The Circle of Zinfandel
Page Under Construction- To help define the area where 'California Dutch' will be sproken, Calidocious Inc. sponsors a series of hikes to peaks and parks around San Francisco Bay.
The area incompassed by the hikes is meant to correspond to the land of "Grand Fenwick' in the story "The Mouse that Roared", but Leonard Wibberley.
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Plaque overlooking San Francisco Bay. |
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'C/Zers-ville'-Historical marker for the ghost town in the Jasper Ridge Preserve at the outskirts of Stanford University |
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| 'Grand Enwick' is a winery in the story that ursurps the name of country of 'Grand Fenwick'. 'Grand Enwick' is in San Rafael in Marin. The name 'Grand Enwijk' is intended to be pronounced like 'Grand Enwick'.
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The Portola Expedition Campsite- next to Stanford University |
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El Palo Alto (The Big Tree) in 1875. (The tree gradually died due to soot from trains.) |
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The twelve hikes are: 1. Mt. St. Helena 2. Mt. Diablo 3. Mt. Tamalpais (bicycling) 4. Little Tuscany (Las Trampas Park) 5. Golden Gate/Muir Woods- Dipsea Trail 6. Mission Peak Park Moonrise/Sundown Hike 7. Big Basin Park- Berry Creek Falls Trail 8. Little Basin Park- Eagle Rock Trail 9. Purisima Open Space Preserve 10. Mt. Tamalpais (Hiking) 11. Pinnacles National Park 12. Point Reyes National Park
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Twelve Hikes of the 'Circle of Zinfandel' (Dances around Water). |
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Mount St. Helena State Park- (The Inspiration for Treasure Island.) |
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February
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Mount Diablo State Park |
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Mt. Tamalpais State Park |
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April
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Las Trampas County Park |
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Golden Gate National Park |
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June
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Mission Peak- The hike is held within a day or two of the full moon, which rises just as the sun is setting. |
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Little Basin Falls- Little Basin State Park |
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August
Note: By summer, most of the creeks and streams of the Bay Area are actually less full than this and the following picture show. However, hiking in the Redwood forests is most pleasant during the summer because the forests are rather wet and cold during the rest of the year.
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Berry Creek Falls- Big Basin State Park |
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Purisima Park- Courtesy Mid Peninsula Open Space-by Randy Weber |
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October
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Mt. Tamalpais State Park and Water District Open Space Preserve |
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Pinnacles National Park |
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December
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Point Reyes National Park |
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