Dick Jordan missed our April 15th hike at Chimney Rock at Point Reyes National Seashore. He was home sick, but heard later on that we were blown hither and yon by blustery winds swirling around "The Point." Weather records for that day show that winds at the Point Reyes Lighthouse were blowing out of the northwest at between 24 and 33 mph with an air temperature of 44 degrees (36 when the "Wind Chill Factor" is figured in) when the hike started around 10 am, without much of a let up (16-32 mph, temperature of 47 degrees, 41 with the windchill) when the outing was scheduled to wind up around 2 pm.
Lacking a layer of thick blubber like the Elephant Seals we spotted, our only option was to pull up the hoods on our parkas and tough it out. Luckily, the sun was shining brightly, giving us the illusion of warmth, and there were many wildflowers blooming. (Thanks to Theresa Fisher for these photos of the hike which also appear in the slideshow at the top of the blog along with other pictures Theresa took on this hike).
Here's a Google Map satellite view of Point Reyes. Use the arrows to move up, down, left and right; move the slider towards the "Plus (+)" symbol to zoom in and toward the "Minus (-)" symbol to zoom out. (Click on "View Larger Map" just below this map to access and zoom in and out, left and right, on the on-line Google map. Better yet, download a free copy of the "Google Earth" software which will let you "tilt" and rotate the area around the Point Reyes penisula and view it from all angles).
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