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I was checking out Two-Heel Drive, Tom Mangan’s blog, and saw his item today on hiking at Black Diamond Mines in Contra Costa County, Northern California. Reminds that when I lived in Lafayette, in the East Bay of San Francisco, there was no shortage of hikes any season. I’m not sure there is a urban area any place in the U.S. that has as many hiking trails and parks as the San Francisco Bay Area. The lesson: sometimes the best hikes are those in your backyard. I was maybe 10 miles from Black Diamond when I lived in the East Bay. Now, I live 170 miles north.

Be light. Be safe. Be one with the back.