Sweeney Ridge Hike

At the Golden Gate, the waters of the Pacific Ocean meet San Francisco Bay, an immense body of water that surrounds the city completely on two of its sides. Getting from Bay to Ocean is an easy task requiring only a short drive or walk over some small hills. South of The City, however, the Ocean and the Bay are divided by a more formidable obstacle.
Just a few miles south of San Francisco, the coastal range begins. Starting small but growing quickly in size, the range creates a beautiful, green barrier between the industry and development along the Bay from the tiny towns along the Pacific coast. It is no exaggeration to say that the San Francisco Bay Area would be a completely different place if this mountain oasis didn't create the north-south rift that it does. Life on either side of the range is noticeably different. Life on the range itself is a beautiful thing. Some of our favorite spots in the San Francisco area are found along the Skyline Highway, a road that snakes along the top of this ridge.
The coastal range begins just south of San Francisco, dividing Pacifica on the coast from San Bruno on the Bay side. This initial stretch of the coastal mountains is called Sweeney Ridge. Unlike some parts of the range further south, Sweeney Ridge is completely undeveloped with only a single fire trail connecting its string of summits. Naturally (no pun intended), this is one of the best places to get a mountainous nature fix just minutes from The City.
Rai, you took your first hike along Sweeney Ridge yesterday and, as is the case more and more often nowadays, you were wide awake and observing the greenery around you. Our steady flow of trips out to nature is paying off as we can see you genuinely responding to and enjoying every visit we make to a natural spot. How happy you make your parents when we see you light up in the presence of trees rather than buildings.