https://youtu.be/cO_ghHd7c00 Caltrain is a California commuter rail line serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley, Silicon Valley. The southern terminus is in San Jose at Tamien station with weekday rush hour service running as far as Gilroy. The northern terminus of the line is in San Francisco at 4th and King Streets. Caltrain has 28 regular stops, one limited-service weekday..

https://youtu.be/mgsyq3Usszs The East Bay Regional Park District began acquiring land for Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in the early 1970s. Today, most of the mining district is within the Preserve's nearly 8,533 acres. The area is an ideal location for hiking, picnicking and nature study. Naturalists conduct a variety of programs relating the Preserve's natural and historic resources. B..

https://youtu.be/rPqObbRdlb8 Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is a regional park located in San Mateo County, California[1] and operated by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD). It is readily identifiable from the flatlands of the South Bay, as it is the only "naked" part of the peninsula range (not forested). The Windy Hill Preserve comprises an important 1132 acre (4.6 km2) stre..

https://youtu.be/njrbBiUt_4M The garden’s beautiful landscapes display California’s diverse plant life. Notable among the specimens from all corners of the state are some of the broadest representations of California’s unique plant groups. These include nearly all of California’s conifers and oaks as well as collections of California manzanitas (Arctostaphylos), wild lilacs (Ceanothus), grasses,..

https://youtu.be/vubIVBpRAJE Skyline park has 25 miles of multi-use fireroad and singletrack trails of various skill levels. Marie Creek TrailToggle 1.65 miles horizontal distance. Begin at Marie Creek Road (364’ elevation). Gentle rise for 1.13 miles, 6% grade (587’ elevation). Continue to peak for 0.28 miles, 20% grade (844’ elevation). Continue down 0.2 miles, 11% grade. Flat to end at juncti..

Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve offers 5,778 acres of wilderness and an expanded trail system that allows hikers and horseback riders to enjoy its remote and rugged areas. The park's size and terrain allow visitors a feeling of privacy and escape from urban hustle and bustle. Carry plenty of drinking water for yourself, your dog(s), and your horse(s) when visiting the park. The park's w..

https://youtu.be/TcsQ852dN5g Find your next adventure . The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in south San Francisco Bay, California. One of the largest urban refuges in the United States, it is an island of wildlife habitat in a burgeoning metropolitan area of 7 million people. The refuge consists primarily of tidal marsh, salt ponds, mud flats, and seasonal wetl..

https://youtu.be/zKL4SfkvDGc Cooley Landing Park to Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center Trail is at the end of the Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View, to reach the Bay Trail and mostly following it through Shoreline at Mountain View Park, the Palo Alto Baylands, and Ravenswood Open Space Preserve to my ultimate destination: Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto. Cooley Landing is a 9-acr..

https://youtu.be/V7QKVl91ikU Cooley Landing is a 9-acre peninsula at the end of Bay Road. For a long time, East Palo Alto leaders and residents have wanted to open Cooley Landing to the public. Nestled behind the Palo Alto Airport hides a gem of an outdoor opportunity for all ages; the EcoCenter in Palo Alto Baylands. This public nature center can be the jumping off point to the Cooley Landing T..

https://youtu.be/cUHDzAQLv90 WILLOW CANYON: Towards the south end of Death Valley, Willow Creek flows through a moderately deep and narrow canyon for 3 miles, from Willow Spring quite high up in the Black Mountains to the hills at the edge of the valley, where the water sinks below ground or evaporates. The stream is only significant in winter and spring as during the long, hot summer the canyon..

https://youtu.be/z6AFVf7AYtk Badwater Basin - Death Valley National Park The lowest point in North America is a surreal landscape of vast salt flats. Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. The salt flats here cover nearly 200 square miles (518 square km), and are composed mostly of sodium chloride (table salt), along with calcite, gypsum, and borax...

https://youtu.be/2JK1_sIaIF8 Devils Golf Course Landscape, Inyo, California, "Only the devil could play golf here." An immense area of rock salt eroded by wind and rain into jagged spires. So incredibly serrated that "only the devil could play golf on such rough links." Listen carefully and you'll hear sounds like tiny pops and pings -- the sound is literally billions of tiny salt crystals burst..

https://youtu.be/2pC06fzuNq0 A spectacular array of colors adorn the hills of Artists Palette. Tucked behind an unassuming yellow landscape, the rainbow of Artists Palette is the highlight along the Artists Drive Scenic Loop. Here, visitors marvel at an array of colors (red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, and green), splashed across the hills. These colors are from volcanic deposits rich in compoun..

https://youtu.be/n_zzp8YZM8Q Zabriskie Point is an iconic Death Valley vista, and a favorite location for viewing sunrise and sunset. The spectacular views from Zabriskie Point are some of the most photographed in Death Valley National Park. Named in honor of Christian Zabriskie, a prominent figure in the heyday of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, Zabriskie Point affords an elevated vista from w..

https://youtu.be/CjNkr1P8uKs Two canyons which sit side-by-side in the Grapevine Mountains. Both offer good hiking opportunities and feature some decent narrows. . Fall and Titus Canyons are located between Grapevine and CA 190 on Scotty's Castle Road. Turn east at the signed dirt road for Titus Canyon and drive 2.6 miles to the bathroom and parking area (do not proceed beyond this point, the ro..

https://youtu.be/Go8LdDi3oEk Ubehebe Crater Ubehebe Crater is a large volcanic crater 600 feet deep and half a mile across. We often hear mistakenly that "Ubehebe" means "big basket," but the Paiute name Ubehebe was first applied to the 5,678 ft. Ubehebe Peak, 24 miles southwest of the crater. How the name Ubehebe became associated with the crater is not known. To the Timbisha Shoshone Indians, ..

https://youtu.be/I1O4OyKvirk Moving Rocks To see the moving rocks, drive two miles south of the Grandstand parking area. Walk at least a half mile toward the southeast corner of the playa for the best views of rocks and their tracks on the playa. Erosional forces cause rocks from the surrounding mountains to tumble to the surface of the Racetrack. Once on the floor of the playa the rocks move ac..

https://youtu.be/uKOgJXMm-W4 Death Valley National Park is the continental United States’ largest park. It’s also the hottest, driest and lowest. Despite harsh conditions, the park’s more than 3 million acres (1.3 million hectares) aren’t simply desert plains. Find mountains, canyons, sand dunes, extinct volcanic craters and even palm trees and wildflowers. In pioneer days before modern transpor..

https://youtu.be/kL72dI8YC5U Many first time visitors to Death Valley are surprised it is not covered with a sea of sand. Less than one percent of the desert is covered with dunes, yet the shadowed ripples and stark, graceful curves define "desert" in our imaginations. For dunes to exist there must be a source of sand, prevailing winds to move the sand, and a place for the sand to collect. The e..

https://youtu.be/J4vxqi0ZrKI Mosaic Canyon - Distance: 4 mi (6.4km) out and back, round trip. Time: 2.5 - 3 hours, round trip. Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft (366m) Location: The 2.3 mile (3.7km) unpaved Mosaic Canyon Road is located in Stovepipe Wells Village just across from Stovepipe Wells Campground. The road is typically passable in a sedan. Parking: A large grav..