Download or read book East Bay Trails written by David Weintraub and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore 56 trails in the superb open spaces of San Francisco’s East Bay The East Bay of San Francisco, California, offers a diverse array of hiking opportunities: the scenic shoreline of Point Pinole, the furrowed foothills and windy summit of Mount Diablo, trails that are home to the flourishing bird and plant life on Pleasanton Ridge and at Livermore’s Lake Del Valle. East Bay Trails is the ideal guide to the best trips in and around the area’s ridges, shores, wilderness areas, lakes, and reservoirs. Written by acclaimed author David Weintraub, this is the most complete and up-to-date trail guide for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. East Bay Trails presents 56 hikes, complete with detailed route descriptions and at-a-glance information about length, time, difficulty, regulations, and facilities. The text focuses mostly on hiking, but other outdoors enthusiasts—fitness walkers, joggers, equestrians, and bicyclists—can also make good use of this guide. Inside you’ll find 56 hiking trips, ranging from mile-long strolls to all-day treks, plus a few long hikes with overnight options New trips in Lime Ridge Open Space, Diablo Foothills Regional Park, and Round Valley Regional Preserve Detailed descriptions of each trip, plus updated maps Appendix of the best hikes for any mood or desire, whether it’s birdwatching, scenic vistas, waterfalls, or an easy trip for kids “East Bay Trails is the most complete and up-to-date guide for Alameda and Contra Costa counties.” —East Bay Express

Download or read book Ridgelands The Closing of a Frontier written by Sherman Lewis and published by Hayward Area Planning Association. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950, the open space lands from Hayward to Pleasanton in California were privately owned and sprawl development was booming. By 2020, the frontier was closed, and almost all the shorelands and ridgelands in this large area were protected as public open space and by regulation. The land was saved by many advocates and these are their stories, many narratives sometimes parallel to each other, other times connecting, involving elections, referendums, litigation, bond measures, lobbying, organizing, and campaigns. Each story is simple enough, but taken together they add up to a long and complex history.

Download or read book Urban Trails East Bay written by Alexandra Kenin and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Trails: East Bay offers 40 routes for walkers, runners, and hikers, with an emphasis on getting out and getting fit in your own backyard. Expert local hiking guide Alexandra Kenin offers a wide range of options, from leg stretchers overlooking the Bay Area at Tilden Regional Park to an afternoon stroll through the wineries around Jack London Square to a 6-mile hike along the slopes of Mount Diablo to spot seasonal waterfalls. Other features include: Trailhead locations, including public transit options Rated appeal for walkers, runners, or hikers Info for families and dog owners Trail distance, elevation gain, high point, amenities Sidebars on area history, nature, tips, and sights Historic trails, coastal trails, stairways, peak bagging

Download or read book Bay Area Ridge Trail written by Elizabeth Byers and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find Solitude and Dramatic Views Around San Francisco Bay Everyone needs a break from their daily life. Escape to the oak-studded grasslands and tranquil forests of the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Hike, bike, or ride through nine counties with the official guide endorsed by the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. Discover dramatic coastlines, a range of ecosystems, former Mexican ranchos, vistas that inspired Spanish explorers, and more. Join author Elizabeth Byers—a founding board member of the council—and Jean Rusmore, and choose from 75 trail segments on a network of paths that ring San Francisco Bay. Make your way through parks and public lands like Mount Tamalpais State Park and Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. Trips range from a 2.5-mile excursion over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge to a 12.5-mile traverse of Bolinas Ridge. You can also link several trips together to create a continuous trek that is 20, 40, or even 80 miles long. Each trip includes summary information, like distance, accessibility, regulations, and facilities, as well as an easy-to-read map. Comprehensive trail directions help to ensure that you always know where to go, while details on the region’s history and culture entertain you along the way. Grab the updated, full-color edition of Bay Area Ridge Trail and start planning your next adventure. The perfect outing is closer than you think.

Download or read book Top Trails San Francisco Bay Area written by David Weintraub and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longtime San Francisco residents and intrepid hikers David Weintraub and Ben Pease have selected 44 "must-do" trips for hiking, running, and bicycling. Trails range from easy strolls to all-day treks, from 2 to 12 miles, covering the most scenic parks and preserves between Santa Rosa and San Jose. The second edition features new hikes in Muir Woods and the Presidio, more elevation profiles, and at-a-glance information helps you find the best wildflowers, fall color, bird-watching, camping, historic sites, and cool hikes for hot days.

Download or read book Hiking through History San Francisco Bay Area written by Tracy Salcedo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine hiking along a wooded trail near San Francisco and stumbling upon the stone foundation of a crumbled building, the wooden slats of the walls caved in, the ironwork of the hinges still dangling on the burned out door. This discovery piques your interest—what is this? What’s its significance? How can you find out? Enter Hiking through History San Francisco Bay Area: Exploring the Region's Past by Trail. Make no mistake—this is a hiking book first and foremost, complete with rich photos and detailed maps, but with added extras and sidebars detailing enough historical information to satisfy every curiosity along the way.

