Articles by Ron Erskine

Ron Erskine is a local outdoors columnist and avid hiker.

Ask any volunteer at Henry W. Coe State Park who has spent time in the visitor center what most visitors are [...]

In December 2012, I wrote this in my “Getting Out” column: “Each new year, we resolve to lose weight, [...]

Imagine our south Santa Clara Valley before the Gold Rush. It was not unusual to see scores of grizzly bears [...]

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area is a mixed bag. The comings and goings of eight million residents lead [...]

The browning of our hills is underway. Spring is fading, and summer is on the way. If you are not ready to [...]

We tell ourselves that the world’s scenic wonders and special wildlife are somewhere else—some exotic [...]

There are days when the prospect of another walk on a trail you have trod many times before doesn’t [...]

We live in one of the few regions on our planet with a Mediterranean climate—dry summers and wet winters. [...]

Walking. We do it every day without thought. Over the last six summers, more than 400 people from our [...]

“I have been meaning to get up there.”“It’s been 10 years since I visited the park. I have to go back [...]

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