Seals, Foraging and Buffalo Soft Serve: 5 NorCal Summer Day Trips | KQED

"I have over a century of family history in the Bay, which is good for two things: knowing the fastest route to everything, and day trip recommendations. When I take people around Northern California, it’s important to me that we end the day feeling love for each other, this place and its history. So in my pantheon of day trip criteria, food and ecology are where it’s at. My go-to is sea urchin foraging, which never ceases to fill people with profound wonder. But when sea urchin roe is scarce in the heat of summer, there’s still plenty to eat and marvel over"