High voltage: Sierra lightning strikes in thousands
Lightning can give you the fear of death. A thunderstorm can also feel like the marrow of life. In the high Sierra Nevada, lightning ignites the dark sky like a strobe. Above tree line, lightning can...
View ArticleNew PCT record: 2,660 miles in 53 days (with pics)
One of the greatest outdoor feats in history was fulfilled last week. Or was it? A trail runner, Joe McConaughy, averaged running 45 miles day for nearly two months to complete the 2,660-mile Pacific...
View Article42 curfew citations, 100 warnings at Mission Peak
In the aftermath of the full moon earlier this month, reports show that park police for the East Bay Regional Park District wrote 42 citations and gave more than 100 warnings for breaking the 10 p.m....
View ArticlePeninsula’s testament to new vision for parks (pics)
High on a ridge that overlooks the Peninsula, you can take in a panorama of one of the Bay Area’s prettiest parks, the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, and beyond across the South Bay. At the same time,...
View ArticleWeather matching up for outdoors, World Series
If you’re a Giants fan and outdoors lover, the weather and World Series schedule matches up close to perfect in the coming week. “It’s classic start to a fall weather pattern,” said Michael Pechner,...
View ArticleChron readers share Dipsea Trail magic
On the renowned Dipsea Trail in Marin, the group of hikers emerged from a forested ridge to a grassy coastal hilltop and was provided with our first glimpse of the ocean. Refracted silvers cast across...
View ArticleNorCal recreation flush with water for Presidents Day Weekend (18-pic gallery)
In Yosemite Valley, the waterfalls are flush and feathered. Temperatures in the high 60s this weekend will make it feel like an early spring. It’s the same closer to home, at Big Basin Redwoods in the...
View ArticleChron readers’ search for perfect park leads to surprise Bay Area destination
The search for the perfect park for a group hike with Chronicle members isn’t much different than what many do every weekend. These are the factors: Relatively unknown. Beautiful. Destinations with...
View ArticleTwin Peaks overlooks new wonderland in Tahoe’s Granite Chief wilds (16 pics)
At Twin Peaks on the Tahoe Rim, the East Peak pokes an 8,878-foot hole in the sky over miles of wilderness forest to cobalt blue Lake Tahoe. When you turn to the west to complete the 360, you take in...
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