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  • Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    I recently visited for the first time the Rancho Corral de Tierra protected area, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, located just south of the Devils Slide tunnel that runs along the coast on Highway 1 just south of San Francisco. The protected area is accessible via bicycle…

  • Greetings from Point Reyes National Seashore

    Outdoor adventures have always been a top priority in my life and with each new destination and exploration my soul grows that much closer to mother nature. I am currently an undergraduate at San Francisco State University studying Environmental Studies with an emphasis on Natural Resource Management and Conservation and…

  • Greetings from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

    I ventured out to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. The weather was still showing its beauty as my friends and I stepped on the beach of this little marina. We got to enjoy the sand between our toes, surrounded by families and others playing in the water. This…

  • Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    I went to the Ocean beach fire pits during one night with a few friends who were having a fire jam. This was the first time that I have been to the pits. It was a clear warm night, unusual for San Francisco, and many other people were enjoying the…

  • Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    The San Francisco skyline is like a cacophony of natural/modern landforms that descend into a glimmering bay straddled by the silhouetted Golden Gate. Right in the middle of the bay is “the rock.” A little smudge of land so spotted in history it deserved protection from the National Park Service.…

  • Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    I visited China Beach in San Francisco for the first time this spring. I went after a long hike through Land’s End, and thought I would end the day watching the sunset at China Beach. The view was spectacular, something I had never seen before. I felt like I wasn’t…

  • Greetings from Fort Point National Historic Site

    On a sunny Sunday afternoon, my husband and I drove to visit Fort Point, which is a beautiful site. It was my very first time there, even though I moved to California almost 12 years ago. Throughout the years, I heard so many stories about Fort Point but when we…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I've had so many friends who have come to Yosemite tell me how amazing this place is. I decided that it's finally time that I go see it for myself. The long drive there was totally worth it. The way up itself was beautiful; the smell of pine trees and…

  • Greetings from Point Reyes National Seashore

    As I poked through a redwood ravine known as Samuel P. Taylor State, crossed the San Andreas Fault in Golden Gate National Recreation area and headed up the mountain for my first visit to Pt. Reyes, I realized just how lucky I was to be in a place that valued…

  • Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    My venture on the Cataract trail in Mount Tamalpais, also known as Mount Tam, with my roommate was one for the books. We have been bickering lately and feeling disconnected, so our day trip on the trail was the perfect cure. The trail loop is about 7-8 miles total, so…

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