JamesMcB's Bay Area Outdoor Gems

Pacheco Falls Six level, 90 foot waterfall in an inaccessible rock formation
Sykes Hot Springs 3 hot springs accessible only via a rigorous 10 mile hike through Big Sur
Alamere Falls 50 foot waterfall right onto the coast in Point Reyes National Seashore
Grizzly Falls An ice fed waterfall through an old gold-mining, glacier cut ravine 20 miles long in the Trinity Alps
Berry Creek Falls An immense moss-strewn waterfall 5 miles into Big Bain sorrounded by redwoods
Cave on Red Rock Island Only magnesium mine that goes into the heart of red rock island
Red Rock Island Privately owned and abadonded island near the Richmond Bridge
The New Bay Bridge Architectural masterpiece under the roaring Bay Bridge freeways, accessible only via kayak
Hog Island Bird, seal, clam, starfish sanctuary in the middle of Tomales Bay
Pat Springs Fog banks over the ocean in Big Sur that make mountains look like floating islands
Frozen Grass Grass growing in a shade-laden, snow-melt cliff side in the spring
Pink Ash Flowers Nettle in Point Reyes that shows vibrancy in the mute
Bat Ray Kayak over bat ray ecosystems and watch them thrive in their natural habitat in Tomales Bay
Tule Elk Wake early in the morning for the herds of Tule Elk in Point Reyes
Kings Mountain Peak Gradient colored mountain ranges deep in the Lost Coast atop Kings Mountain
Canyon Creek Lakes High sierra twin azure lakes nestled in the Trinity Alps