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Camp Reynolds Presents Civil War Days at Angel Island State Park

Published: June, 2009    For over a decade, Angel Island State Park has hosted Civil War Days, a family-oriented event that educates through tours, activities, demonstrations and interaction with park staff and Civil War re-enactors. With concern mounting over threats to the Bay Area from Confederate sympathizers and naval forces, the federal government established Camp […]

MTC Trip Planner Unfriendly to Alameda’s Ferries

Published: December, 2004 MTC operates on its web site the “511 Taketransit Trip Planner” that is highly unfriendly to the both Harbor Bay and the Alameda Oakland Ferry. Essentially this web page allows the user to input their location (street number and name or two cross streets) and town of origin and the same information […]

Half-Tank Getaways

By weekendsherpa.comPublished: January, 2008  Hut, Hut, Hike! You don’t have to rough it when you spend the night in the woods. One of the Santa Cruz Mountains’ most comfy overnight escapes isn’t accessed by road, but rather by a moderate 1.5-mile hike through towering redwoods and shaded fern canyons. The Hiker’s Hut is an A-frame […]