Hiking

Posted by jessica on Wednesday, September 10, 2014

101 Ways to Recreate in the Marin Headlands - Part I

The year 2016 will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service (NPS), and though we're still a couple years away from the centennial, the folks at the NPS are already excited!

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Posted by jessica on Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Artists in Residence: Lacey at HI-Point Reyes

From National Park land to downtown streetscapes, hillside perches to coastal lighthouses, HI hostels are located in some of the most beautiful settings Northern California has to offer. So perhaps it's not surprising that so many staff members across our hostel network are talented (and prolific) artists: they've got a lot of inspiration to work with!

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Posted by jessica on Wednesday, July 30, 2014

8 Ways to Catch Full Moon Fever in Northern California

Northern California's beautiful in any light, but it's hard to beat the glow of a great big silvery moon for ambience. This August, the moon will reach the closest point in its orbit of the Earth, giving us the eye-popping spectacle of an extra-large "super moon." Not in our lovely neck of the woods on August 10th this year?

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Posted by jessica on Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Two Perfect Days at Point Reyes

An escape to the middle of nowhere always sounds great. Until, that is, you get there and suddenly realize: there's nothing to do. Of course, if you're lucky - or if you've planned your getaway just right - you end up in a place where "middle of nowhere" meets "plenty to do." A place like Point Reyes National Seashore.

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Posted by jessica on Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Two Perfect Days at the Marin Headlands

We get it: planning a getaway is tough. Vacations get jam-packed with must-see cities and must-do check lists, and every-day life gets so busy it can be hard to remember to slow down for a few days. But sometimes we all need a little time to surround ourselves with trees instead of skyscrapers, to seclude ourselves and recharge.

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Posted by jessica on Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Four San Francisco Hills You'll Actually Want to Climb

Living in San Francisco, we hear it all the time: good-natured ribbing about the nearly 50 hills this city's built on; griping about the hamstrings of steel one has to develop to get around SF on foot; literal huffing and puffing at the top of Lombard or Fillmore Street. As much as the hills are an iconic part of our fair city, after a while, it can be tempting to swear off any walking route that takes you up an incline.