Jim Byers Member, Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) (NOTE: This story originally appeared in The Toronto Star) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA – Walking between fabled Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge I found quiet beaches I never knew existed. In suburban San Leandro I admired pretty, yellow wildflowers on a warm January day that put a bounce in the step of a winter-weary Canadian. And in Marin County I stumbled on an old Chinese shrimping village filled with historic artefacts. The San Francisco Bay Trail is a series of pathways that skirt one of the world’s greatest natural Read more
