Hi everyone! First of all, please be SURE to check out Kathryn's amazing photos from our hikes at: http://bit.ly/2lsS1dF
She's so incredibly talented! There are some really great pictures of Houndstongue, Indian Warrior, False Turkey Tails, and of course Poison Oak! :)
So we talked in the last class about the Ba-Hiker site, which is a wonderful site. Especially since I will not be offering the class next quarter, if you want to keep hiking, I highly recommend it. You can look at it here: http://bahiker.com/. Here is their write-up of Coal Mine Ridge, it's one of the few descriptions of that preserve available: http://bahiker.com/southbayhikes/cmr.html
You can find trail maps of Portola Valley at: http://www.portolavalley.net/for-residents/portola-valley-trails.
Some ways to find other places to hike if you are interested:
Go to maps.google.com and find your house. Slowly scroll the mouse outwards until you see a green splotch that indicates park or open space. Hover over it to find its name, and Google it if it looks interesting to find trail maps and hours of operation. Some green splotches will be golf courses, but others may be parks you didn't know about!
You can also go to the website for your city or county. Use the search function to find parks, or open space, or trails and to learn more about them.
Also, go to Yelp, enter your zip code or have it locate you where you are, and search for "hiking" or "hiking trails."
The Dipper Ranch Blog has a great write-up of wildflower hot spots, check out one entry at: http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2013/03/santa-teresa-county-park-wildflower.html.
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District offers an incredible suite of guided hikes. Check them out at: http://www.openspace.org/.
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