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about

I live in Oakland, not far from Redwood Regional Park and other parks in the East Bay Regional Park District. I hike there most days. And one day I thought, “Why not hike all of the Bay Area Ridge Trail?”

That question began a quest: to find detailed ... Read More

maps

GPX TRACKS AND TRAIL MAPS
The tracks for the Al Zampa and Benicia Bridges are posted.

EAST BAY
Al Zampa (Carquinez Strait) Bridge p. 121*
> GPX track — Al Zampa Bridge (Right click or option-click the link and choose “Save ... Read More

news

Follow the journey.

I will be hiking the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail this year, beginning in April. Friends and I will spend a night near the monument at the southern terminus of the trail before heading out on our first day towards Lake Morena, 22 miles north.

The trail traverses the southern high deserts, what I ... Read More