California State Parks Invites Public to Kick-Off New Year ‘First Day Hike’

This is a press release from the California State Parks:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This upcoming New Year’s Day, California State Parks invites the public to absorb the wonders of nature with a First Day Hike. Hundreds of free, guided hikes will be organized in all 50 states. In California, dedicated docents, volunteers and staff will be providing more than 40 hikes at several state parks throughout the state. Distance and rigor will vary per hike/activity, so visitors are encouraged to check out details of start times and description of hikes.

This is the sixth year California has participated in the First Day Hikes Program. The program is part of a nationwide initiative led by America’s State Parks to encourage people to get outdoors. Last year, more than 55,000 people rang in the New Year, collectively hiking over 133,000 miles. Californians hiked more than 8,900 of those miles.

“Public outdoor places support healthy, affordable, physical and social activities,” said California State Parks Director Lisa Mangat. “California’s state parks are a gateway to these benefits and to the opportunities to connect with families, friends and communities. We invite you to spend the first day of 2018 in California’s beautiful outdoors with a First Day Hike.”

California’s state parks are among the most diverse in the world in variety of natural and cultural resources. Participating state parks for the 2018 First Day Hikes Initiative include places such as Red Rock Canyon with its scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations, Angel Island with its history, natural beauty and incredible views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate, to Hearst San Simeon State Park where you can to explore five distinct environments that support a diverse community of plants and animals on the Central California Coast.

For a complete list of participating state parks and how to safely enjoy First Day Hikes, please visit California’s First Day Hikes webpage. Many hikes are still being planned and will be added to the list as details become available. Visitors are encouraged to share their experiences on social media using the hashtags: #HikeInto2018, #FirstDayHike and #CAStateParks.

California State Parks provides for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation. Off-highway motor vehicle recreation, boating activities, horseback riding, on and off-road cycling, hiking, camping, and rock climbing are some of the recreational activities enjoyed in 280 state parks organized into 23 field districts throughout the state. Visit us at parks.ca.gov.

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WTF
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WTF
6 years ago

How About The Fill The F_ckin pot holes in the grove on briceland road .WTF is the problem with the state ?I’m sure the pot holes on the way to honeydew must be big enough to swallow a prius

Zorro
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Zorro
6 years ago
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I could be wrong, but isn’t Briceland Rd a County Maintained Road? Beyond that, I doubt that this is costing much if anything to put on. In fact, it probably generates quite a bit of revenue for State Parks.

anny
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anny
6 years ago
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Put a surcharge on soil delivery to help roads.

anny
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anny
6 years ago

The First Day Hike website given requires login.

shak
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shak
6 years ago

” Off-highway motor vehicle recreation, boating activities, horseback riding, on and off-road cycling, hiking, camping, and rock climbing are some of the recreational activities enjoyed in 280 state parks organized into 23 field districts throughout the state. Visit us at parks.ca.gov.”
Go state parks! I wish I could visit every single one of them and enjoy them in every single way. Thank you for this!
Sure beats solar fields and lithium mines we find in National “lands”, with their signs forbidding people from walking on paths no longer designated for people.

shak
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shak
6 years ago
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or copper mines http://www.thinkandask.com/news/shoshone.html (these Sheshone gals thought the UN would save their land, and forgot to take into consideration that the UN consists of all the countries that benefit from the mining deals. Sad but true). If these pictures don’t worry you, you’re not a human being.

OR how about the Apache’s? http://www.mintpressnews.com/congress-approves-secret-giveaway-sacred-apache-land-foreign-mining-compan/199871/

Or the rest of the tribes.

What do they all do today? Fight the STATES in order to keep it in the National interests, even though the State’s are supposed to be the voice of the people who value people and private property.
That 15 cents per acre is something they can’t live without? What gives?

shak
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shak
6 years ago

Wow, take a look at all the gold mines in just one county “owned” by the National interests. http://www.us-mining.com/idaho/shoshone-county/gold-mines

(Government can’t own land, they can only own the interests in it’s resources).

shak
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shak
6 years ago
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Or how about those Uranium mines that the ranchers have been trying to raise awareness about, like in Oregon? https://www.blm.gov/or/energy/uranium.php

While we’re at the site, how about those Lithium mines in Nv and other states? https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/mining-and-minerals/about/nevada

Yet all we hear lately, is how evil Trump is, to give the land & interests back to the States.

shak
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shak
6 years ago

BTW, for those interested, be sure to download or screenshot the articles and video’s before they’re scrubbed from the net by the progressives who demand a one sided narrative.