Bahia Open Space Hike and Post-Hike "Book Lunch" (11/25) Preview

For our next hike we'll head north to the Novato area and do some bird watching on a portion of the Marin County Open Space lands. (Click here for a recap of our 2009 hike).

Gael Chandler, who along with her partner, Sherry, used to be Tuesday Meanderers, will join us. After the hike, we'll bring our lunches to their Novato area home to celebrate Gael's recently published book. (Even if you aren't going to hike, you can join us for lunch. Details below.)

 BAHIA HIKE

Here's Wendy's description of the outing: "This is a wonderful birding area! I'll bring a spotting scope, but bring binoculars if you have them. We can expect about ten species of ducks, as well as stilts, avocets, grebes, raptors and songbirds.”  

Directions to trailhead: Take Highway 101 and exit on Atherton Avenue in Novato. Go east, until Bugeia Lane splits left and Atherton goes right. Take Bugeia which becomes Bahia and park at the end of the street.

(Click here for a MapQuest map showing the trailhead location; click on #1 to get driving directions and estimated travel time from your location).

Driving time from College of Marin: 35 minutes. No restrooms.

Carpoolers can meet at 9:20 a.m. at the Terra Linda Park & Ride lot on the east side of Highway 101 at the Smith Ranch Road exit. (Click here for a MapQuest map showing the Park & Ride location, and directions and estimated driving time to the trailhead.)
  
Weather forecast: As of Wednesday, November 19th, the weather forecast for this hike was sunny, with a high near 67. (Click here for an updated National Weather Service forecast).

More on this hike: Hiking in this particular areas isn't covered by any of the trail guides which Dick Jordan has, but you can click here for the Marin County Open Space District's description of the Rush Creek area.

LUNCH WITH GAEL AND SHERRY 

After the hike is over, we'll bring our own lunches to Gail and Sherry's home at 122 La Merida Court in Novato where they'll serve drinks and dessert. Click here for a MapQuest map showing how to reach their home from the trailhead.

You're welcome to come, even if didn't make the hike. Click here for a MapQuest map showing the location of their home and click on #1 to get driving directions and time from a location other than the trailhead.

Gael recently published Chronicle of Old San Francisco, a guidebook that focuses on the history of what we "locals" call "The City."

Here's the "book trailer" that Gael's new company, Picture Your Book, produced.

(Click here if the Vimeo video player window doesn't display)

Gael will have copies of the book available for purchase for $20. You can also check the shelves in local bookstores or buy a copy online through Book Passage (paperback) or Amazon.com (paperback and Kindle E-book versions; Dick Jordan gets a tiny commission).