- There are literal hundreds of miles of beautiful trails in East Bay and beyond. Some favorites aside from our group hike on Saturday are: all hikes originating at Canyon Meadows Staging Area, Claremont Canyon (VERY steep but amazing views), and Wildcat Canyon Regional Park.

- Nature but curated - visit the Botanical Garden at UC Berkeley where you are likely to encounter much blooming

- Go for a stroll by the water and see all the found-object sculpture art and graffiti at Albany Bulb

- The Oakland Museum of California always has excellent exhibitions. Currently on view: Angela Davis - Seize the Time

- Rosie's favorite itinerary for a classic SF, North Beach excursion. Take the ferry from Jack London in Oakland to the Ferry Building in SF to enjoy a 25 minute ride on the beautiful bay, then ride a historic trolly to Pier 39 in North beach. Once you're there, you can go to the sea lion viewing area, the Musée Mécanique (an arcade with VERY old arcade games - definitely a step back in history, and a ton of fun for a handful of quarters), Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze - and grab a lobster roll.

- Tours on Alcatraz are actually very good! They book pretty far in advance, so get tickets ahead of time

- In SF, grab some pastries at world famous bakery Tartine and go on a self-guided tour of The Mission's many murals - including the neighborhood's rich history. This is where you can get good tacos as well! We love El Metate. Visit Dandelion chocolate factory for some of the best single-origin treats :)

- Due to unique climate conditions this spring (several years of drought, followed by heavy rains) there are many superblooms expected this season! Wildflowers will be on view everywhere; typically you might have to go further afield - the desert and Central Valley around LA - to find the larger poppy blooms. There are a lot of wild mustard plants blooming in wine country as well. Remind us to post an update here with what's actively in bloom.

- Wine country is ~1 hour from Oakland, depending on where you'd like to go and traffic! We went on a family trip to Davero and Dry Creek in Healdsburg last summer. Davero is particularly special: a biodynamic vineyard carrying varieties of Italian grapes/wines that are not mass produced in the US.

Registry

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