by burtkauf | Feb 23, 2015 | Andrew Weil, Auschwitz, Living Ship Day, Nazi Germany, USS Hornet
USS HORNET LIVING SHIP DAYin the shadow of AuschwitzSpent most of Feb 19, 2015 aboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, best known for its participation in World War II as well as the last three Apollo missions. It was decomissioned in the late 1960s and today...
by burtkauf | Feb 22, 2015 | Alameda, Forbidden Island, Steel guitar, Tiki, Tiki Bar, Tiki Lounge
America’s Top Tiki Bar and Lounge – Forbidden Island, Alameda, CAForbidden Island is regarded as the top tiki bar with is authentic polynesian interior based on a real ship wreck in the Fiji Isalnds back in the 1940s. The drinks are pretty authentic...
by burtkauf | Feb 22, 2015 | Bay Trail, Mare Island, solitude, timeless
Who would ever think the very urban city of Vallejo would boast some of the most peacefull , uncrowded settings in the entire Bay Area. Well thanks to the recent decomission of Mare Isaland and subsequent Bay Trail growth we have an amazing spot that would make for a...
by burtkauf | Feb 22, 2015 | biking, Henry Coe State Park, Hiking, Morgan Hill
Though we’ve lived in the Bay Area over 50 years this is just another new discovery for us. Who would have thought such a large, majestic park in little Morgan Hill? Well Henry Coe State Park offers a bit of everything, from creek hikes to moon-lit hill zig...
by burtkauf | Feb 22, 2015 | backroads, bike, hike, Lafayette
Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, 2017. group playing Frank Sinatra and other old classics, Lafayette Circle https://bayareabackroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170917_1214211.mp4 HIDDEN LAKES in LAFAYETTE 2. Tucked away, hidden from humankind...
by burtkauf | Jan 30, 2015 | Cats, Halfl Moon Bay, Pescadero, Sunset
Ornji cat morning routine in LafayetteOrnji cat beginning the day in LafayetteOff down the coast in Pescadero looking southLooking north Mascot nice kitty at Full Moon Cafe, Half Moon BaySunset on Half Moon Bay
by burtkauf | Jan 30, 2015 | Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, Sunol Regional East Bay Parks, Sunol Wilderness, Trails, Waterfalls
Sunol Regional Park Little Yosemite Falls TrailWhat may lack in falls is made up with surrounding beauty of this remote corner of the Eastbay area near Livermore, CA. But one should venture beyond the more popular initial few flat miles to the grandeur of...
by burtkauf | Jan 25, 2015 | CA, Concord, falls, Mt. Diablo, Waterfalls
Early morning clouds obliterate mountain topMT. DIABLO FALLS – THE DEVIL’S BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS FLOWING AGAINDirections: Get to Mt.Diablo Falls trail from either the Mitchell Canyon (Clayton-Concord, CA) staging area where maps are available or...
by burtkauf | Dec 29, 2014 | 1970, Changing SF, Chronicle, Columnist, Disillusioned, HERB CAEN, Legendary, San Francisco
It may not be quite the Bay Area Backroads but certainly we’re turning BACK the hands of time as we view one of the more interesting old newspaper columns. Already 44 years ago and a full decade before he retired/passed,...
by burtkauf | Nov 2, 2014 | BEHIND THE CAMERA, HUELL HOWSWER, Luis Fuerte
INTERVIEW WITH HUELL HOWSER’S LONGTIME CAMERA MAN, LUIS FUERTEWhat a treat to hear from the man who spent much time with Huell and got to known him well, and who will relate many a story in an upcoming book. But, for now, here’s this short interview...