Download or read book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles San Francisco written by Jane Huber and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s Time to Take a Hike in San Francisco, California! The best way to experience San Francisco is by hiking it. Get outdoors with local author and hiking expert Jane Huber, with the full-color edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Francisco. A perfect blend of popular trails and hidden gems, the selected trails transport you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings that renew your spirit and recharge your body. Take in the beautiful beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore. Explore the redwood canyons of Big Basin state park. Hike to the top of Mount Davidson, the highest point in San Francisco. Enjoy the spectacular view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach Trail. This guide offers stroller-friendly jaunts for the entire family, challenging treks for adventurous hikers, and everything in between. With Jane as your guide, you’ll learn about the area and experience nature through 60 of the city’s best hikes! Each hike description features key at-a-glance information on distance, difficulty, scenery, traffic, hiking time, and more, so you can quickly and easily learn about each trail. Detailed directions, GPS-based trail maps, and elevation profiles help to ensure that you know where you are and where you’re going. Tips on nearby activities further enhance your enjoyment of every outing. Whether you’re a local looking for new places to explore or a visitor to the area, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Francisco provides plenty of options for a couple hours or a full day of adventure, all within about an hour from San Francisco and the surrounding communities.

Download or read book You Are Here written by Ray Skjelbred and published by Pudding House Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Benicia Martinez Bridge System Project Contra Costa County Solano County written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Country in the City written by Richard A. Walker and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Western History Association's 2009 Hal K. Rothman Award Finalist in the Western Writers of America Spur Award for the Western Nonfiction Contemporary category (2008). The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the world's most beautiful cities. Despite a population of 7 million people, it is more greensward than asphalt jungle, more open space than hardscape. A vast quilt of countryside is tucked into the folds of the metropolis, stitched from fields, farms and woodlands, mines, creeks, and wetlands. In The Country in the City, Richard Walker tells the story of how the jigsaw geography of this greenbelt has been set into place. The Bay Area’s civic landscape has been fought over acre by acre, an arduous process requiring popular mobilization, political will, and hard work. Its most cherished environments--Mount Tamalpais, Napa Valley, San Francisco Bay, Point Reyes, Mount Diablo, the Pacific coast--have engendered some of the fiercest environmental battles in the country and have made the region a leader in green ideas and organizations. This book tells how the Bay Area got its green grove: from the stirrings of conservation in the time of John Muir to origins of the recreational parks and coastal preserves in the early twentieth century, from the fight to stop bay fill and control suburban growth after the Second World War to securing conservation easements and stopping toxic pollution in our times. Here, modern environmentalism first became a mass political movement in the 1960s, with the sudden blooming of the Sierra Club and Save the Bay, and it remains a global center of environmentalism to this day. Green values have been a pillar of Bay Area life and politics for more than a century. It is an environmentalism grounded in local places and personal concerns, close to the heart of the city. Yet this vision of what a city should be has always been informed by liberal, even utopian, ideas of nature, planning, government, and democracy. In the end, green is one of the primary colors in the flag of the Left Coast, where green enthusiasms, like open space, are built into the fabric of urban life. Written in a lively and accessible style, The Country in the City will be of interest to general readers and environmental activists. At the same time, it speaks to fundamental debates in environmental history, urban planning, and geography.

Download or read book Best Trail Runs San Francisco written by Adam W. Chase and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Trail Runs San Francisco features nearly forty of the best trail runs within an hour or so of downtown—complete with color photos, maps, and detailed specs and trail descriptions. Full of inspirational photos throughout, this book includes practical maps, elevation gains, and key information on training, safety, and must-see attractions along the way.

Download or read book Carquinez Bridge Project Replace retrofit the Westbound I 80 Between Cummings Skyway and CA 29 Contra Costa County Solano County written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moon Bay Area Biking written by Ann Marie Brown and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strap on your helmet, fill up your water bottle, and head out to discover the best rides in the region with Moon Bay Area Biking. A Ride for Everyone: Pick the right route for your timeline and experience level, from family-friendly trails to more challenging overnight treks Best Ride Lists: Choose from strategic lists like Best Waterfront Rides, Best Rides for Wildlife-Viewing, Best Single-Track Rides, and more Essential Planning Details: Each route is rated for difficulty and marked with round-trip distance, elevation gain, and riding time Maps and Directions: Find easy-to-use maps, driving directions to each trailhead, and details on where to park Skip the Crowds: Enjoy a solitary ride with Moon Bay Area Biking's many off-the-radar routes and best-kept local secrets Expert Advice: Seasoned cyclist and NorCal local Ann Marie Brown offers her experienced insight and honest opinions on each ride Tips and Tools: Advice on gear, first aid, and camping permits, plus background information on climate, landscape, and wildlife Whether you're a veteran or a first-time cyclist, Moon's comprehensive coverage and solid expertise will have you gearing up for your next ride. Exploring more of the Golden State's great outdoors? Try Moon California Camping or Moon California Hiking. Sticking to the Bay? Check out Moon 101 Great Hikes San Francisco Bay Area.

Download or read book Moon Northern California Biking written by Ann Marie Brown and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avid biker and experienced travel writer Ann Marie Brown knows the best places to cycle in Northern California, from steep ocean-front rides to meandering, scenic trails through Sonoma and Napa. Moon Northern California Biking guides seasoned riders and beginning bikers to the best trails, paths, and roads throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Tahoe, Yosemite, and Northern California wine country. Complete with elevation charts, route maps, and options to extend or shorten each route, as well as information on bike shops, riding clubs, and bike organizations throughout the region, Moon Northern California Biking gives bicyclists the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Download or read book CA 84 Realignment Project Improvement Between CA 84 from I 880 to CA 238 Mission Boulevard Cities of Fremont Hayward and Union Alameda County written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Bay Area Ridge Trail written by Jean Rusmore and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official guide to the ever-growing Bay Area Ridge Trail, a proposed 400-mile route that circles the ridgeline of the San Francisco Bay, crossing over nine counties. Five new trails and 13 more miles await discovery in this new edition, bringing the mileage of the completed Ridge Trail to 225.