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With winter wrapping up, nows a good time to take a breather Bay Area-style. Here are three ways to relax your bones before springing forward. Enlighten Up Nobody does Zen like Green Gulch Farm Zen Center . For nearly 40 years, this Marin County staple of mindfullness has blazed a trail to ahhs. And now its opening its wooden temple doors to the public for a Sunday morning meditation program. Remove your shoes at the door and take a seat on a pillow-cushioned wooden platform. Then, assume the position: ...
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Valentines Day is just around the corner. Still havent got a plan? Here are three alfresco ways to set the mood without a box of chocolate. Lake Merritt Romantico Ahh Venice.... The ethereal romance of Italys floating city is unmatched, with one exception: Oaklands Lake Merritt?! Thats right. Courtesy of Gondola Servizio , Bay Area folks can capture the intrigue of a Venetian gondola tour thats just steps away from downtown Oakland. Operating out of the old pump house turned Lake Chalet Seafood Bar Grill,
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Bustling Berkeley has some surprising pockets of serenity within city limits. Youve just gotta know where to go! Strawberry Sunday Tucked behind UC Berkeleys Memorial Stadium, Strawberry Canyon is an unassuming hiking haven of tangled flora that quietly rises to impressive views. Take a 7-mile (round-trip) hike that follows burbling Strawberry Creek and snakes up the gorge. Start on the lower fire trail before reaching the Connectora thigh-burning incline that links to the upper trail. The reward for ...
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The Peninsulas Highway 35, also known as Skyline Boulevard, is a ridge-top roller with access to a bonanza of hiking trails. Kick off the first weekend of fall with any of these three walks less wandered. Easy Ponderings Embark on a short and scenic hike from one charming pond to another: The Ipiwa Trail connecting Alpine Pond to Horseshoe Lake is a ridge-top classic in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve. Start at the glistening Alpine Pond and pay a visit to the adjacent Daniels Nature Center where youll
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Californias first national park is home to world-famous trees, including the biggest one on Earth. Yet even with such mighty credentials, Sequoia National Park sees few visitors in the winter. With a commute thats comparable to Tahoe, what are you waiting for? Fairy Trail Mirror, mirror on the wall, which tree in the world is the largest of all? At 275 feet tall and with a diameter of 36.5 feet, the General Sherman tree is the biggest living thing on Earth. Summer is when tourists buzz around this behemoth
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Bonus Sherpa: Jet Set Diversify your outdoors portfolio with one of these West Coast adventures that confirm we really do live on the coast with the most. Ready, set, jet! 1) Crystal Blue Persuasion: Orange County has more than Disneyland and infamous housewives. In the southernmost point of Newport Beach are 14 bungalows along Crystal Cove State Beach. Stay the night in one of these historic cottages (built in the 1930s and 40s) and enjoy a morning-coffee stroll along 3.5 miles of undeveloped coastline.
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Between Santa Cruz and San Francisco is 50 miles of seashore with a scattering of sandy beaches, rocky points, and big bursts of open space. Go during the late fall and explore this coast less traveled. Sea for yourself. Nuevo View Every winter two groups reliably make the pilgrimage to Ao Nuevo State Park : hordes of elephant seals, and people! But go in the next few weeks and have this coastal destination to yourself, especially by heading inland to a little known area called the Chalks. After driving a
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