Now for that barbecue. You know what your favorite foods are when you've built up an appetite climbing over rocks, checking out tide pools and running up and down the beach towing kites and screaming kids. Roast and eat. Think Neanderthal here. Or you can pick up some natural pork chops from Staff of Life or Zanotto's.
Pork chops sizzling on an open fire are indelibly primal and very Western frontier.
Bring extra hot dog buns for the seagulls and they'll happily recreate stunts from The Birds. You're going to need the caffeine to clean up the post-picnic debris. At Wilder Ranch, both hiking and biking are superb. Take your choice, but definitely take a day pack. Water and sunscreen are essential.