January 05

Letters to the Editor
On the Cover
Flyway Festival
Port of Oakland Announces
Alliance
January 2005 is “Dine-
About-Town(Tm)” Month
in San Francisco
Hike Marin with the Sierra Club
Sailing Calendar
Tsunami Experience
Breakfast by the Bay Ferry Building’s Breakfast Opportunities
Fleet Week Forensics
Walk-through Walls Benicia’s Historic Tannery Building
Cool Places to Shop for the New Year
VTA’s Monomaniacal Manifest Destiny – BART to San Jose
Dispatch from Dogpatch
Second Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival Heads Ashore, January 29-30
Alan Leon, Oakland, California
Rescuing Riders from the Rain: Staying Dry While Taking Water Transit
Danilo Trio Joins Jack’s Bistro Music Line-up in January
Libations: New Year’s in Southern Chile...
The Rest of the Story

 

 

 

 

 

Hike Marin with the Sierra Club

January 6, Thursday Tennessee Valley
A gentle hike from Tennessee Valley trailhead at the stables by the parking lot to the beach and back. Back by 12:30pm. Rain cancels.

January 9, Sunday Oakwood Valley
A moderate hike to Oakwood Valley towards the GGNRA Visitor Center via Bobcat, back on Miwok. Tennessee Valley trailhead at 9:30am. Back by 4:30pm. Rain cancels.

January 16, Sunday Mount Barnabe
A moderate hike in Samuel P.Taylor State Park, with great views from the peak and a walk along Papermill Creek. Fairfax Parkade at 9:30am. Back about 4pm.
$2 gas. Rain cancels.

January 20, Thursday The Dipsea
An easy half-day hike on the Dipsea Trail and back through Muir Woods. Miller and Locust in Mill Valley at 9:30am. Gas $1. Rain cancels.

February 3, Thursday Deer Park
A moderate hike from Deer Park towards the Northside lakes. Meet at Deer Park School parking lot in Fairfax at 9:30am. Back by 1:00pm. Rain cancels.
February 6, Sunday Green Gulch
An almost-Valentine’s Day hike. Great views on a moderate hike to Muir Beach, Green Gulch, and back. Lunch on the beach or at Green Gulch. Bring food and drink to share. Trail might be muddy so bring well-cleated shoes. Tennessee Valley trailhead parking lot by the stables at 9:30am. Bring a small wrapped Valentine’s gift for another hiker. Rain cancels.

For reservations and more information, contact Richard Watson, 501 VIA CASITAS, GREENBRAE, CA 94904; phone/fax: 415-461-9255; e-mail: rgwatson@pacbell.net.