One day, not so long ago, grizzly bears roamed here, chowing down on manzanita berries, beneath giant tree-like manzanitas. Those days ended in in the late 1850s, when Jeremiah Morgan hunted them out, reportedly killing 46 bears in a single year. But this rugged wilderness preserve is still home to mountain lions, eagles and coyotes.
Read MoreSibley Volcanic Regional Park offers a self-guided tour of Round Top Volcano, active 10 million years ago. You can pick up a brochure at the Skyline Boulevard staging area. Examples of the park’s rock formations can be viewed at an outdoor display at the entrance. Here are a couple of views from the park and tour.
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