Dead hiker found at Santa Teresa CP

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Mountain-Biker-Finds-Dead-Woman-in-San-Jose-Park.html

Transit and Trails website

The Bay Area Open Space Council has released a BETA version of a new website designed to help hikers (and campers and cyclists) easily find local trailheads and campgrounds. A scalable Google map makes the site easy to navigate. You can also plan your trips on public transportation (my test case was a random spot in southern Marin to Skyline Wilderness in Napa -- pick your own starting and ending spot -- it's great fun!) .

It is still BETA -- I was just poking around and saw an icon in the wrong place here and there, but what a great resource for bay area hikers and folks from out of town planning hiking/camping adventures.

Transit and Trails
Photo from Skyline Wilderness Park in Napa -- reachable by public transit!

BART's upcoming anniversary

In early September the Bay Area Ridge Trail celebrates 20 years of trails by inviting hikers to a 5-day trek from Castro Valley to Martinez.

This may be as close to European hut-to-hut hiking as you can get in the Bay Area -- gear will be hauled from campsite to campsite and meals are included. The cost is only $50 a day, and hikers can do the whole 5 days or just one (as space allows -- those doing the whole thing get priority). There's only space for 75 hikers, so sign up early.

Read more here, and happy anniversary Bay Area Ridge Trail!

(I don't know the actual route for the hike, but here's a photo from the BART/ Wildcat Canyon Regional Park.)