Category Archives: .Bay_Area

DAY TRIP: San Francisco… East Bay

Posted on November 1, 2021 by admin

Short morning trip to Hayward… just before the second rain of the season… returning on Mission Blvd… with a drizzling detour on Niles Canyon… driving in the rain… wishing to return as soon and sunny as possible… on Niles Canyon … Continue reading →

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HIKING: Rhus Trail

Posted on October 30, 2021 by admin

Finally found a parking spot at Rhus Trailhead… hiked the first part of the trail… enjoying the fragrant laurels and ghostly buckeyes after the huge storm last weekend… to be continued to Black Mountain!

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BAY AREA: Toyon Time

Posted on October 12, 2021 by admin

Love the sunset light on East Bay hills!

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LOS ALTOS HILLS: Blue Hike

Posted on September 19, 2021 by admin

After a smoky summer one can only be happily surprised by a blue sky hike!

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Mission San Francisco

Posted on September 12, 2021 by admin

Tartine… Dolores Park… Valencia Street… Urban Ritual… sweet September Sunday…

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SHORT HIKE: Purisima Creek Redwoods

Posted on July 11, 2021 by admin

Short hike… albino surprise… ocean spray.

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SHORT TRIP: Stanford

Posted on July 10, 2021 by admin

It started with a family… who knew that Arizona Garden is so close to Cantor Museum… The American Library Infinity… Horizon… Stanford Wall

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DAY TRIP: Downtown San Jose

Posted on March 8, 2021 by admin

Downtown San Jose… long time no see… quietly colorful…

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UC SANTA CRUZ: Upper Campus

Posted on February 28, 2021 by admin

Happily continuing on the hiking tour of UC Santa Cruz… this time on the Upper Campus… through the young redwood forest… to the graffiti tanks… ending by the ocean… It’s a beautiful campus!

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HIKE: Almaden Quicksilver County Park

Posted on February 7, 2021 by admin

Signs of spring… at Almaden Quicksilver County Park… on a short cut of History Trail . pdf Quicksilver History Loop

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