I Left my Hiking Heart in San Francisco!

Growing up in the bay area with an active family meant lots of trips to Yosemite National Park (My fav!), Redwood National Park, Point Reyes, The Sierra Nevadas,Tahoe, Mt. Shasta, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Half Moon Bay and Two Sentinels. To me, there is nothing more stunning than an ancient forest of redwoods, and I have gone on family backpacking trips for days at a time and camping trips under the stars. I have hiked my heart out up and down the state of California - AND in Mexico, Kauai and Australia!

 Cowles Mountain with Melissa, San Diego, CA

 Hiking Mt. Lassen with Kelly :) ,CA

Los Arbolitos, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Na Pali State Park Trail with my BestFriend Amanda <3, Kauai, HI

 Blue Mountains, Australia

Basically, I am absolutely addicted to hiking, and of all the outdoor adventure sports I have tried, it remains my first love and favorite outdoor activity- No kidding, I am head over heels for it!

While perusing the travel section of the NY Times Online, I stumbled across an article very near and dear to my <3! I was immediately intrigued by the title, "A Hidden Secret in California", and realized it was about two of my favorite things in the world - hiking and the San Francisco Bay Area!

Apparently the secret the article reveals is Purisima Creek Redwoods,one of 26 preserves that make up the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District — a collection of protected parcels of nearly 60,000 acres between San Francisco and San Jose. So I'm sorry- this has been in my backyard my whole life, and I have never been?!??? (At least I feel slightly better, knowing that it is a "hidden secret"

 Peter DaSilva for The New York Times

 Care of www.openspace.org

I am dying to go!!! This is first on my US bucket list once I return Stateside! To all of my friends in Northern California- Please check this out for me (and yourselves!!) when you get the chance and tell me how amazing it is! Has anyone made it out there yet?? Let me know!! Xx

To all you adventure addicts out there, take another hit of fresh air and never stop looking for that next fix!

Peace and <3,
Adventure Addict