including our friend's nicely landscaped garden bed...
He suggested that we go up this hill in his neighborhood...
There was a natural hillside area where we could see this...
...Views of the bay as well as the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. The "island" in the foreground is Brooks Island Regional Preserve, where only 25 people are allowed to visit at a time (more info at end of post). TC volunteered to drive up Moeser Lane in El Cerrito Heights. I took the next two pix from the backseat window and was amazed by what I saw...
Wow!
She drove up to a certain point before taking a side street so she could parallel park on Moeser. The sky was overcast and everything was kind of grey looking. Despite the lackluster photos, the views were pretty amazing.
Near the natural hillside area...
enjoying the views of SF from afar...
The street wasn't as steep as Marin in the Berkeley Hills, but I'd sure hate to go down this on rollerskates or a skateboard.
Heading back down the hill now...
Articles about the Brooks Island Regional Preserve:
"A refuge in the Harbor" BayNature, April 1, 2009
"Off the Richmond shoreline, an island in time" Mercury New, May 14, 2011
Info about the El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area:
"Urban outings - El Cerrito Urban hiking gem" SFGate, March 29, 2012
We would be off to Oakland in search of a redwood forest...
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