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Photos by Sarah Han

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We failed to make it to Cataract Falls due to road closures, but we decided to check out the Pine Mountain Trails to Carson Falls. Definitely not as majestic as the Cataract hike, but the trails here were uncrowded in the morning, had beautiful valley views, and there were some great wildflowers out. We also saw a hummingbird hawk moth and a fuzzy, orange carpenter bee.

Photos by Sarah Han

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A few more from Monday at Wildcat Canyon

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Monday morning at Wildcat Canyon.

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Photos of some of the flowers I saw blooming in the Presidio.

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I took my bike on BART and rode out to the Presidio to try to visit as many of the 12 trails as I could within four hours (before no bikes on BART commute hours). I don’t suggest trying to do this. Instead, pick a couple of trails and meander through them leisurely. A couple spots I was able to hit that I had never seen before: Andy Goldsworthy’s “Wood Line” installation and Lobos Creek Valley Trail. I could’ve definitely spent more time on a few of the trails and gazing at the ocean.

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More pretty things popping up from all this glorious rain.

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Early wildflowers, Claremont and Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley.

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Scenes from a morning up in the clouds.

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Spring is still three weeks away, but there are already flowers popping up everywhere.

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"I occasionally find myself wondering if it is good to encourage more people out onto the trails, because the hills will surely become more crowded, foot-worn, and littered. My answer is that yes, everyone should be encouraged to use our parks. Our society must make some very basic changes to survive the future, and the changes must take place in the minds and hearts of each one of us. We must aim for life, not death, cooperation, not competition, conservation, not exploitation, love, not paranoia. Where can we better absorb these attitudes, than from the rocks, the trees, and birds, than by getting away from the constant hustle of city life and relaxing our minds, even if only for a few hours. It will take much more than a walk in the woods to change the world, but we must start somewhere." - Bob Newey, East Bay Trails: A Hiker’s Guide, second edition, 1975

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Accidentally ended up in Tilden Park, but I found a few pretty mushrooms and newly sprouting wildflowers on a short hike. I’ll have to come back soon when there are more flowers in bloom.

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Wildflowers are beginning to bloom all around us. Here are a few early bloomers in Claremont Canyon.

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Spent some good quality time at the mineral pools in Calistoga this past weekend, but we were able to squeeze a hike in at Bothe-Napa State Park before we headed back to Oakland.

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