I guess it takes making some silly web pages to make you appreciate your surroundings sometimes. Virtually out my doorstep and up an invigorating 1000 ft climb to Chaparral Peak (above the Claremont Hotel) provides the view below of the San Francisco Bay Area.

This hike goes south to Sibley, which is cool because you walk over the Caldecott Tunnel and the man-made chasm that is highway 24...