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The Point Reyes National Seashore ranks high among Bay Area day trips thanks to its proximity to the city, coastal hikes and, of course, oysters. But the area, where the hubs of Point Reyes Station, Olema and Inverness have all the classic small town vibes you could want from a quick escape, is also home to some terrific overnight stays—from deliciously mom-and-pop to stunningly stylish—and restaurants to rival anything in San Francisco. It all adds up to a primo weekend getaway for urbanites, naturalists, and foodies. Here's how to make the most of your next drive up the coast. Where...

You could circumnavigate the entire neighborhood in 10 minutes on a bike if you didn’t mind powering up a long, gradual incline and a blind curve in either direction. I used to lament the neighborhood’s lack of children because I had no one to play with. I spent a lot of summers sitting outside with notebooks, drawing or writing stories or coming up with my own imaginative games. Most of all, I spent time in the woods across from my house, a plot of land big enough to build on, only no one ever had. I never had a clubhouse....

If you follow regularly, you may remember that I gained weight during pregnancy, had surgeries shortly after, and then a small accident where I couldn't exercise to my normal ability. (I was limited walking at best for a while there.) Over the past 10 months, I've been working to lose the weight to return to normal.  I had good success with Intermittent Fasting and modestly increasing my exercise with time.  I am 6 pounds away from my target weight and hope to lose this remaining weight over the next several weeks.  While I wish that my weight would have come...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Despite an overall decline in traffic deaths, more pedestrians died on U.S. roadways last year than at any time over the past three decades—continuing a troubling trend even as more cars come with advanced, crash-avoidance systems. Highway fatalities fell 2.4 percent in 2018, the second year in a row they have fallen. That makes the reported pedestrian death tally of 6,283—a 3.4 percent increase—all the more alarming, says Jake Fisher, senior director of automotive testing at Consumer Reports. There were 53 percent more pedestrians killed last year than in...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Be on the lookout for deer while commuting or cruising to enjoy autumn's colors. Insurance claims for collisions with animals rise significantly in the fall when deer are mating, with November having the highest claim frequency. The State Farm insurance company estimates that there were over 1.9 million animal collision insurance claims this past year. The costs really add up. The Highway Data Loss Institute (HLDI) reports that the severity of crashes also increases in the fall. The average cost of November animal-strike claims over the past 13 years...