The Santa Clara County Parks department recently launched a “Healthy Trails” program with a list of trails to hike in the local parks. Since I love taking my children outdoors, I was all over that, and in a lull between working and shredding papers on Sunday afternoon, we all decided to take one of the…
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Lake Almanor
After two nights and a day in Portland, we were back to a night of camping. Frankly, Peter and I were somewhat half-hearted about it, but Kelly was eager to spend another night in a tent and roasting marshmallows over a campfire. And so, we drove 8 hours south to a spot I’d read about…
Camping in the Humboldt Redwoods
We all love camping, but Kelly especially loves it. When we told her our getaway would include camping, she talked about it for days, and constantly asked, “are we going camping now?” So there’s no way we could skip out on camping, even though it was nearly 8 pm by the time we arrived at…
Our Unexpected Golden Gate Bridge Adventure
We’re having the typical spectacular Bay Area fall weather: this is the one time of year it’s sunny, but not to hot (or fogged over), and I love to get into the outdoors. This was one of those weekends with a multitude of fun things to do: the San Benito County Fair, the Morgan Hill…
Hiking Around Arastradero Lake
Yesterday, I took my children for a short hike around Arastradero Lake in the Arastradero Preserve. If you’re a regular visitor of varied parks, the Arastradero Preserve is like the Hollywoodized, that is almost unrealistically pleasant, version of parklands. On this day alone, we encountered friendly joggers; cheerful dog owners with a dog eager to…