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Harbor seals can dive to 1450 ft & stay submerged for 25 mins! They inhabit the coastal regions of the N. Pacific & Atlantic oceans, & the Arctic regions. They weigh ~180 lbs. and are ~6' in length. Within an hour of birth, most pups can crawl & swim!
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Good daypack for hikers. Shoulder straps of comfortable dual-density foam. Internal sleeve fits a 3-liter hydration bladder, dual side water bottle po...
If you missed the last Total Lunar Eclipse on Feb 20, 2008, you can see it again on Dec 21, 2010. From 0 to 3 lunar eclipses (partial or total) occur each year. The last time 3 total lunar eclipses occurred in a year was in 1982. On average, partial eclipses slightly outnumber total eclipses by 7 to 6.
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New 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor. Includes Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. Full HD video capture at 1920 x 10...
Humpback whales sing long, complex "songs" that last 10-20 minutes. The song is repeated continuously for hours at a time, and it changes gradually from year to year. Singing whales are males, and the songs may be a part of mating behavior.
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Alameda Creek Regional Trail follows the banks of Alameda Creek in southern Alameda County from the mouth of Niles Canyon (in the Niles District of Fremont) westward to San Francisco Bay - a distance of 12 miles.
The trail on the south bank provides access to Coyote Hills Regional Park. There...
City on an island adjacent to Oakland.
Embarkation point for Ferry Service to San Francisco & Angel Island. Details at eastbayferry.com ....
Almaden Quicksilver County Park includes over 34.2 miles of hiking trails, including 23 miles of equestrian trails and 10 miles of bike trails. It is the site of over 135 years of mining activities. The park encompasses 4,147 acres, occupying a majority of Capitancillos Ridge. During early spring, t...
Alum Rock is a popular park in the South Bay. Both as a city park (with recreation facilities) and a nature preserve with several remarkable hiking trails.
"The oldest municipal park in California, Alum Rock was founded in 1872 and became a nationally-known health spa, with 27 mineral spri...
This 18.9-acre bayside park provides opportunities for picnicking and birdwatching, as well as access to other public lands for seasonal hiking and mountain bicycling.
Nearby (about 3.5 miles) you will find the Don Edwards NWR Environmental Education Center - that is part of the Don Edwards N...
Anderson Lake, a 7-mile long, 1,250 acre reservoir, is Santa Clara County's largest reservoir. The 3,144-acre Anderson Park also features the Coyote Creek Parkway multiple use trails, the Jackson Ranch historic park site, the Moses L. Rosendin Park, and the Burnett Park area.
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In the middle of San Francisco Bay sits Angel Island State Park, offering spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais.
Three thousand years ago the island was a fishing and hunting site for Coastal Miwok Indians.
From 1910 to 1940, the i...
The park, 60 miles north of San Francisco on the eastern edge of Santa Rosa offers miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and trail riding.
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For wildflower lovers, Annadel Park offers a great variety of flowers from early Spring until early Summer, especially on a hike ...
Visitors to the 4,972-acre Anthony Chabot Regional Park can explore miles of beautiful hiking, riding, and bicycling trails through grasslands, chaparral, and shady eucalyptus groves or along the shores of the lake. The East Bay Skyline National Trail, which traverses 31 miles of East Bay hills from...
Located along the south shore of the San Joaquin River, the area that is now Antioch Dunes Refuge was part of an expanse of 100-foot-high sand dunes left along the River after the Mohave desert receded in prehistoric times. It was the first national wildlife refuge in the country established...
