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Bay seniors, even ones well versed in local landmarks, might not know that Mount Tamalpais originally had another summit. West Peak was 2,600 feet high until it was flattened for a radar station. Today all that’s left are the gutted remains of military structures and eye-popping views of Alpine Lake, the Bay and the Pacific. […]

Bay seniors might want to move Shiloh Ranch State Park near Windsor in Sonoma County up towards the top of their list of Great Local Trails. Its 850 acres are mostly shaded and rolling, especially the Pond Trail to the top of Shiloh Ridge. The steeper Ridge Trail leads to Cinerama views from Healdsburg to […]

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 don’t have to fight the traffic and the clock to get to coastal trails. 20 minutes north of the City, the 1.7 mile Tennessee Valley Trail is broad and flat and with each step you amble closer to the broad black beach cupped in the Marin Headlands and its postcard-ready view of the […]

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 know better than to hit popular trails on summer weekends. You might as well be on the sidewalks of Market Street. But mid-week we can have these paths of glory pretty much to ourselves. Among the Geezer’s top ten is Steep Ravine which unravels down the western slope of Mt.Tamalpais to Stinson Beach. […]