The good news was that the sun was shining as we drove south
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The good news is that Wendy's husband, Bill, a professional nature photographer and artist, came along on the hike. The bad news is that about 2o minutes into the hike, Dick discovered that he had neglected to recharge both of his camera's batteries after our last outing at Abbott's Lagoon two weeks earlier. The good news is that Dick had tossed his cell phone in his pack instead of leaving it in his car, so he could use its camera to take pictures. The bad news is that his cell phone takes lousy photos.
The good news is that Bill brought a camera with him. The bad news is that Bill forgot to check the charge on his camera's batteries, too. The good news is that both Dick and Bill were able to take a few photos before their camera batteries gave up the ghost, and that Stan had his camera along and could shoot photos as
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The bad news is that there were several cars in the trailhead parking lot when we arrived. The good news is that we saw no one else during the hike up to Bass Lake and during our lunch break
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The good news is that this trail is fairly level. The bad news is that there is a fairly long, steep section between Abalone Point and the junction of the
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The good news is that we saw quite a few different birds, a good
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The good news is that we had a good time on a relatively easy hike. The bad news is that, like all of our hikes, it ended too soon.
The following Google Earth Image shows the area where we hiked. The Palomarin trailhead parking lot is in the lower right-hand corner of the image just south of a large grove of eucalyptus trees, and Bass Lake is clearly marked in the left-hand side of the photo. The trail is visible as it snakes its way up the coast, crossing over or going along the edge of four small canyons along the 2.7 mile route to Bass Lake. (Click on the image to open a larger version in your Web browser).
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