Comfort Hikes and Bike Rides
With all of the turbulence in the world, sometimes it's helpful to take a mental health break in nature. These hikes and bike rides include a peace grove, quieter trails, early wildflowers, and some sweet farm animals...
From Farm to Forest
Hike and visit Deer Hollow Farm at Rancho San Antonio Open Space in the South Bay
Beautiful views, tree-lined trails, a working farm … Rancho San Antonio Open Space is filled with delights from wildflowers to wildlife, and seriously cute farm animals. See it all on this 5-mile loop through the Cupertino woods.
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Sonoma International Film Festival 25th Anniversary
Food, wine, films, backlot parties, and culinary events with celebrity chefs … yep, it’s good to be 25! The Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) is celebrating its 25th year in signature style this March 23 to 27.
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Hiking Wildcat Peak Tilden Regional Park
Some magical hikes begin like a magic trick: The start is filled with lots of people, and then, within minutes, it's quiet. All you have to do is find the entrance to Narnia—or, in this case, Laurel Canyon Trailhead in the East Bay’s Tilden Regional Park.
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Hike Tolay Lake Regional Park near Petaluma
Hidden in the hills south of Petaluma, Tolay Lake Regional Park is 3,400 acres of wide-open space, with a fantastic network of hiking and biking trails, wildflower walks in spring, grazing cattle, and sweet farm animals.
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