This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

Okay, this is a secret stairs East Bay walk number 30.

If there is ever a place that's higher up than where you are standing. There's a reasonable

chance you're going to want to go up. And wherever there is sufficient demand to

move between two points of differing elevation, there are stairs.

Turn left, walking between the imposing gates onto Rock Ridge Boulevard.

Yep.

Note the line of very tall, very old palm trees ahead of you. Check.

California has a lot of hills.

And in certain neighborhoods in our great state, you can find outdoor stairs.

Then, just past the house at 6.0.95.

Find the almost hidden staircase.

It is your first climb.

Public stairs.

Let's see. 6 05, 609, 6101.

If you know how to look for them.

Holy moly, I totally miss this.

Wow, I walked right by these steps.

And there they are.

That's our producer, Sam Greens Greenspan and as you may remember he just moved to the Bay Area.

I think I knew California had hills.

I just didn't realize how much of a thing it is here.

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