I live in the Bay Area. If I had to confine myself to public transit my quality of life would be severely degraded. There is very little outdoor/nature activit

I live in the Bay Area. If I had to confine myself to public transit my quality of life would be severely degraded. There is very little outdoor/nature activity accessible to me by public transit. But if I extend my leash to a 2-3 hour car ride it opens up countless forests, beaches, mountains, ghost towns, lakes, caves, marshes, waterfalls, ...