Location: Claremont neighborhood by the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, CA
Source: Rockridge to Claremont walk from Berkeley Walks by Johnson/Byron
Features: Claremont Hotel, impressive large homes designed by renown architects.
Aquatic Park and Marina Walk
Location: Aquatic Park and Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, CA
Source: Aquatic Park and the Marina walk from Berkeley Walks by Johnson/Byron
Features: Lagoon with interesting businesses, walk over I880, Berkeley Marina, parks and coastal views
McGee-Spaulding District Walk
Location: McGee Spaulding neighborhood near downtown Berkeley, CA
Source: McGee Spaulding District walk from Berkeley Walks by Johnson/Byron
Features: Historically interesting region of central Berkeley that was once a rural farm land.
Maybeck Country Walk – Part 2
Location: ‘Maybeck Country’ neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills in Berkeley, CA
Source: Maybeck Country walk from Berkeley Walks by Johnson/Byron
Features: Architecturally rich area of the Berkeley Hills
Maybeck Country Walk – Part 1
Location: ‘Maybeck Country’ neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills in Berkeley, CA
Source: Maybeck Country walk from Berkeley Walks by Johnson/Byron
Features: Architecturally rich area of the Berkeley Hills
Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve: Round Top Loop Hike
Location: Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve above Oakland, CA
Source: Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve: Round Top Loop hike from the book, East Bay Trails by David Weintraub.
Features: Site of an ancient volcano & broadcast transmission site at peak.
Lafayette Reservoir: Rim Trail
Location: Lafayette Reservoir near Lafayette, CA
Source: Lafayette Reservoir: Rim Trail hike from the book, East Bay Trails by David Weintraub.
Features: Easy access. Birdwatching, great views of reservoir & picnic areas.
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Location: Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve in the Oakland Hills above Oakland, CA
Source: Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve: Huckleberry Nature Path from the book, East Bay Trails by David Weintraub.
Features: Botanical diversity, woodsy trails
Trader Joe’s Dumps Clover
Update 5/14/16:
As of early May 2016, it looks like the good stuff from Clover is back! Probably just an inventory adjustment or they read my post and changed their mind.
Looks like my favorite, Clover produced Half & Half and Heavy Whipping Cream is disappearing from shelves of Bay Area Trader Joe’s stores. For years this was my favorite place to buy these products. The cream from Clover’s Northern California is superior to many other producers. Products labeled as Trader Joe’s Heavy Whipping Cream and Organic Whipping Cream (from Clover plant 06-691) are currently being replaced by Rockview (plant 06-98), a Southern California product that can’t compare. The heavy cream is slightly thicker in consistency but virtually tasteless. Reminds me of some other Ultra Pasteurized products, where the flavor is virtually cooked out of it. Clover’s had a clearly superior ‘cream’ taste – the difference is like night and day! What’s also unfortunate is that these products now have to be shipped all the way up from Los Angeles instead of nearby Marin Sonoma County.
Unwoman
I’ve been experimenting with better DSLR equipment so I jumped at the chance to go shoot my friend Erica Mulkey aka Unwoman perform at a wonderful private event that took place at Oakland’s Vagabond Ballroom. Here’s more of the pics I took that night.