Two weekends ago, we went for a quick hike in Tilden after a Sunday barbecue. Tilden Regional Park is all of 2.5 miles from our house (1.8 miles from campus). One of our "standard hikes" starts near Inspiration Point; it's less than a mile long, and brings you to several great views.

Check out my photos of the hike — first we look west towards Golden Gate Bridge and SF, and then face northwest to watch the sun set over the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais. The white horizontal line behind Golden Gate Bridge is the fog rolling in from the Pacific.

One of the nicest things about Berkeley is its proximity to these beautiful natural areas. We don't take advantage of it often enough...