california state park


  • Henry Cowell: Day Hike (6 miles)

    Henry Cowell: Day Hike (6 miles)

    My goal is to hike once every week. On Sunday, June 14th, we visited Henry Cowell State Park, which is more than 4,650 acres of forested and open land in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It can be a 15-minute drive if we started hiking from the entrance closest to us, but we started from the…


  • Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: Day Hike (8.5 miles)

    Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: Day Hike (8.5 miles)

    My goal is to hike once every week, and on Saturday, May 30th, I visited Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve and hiked their longest trail, which is 8.5 miles. Stephen has worked for Santa Clara Open Space Authority for over 1.5 years and worked at Sierra Vista for one year; therefore, it’s time to visit.…


  • Big Basin State Park: Day Hike

    Big Basin State Park: Day Hike

    My goal is to hike once every week, and this weekend we decided to visit Big Basin State Park, which is about 50 minutes from us, and in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s been since January 20109 since we had last visited, therefore it was time to visit again. It just opened…