East Bay Hills

Like the mist rising from San Francisco Bay encircles the towering redwoods, the little-known legends of the East Bay Hills enrich a glorious history.

Follow the trails of Saclan and Jalquin-Yrgin people over the hills and through the valleys.

Ride with the mounted rangers through the Flood of '62.

Break into a sealed railroad tunnel with a pack of junior high school boys.

Learn how university professors, civil servants and wealthy businessmen planned for years to create a chain of parks twenty miles along the hilltops.

Author Amelia Sue Marshall explores the heritage of these storied parklands with the naturalists who continue to preserve them and the old-timers who remember wilder days.