/strong> Regular meter enforcement; commute-hour towaway zones not enforced.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_22051382/kevin-grant-is-recipient-california-peace-prize\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Grant is a recipient of the California Peace Prize\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Kevin Grant, a 2009 Bay Area News Group Hometown Hero, is one of three recipients of the California Peace Prize, which includes a $25,000 award. Grant, a city of Oakland violence prevention coordinator, has devoted himself to helping steer people away from crime since he was released from federal prison in 1989.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22051332/all-night-christmas-shopping-kicks-off-thanksgiving-evening\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area consumers crowd stores with all-night Black Friday and Thanksgiving shopping excursions\u003c/a> (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Shoppers packed Bay Area malls for post-Thanksgiving deals Thursday and Friday, with waves of bargain buyers professing enthusiasm for their expeditions that began right after Turkey Day dinner had been consumed and continued through dawn.\u003cbr>\nThe clock had yet struck 4 a.m. on Black Friday and the holiday chestnut \"Silver Bells\" filled the first floor of Macy's at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara as a steady river of consumers -- weighed down as much by packages as a lack of sleep -- flowed through the department store.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_22052945\" target=\"_blank\">Man slain in West Oakland is City's 111th Homicide, one more than last year \u003c/a>(Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An unidentified man shot to death in West Oakland Friday morning became the city's 111th homicide victim of 2012, one more than all of last year, authorities said.\u003cbr>\nPolice believe the victim is a 48-year-old resident of another part of Oakland. Investigators are trying to confirm the man's name and locate relatives.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/80966/a-m-splash-major-delays-on-101-n-due-to-collision-closures-transit-schedules-black-thursday-friday-shopping","authors":["240"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_289","news_3512"],"label":"news_6944"},"news_80797":{"type":"posts","id":"news_80797","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"80797","score":null,"sort":[1353454221000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"wal-mart-braces-for-black-friday-strikes","title":"Wal-Mart Braces for Black Friday Strikes","publishDate":1353454221,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80808\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/Walmart-Protest.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80808\" title=\"Thousands of protesters march during the\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/Walmart-Protest-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters marched in Chinatown, Los Angeles, on June 30, 2012, to protest wages and working conditions at Wal-Mart (Joe Klamar/AFP/GettyImages)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Strikes? At Wal-Mart?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company has successfully resisted efforts to organize its workers. But in recent weeks, protests have broken out at some of its stores, including San Leandro and Richmond. Now protesters say they are making their biggest push ever on the biggest shopping day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Black Friday -- when consumers traditionally take advantage of a holiday after Thanksgiving -- some Wal-Mart workers plan to walk off the job. Black Friday is a big deal for Wal-Mart, which plans to start sales pegged to it on 8 p.m. Thursday. As a measure of how seriously the company is taking the threat of protests, it filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board calling the pickets illegal.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/business/labor-board-to-act-swiftly-on-wal-marts-complaint.html?_r=0\">New York Times\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The National Labor Relations Board, which often takes weeks or months to investigate complaints, said on Monday that it would decide within days whether there is merit to Wal-Mart’s complaint, filed last Thursday, to seek an injunction to stop anti-Wal-Mart protests scheduled for this week...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wal-Mart contends that the protests violate a law that prohibits picketing for more than 30 days when a union is seeking recognition. Wal-Mart asserts that the group’s rolling protests have gone on for more than 30 days and are actually sponsored by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which helped found OUR Walmart last year. The company maintains that the food and commercial workers union is seeking union recognition from Wal-Mart...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disagreeing with the company, OUR Walmart said this week’s demonstrations were not demanding union recognition, although some of the group’s members acknowledge that is their long-term goal.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Change Walmart, which is also helping organize the strike, is getting the word out in some creative ways, such as \u003ca href=\"http://changewalmart.tumblr.com/post/36141392968/the-story-of-the-black-friday-strike\">a storyline made of gifs\u003c/a> (snippets of animation).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some workers complain of increased costs for health insurance. Others say that the company retaliates against them if they speak out to criticize it. That was a theme of the strike that hit a Wal-Mart store reopening Nov. 2 after a closure in Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/11/02/protests-mar-walmart-supercenters-re-opening-in-richmond/\">Richmond Confidential \u003c/a>had the story:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Shoppers were greeted by placard-wielding protesters, carrying signs reading “Stand Up, Live Better, Stop Retaliation” and “Stop Trying to Silence Us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters were a combination of Walmart associates and members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and the Organization United for Respect at Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Misty Tanner, a longtime Walmart employee, transferred to the store four months ago to work on the remodel. 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