While the devastating fires in October 2017 did greatly affect hundreds of acres throughout Wine Country, most wineries, lodgings, and trails were not affected. We have developed beautiful alternate routes for the few trails that were affected. Check out this informative video debunking some of the most common post-fire myths!
Mary and Greg, two of the three owners of Wine Country Trekking are taking our San Francisco to the Wine Country Trek to celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary and Greg’s birthday! They started Sunday with a Giants game in San Francisco, where they picked up a Willie Mays bobblehead who is accompanying them on the
One of our favorite wineries on our Napa Valley Wine Tasting Trek, Vincent Arroyo, has just been recognized by Travel and Leisure as the No. 1 vineyard in Napa! They are a small family winery that loves barrel tasting with our trekkers! http://napavalleyregister.com/calistogan/business/vincent-arroyo-winery-is-cutting-edge-and-old-school-at/article_d70bc100-3069-52cd-9b2a-4da3047d7a6a.html
We are happy to report that the winter rains are already starting to heal the scars of the terrible October fires. This is the same trail as in the post below, and, as you can see, is recovering beautifully. There are still a few trails with more extensive damage, but the majority of the trails
We absolutely love this video a honeymoon couple from Canada took last December on the San Francisco to Mt. Tamalpais Trek–enjoy!!
Many thanks to all of you who have inquired how we are doing during these terrible wildfires. We are happy to report that all of us safely evacuated our office and our homes and are staying with family and friends outside the fire zones. We have been very lucky, and so far all of our
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We are lucky to live and operate our business in an area that is passionate about nature and hiking. Did you know that there are two trail networks in development that celebrate the San Francisco Bay and surrounding mountains? The Bay Area Ridge Trail is a continuous loop that traces the ridgeline above San Francisco
The Jack London State Historic Park, which the celebrated writer described as “130 acres of the most beautiful, primitive land to be found in California”, is still rich with memory. This is the penultimate destination on our 10-day, self-guided slackpacking Wine Country Trek from San Francisco into the Sonoma wine country.
The trek has taken
Nursing torn tendons in my foot and hand, we’re hiking 100 kilometres along California’s volatile San Andreas Fault, climbing and descending more than 3500 metres, ever alert for rattlesnakes, ticks, poison oak, sheer cliffs, earthquakes, tsunamis and mountain lions. Why on earth are we having so much fun?
Because it’s all about extremes, pain and
