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Stevens Creek County Park

9/30/2017

Stevens Creek County Park is a lovely park in Santa Clara County right across from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve. I took an in-and-out hike of about three miles today through a mixed forest of oak and bay laurel that climbed up into the sunny chaparral ecosystem.

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Mori Point, Golden Gate National Recreation Area

9/25/2017

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Mori Point is part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the town of Pacifica, next to Sharp Park. It has a 0.5-mile handicapped-accessible trail to the bluffs overlooking the black sands of Sharp Park Beach but there are also more challenging trails the climb up to the peaks of the ridges that form Mori Point.

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Purisima Creek Redwood Open Space Preserve

9/23/2017

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This was a return visit to Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve. Last time, I made a 7-mile loop; this time I took it a little easy because I had my 2-month old with me!

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Tide Pools at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

9/23/2017

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I've written about the Pillar Point Bluff and the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve before, but that blog post was mostly about the trails along the bluffs. We had the good luck to visit the Moss Beach marine reserve at low tide recently, and we were treated to anchovies, anemones, and harbor seals among other things!

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Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

9/23/2017

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Picchetti Ranch Preserve is an MROSD Open Space near the town of Cupertino. It abuts Stevens Creek County Park and Freemont Older Open Space preserve and it boasts Picchetti Winery (it is the only park in the MROSD to have its own winery). The winery is a great place to picnic; there are lots of picnic tables in a grassy open area that gets some shade. This is a lovely place to bring the whole family so that some can drink and eat while others hike.

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Sierra Club Hiker's Hut at Sam McDonald Park

9/3/2017

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The Sierra Club Hiker's Hut is accessible from the Heritage Grove Trailhead at Sam McDonald Park (the small parking lot near Alpine Road is a great entrance point). I have written about this park before (see here) when I went hiking with my mom. This was my first solo hike since I gave birth to my daughter, and I wanted to return to one of my old favorites!

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Stevens Creek County Park

Mori Point, Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Purisima Creek Redwood Open Space Preserve

Tide Pools at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

Sierra Club Hiker's Hut at Sam McDonald Park

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