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Bay seniors seeking transcendence can find it 2,040 feet up on the peak slopes of Mt. Tamalpais. O’Rourke’s Bench is your destination. Its plaque installed in 1927 reads “Give me these hills and the friends I love. I ask no other heaven.” It ‘s an easy 15 minute stroll from the parking lot at Rock […]

Bay seniors who want a last jolt of Spring before California turns golden might want to hike Briones Park in the East Bay. Its 6,255 acres have a rolling network of trails the high point being the loop route past the 1,483 foot Briones Peak. The views are cineramic from Diablo to Tamalpais from Suisan Bay […]

Bay seniors interested in a different perspective on the wine country night want to consider trying the Palisades which overlooks Calistoga and the Napa Valley from atop Mt.St Helena. This volcanic wall is a mile long but the hike roundtrip is 4.4 miles. Start at the Mt. St .Helena Trail staging area and take the […]

Bay seniors on the lookout for more challenging conversational topics than Don Draper’s character flaws or the validity of gluten free diets, should take a walk this Sunday in McLaren Park. Philosopher Nathaniel Paluga will be leading one of his bi-weekly walk & talks from noon to 3 on the 2.7 mile Philosopher’s Way Trail. […]

Bay seniors, the winner for the #1 hike in the Bay Area (according to me) is the Matt Davis Trail. It zigzags gently for 3 miles down the western slopes of Mount Tamalpais along meadows which turn to gold in the summer, through shady groves, across streams, with heart-stopping views of the Pacific around every […]

Bay seniors on the lookout for a nice long FLAT hike that never stops need only set foot on the Bay Trail that encircles much of the Bay. Started in 1990, the organizers hope to eventually open our 500 mile shoreline to the public. Currently 60% is completed, principally San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. […]

Bay seniors can get a sense of San Francisco before it became San Francisco on a short walk through the recently restored dunes on Lobos Creek in the Presidio. The boardwalk path which edges the still flowing Lobos Creek is barely a mile long as rolls towards the Pacific. Thanks to volunteer efforts a rich […]

Bay seniors getting restless staying indoors during this chilly damp winter and reluctant to slog along muddy trails, tend to forget the paved paths waiting for them in Golden Gate Park. Most of the 13 million annual visitors are gone and there are miles and miles of flat trails, all free of road-hogging cyclists, which […]