Until the Winter College of Marin series of hikes begin, Wendy will be running a series of by-the-week one-way shuttle hikes. UNLIKE CLASSES THROUGH COM, RAIN CANCELS! $22/class. Wendy says: "Please email or call to let me know if you will be there since these are shuttle hikes, and also so I can let you know if there is a rain cancellation. In case of questionable weather, look for an email around 7 AM."
Here are the dates for both Monday and Tuesday hikes:
MONDAY WINTERIM 2017-2018
December 11 NO HIKE
DECEMBER 18 Pine Mountain to Elliott Nature Preserve
SHUTTLE HIKE
NOTE EARLY START TIME AND LATE FINISH TIME
This hike starts in chaparral and passes by serpentine areas. We go through the pygmy Sargent cypress forest, and return through oak/bay/madrone woodland. We'll check out birds and mushrooms as we go.
We need people to meet at the end of Cascade Dr. Fairfax at 9:20. If you have time pressure after class go there as well, since the car shuttle won’t get people back to the start until about 3:20. I will drive the drivers from Cascade to the start of the hike. Others, meet at the trailhead.
Take the Bolinas-Fairfax Road past the Meadow Club (golf course) and keep going. Park in the parking lot across from the Pine Mountain Fire Rd. It is a large dirt parking lot on your left, and the fire road is on the right. If you start going downhill and can see Lake Alpine, you’ve gone too far.
25 minutes from College of Marin.
JANUARY 2 REGISTER FOR WINTER SESSION AT COM
JANUARY 8 LAKE ALPINE
SHUTTLE HIKE
We hike along a creek with lovely cascades and ferns. This is usually an interesting mushroom hike as well. The start is uphill with some stairs (but we’ll find lots to look at on the way), the end is level - and in between it’s up and down! We end up at the Bon Tempe Dam. We may get back late (about 3 PM) so this is not a good hike for you if you have to be back at 1:45.
Take the Fairfax-Bolinas Rd. Turn in as you would to go to Lake Lagunitas. After the ranger station at Sky Oaks (but before Shaver Grade) there is an unpaved road to the right. Take this to Lake Bon Tempe and park. We’ll carpool to the trailhead. Do not pay if you plan to take people to the trailhead. We’ll need people who are not in a rush to take the drivers back to their cars.
Portables are in the parking lot for Lake Bon Tempe.
JANUARY 15 NO CLASS for MLK Day
JANUARY 22 SKY OAKS TO DEER PARK SHUTTLE HIKE
Mostly downhill and level! If we haven't seen the first milkmaid of the season, we should see it today! We might even see the first Hound's Tongue.
Meet at Deer Park to carpool. Take Bolinas Ave in Fairfax, turn left on Porteous. (If you see Deer Park Villa you’ve gone a bit too far, turn around.) Go to the parking lot at the end. Drivers leave food in cars at Deer Park. Restrooms at Deer Park and Sky Oaks, and portable en route. 20 minutes from College of Marin.
TUESDAY WINTERIM 2017-2018
UNLIKE CLASSES THROUGH COM, RAIN CANCELS! $22/class. Please email or call to let me know if you will be there since these are shuttle hikes, and also so I can let you know if there is a rain cancellation. In case of questionable weather, look for an email around 7 AM.
DECEMBER 12 LAKE ALPINE
SHUTTLE HIKE
We hike along a creek with lovely cascades and ferns. This is usually an interesting mushroom hike as well. The start is uphill with some stairs (but we’ll find lots to look at on the way), the end is level - and in between it’s up and down! We end up at the Bon Tempe Dam. We may get back late (about 3 PM) so this is not a good hike for you if you have to be back at 1:45.
Take the Fairfax-Bolinas Rd. Turn in as you would to go to Lake Lagunitas. After the ranger station at Sky Oaks (but before Shaver Grade) there is an unpaved road to the right. Take this to Lake Bon Tempe and park. We’ll carpool to the trailhead. Do not pay if you plan to take people to the trailhead. We’ll need people who are not in a rush to take the drivers back to their cars.
Portables are in the parking lot for Lake Bon Tempe.
JANUARY 2 REGISTER FOR WINTER SESSION AT COM
JANUARY 9 NO HIKE
JANUARY 16 PINE MOUNTAIN/ELLIOTT NATURE PRESERVE
This hike starts in oak/bay/madrone woodland, passes through chaparral, then heads down to a valley with a stream, passing some serpentine rock areas. We'll check out birds and mushrooms as we go. Little Carson Falls is a detour which is steep in parts and can be slippery if it rains. We may or may not go to the falls depending on the group’s decision. Due to a lack of good places to stop on the Repack fire road, lunch will be early (around 11:30) or late (around 1).
We need two people to meet at the end of Cascade Dr.in Fairfax at 9:20. If you have time pressure after class go there as well, since the car shuttle won’t get us back until a little after 2PM. I will drive those drivers to the start of the hike. Others, meet at the trailhead. Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd to Fairfax. Turn left at the first gas station, and make an immediate right in front of the movie theater. Turn right on Bolinas Ave.. Drive 2.6 miles to pass the Meadow Club and continue on for 1.3 miles until the top of the ridge. Park in the large gravel parking lot on the left side of the road. If you start going downhill and see Lake Alpine you've gone too far.
No restrooms. 25 minutes from College of Marin.
and set your odometer and go 3.2 miles. There are pull-outs on the right and left as you round a bend. No restrooms. 25 minutes from College of Marin.
JANUARY 23 SKY OAKS TO DEER PARK FINAL EXAM!
Mostly downhill and level! If we haven't seen the first milkmaid of the season, we should see it today! We might even see the first Hound's Tongue!
Meet at Deer Park to carpool. Take Bolinas Ave in Fairfax, turn left on Porteous. (If you see Deer Park Villa you’ve gone a bit too far, turn around.) Go to the parking lot at the end. Drivers leave food in cars at Deer Park. Restrooms at Deer Park and Sky Oaks, and portable en route. 20 minutes from College of Marin.
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