A warm weekend after a big spring rain is the optimal time for a hike to one of the Bay Area’s waterfalls. The map above shows 10 ... on Little Yosemite Trail. Yep, another Little Yosemite.

But recently, my statement from East Bay Municipal Utility District had a surprise: Among the usual gray water and reservoir ...

A warm weekend after a big spring rain is the optimal time for a hike to one of the Bay Area’s waterfalls. The map above shows 10 ... on Little Yosemite Trail. Yep, another Little Yosemite.

I’m looking forward to using it while I can still ride a bike,” one county supervisor said of the long-awaited project.

Take Fido along for a day of tramping in the Bay Area hills. Here are three options that welcome very good boys and girls — oh, who’s a good doggy? you are! yes, you are! — on the trails.