TUESDAY HIKES SUMMER 2019
Please email at least a day ahead if you plan to hike. Hikes with less than 8 may get cancelled.
MAY 28 MUDDY HOLLOW TRAILHEAD, POINT REYES
Great views and, we hope, some birds including American Goldfinches and Northern Harriers. Some years we see tule elk with calves. Note: this hike is longer than we usually do (about 7 miles).
Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema. Turn right on Rt.1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Rd. Continue past Park Headquarters (turn in if you need a restroom) and go left on Limantour Rd. When you see a paved road to the Hostel on the left, turn right on the dirt road to Muddy Hollow parking lot.
No portable at trailhead. Carpool from St. Rita Church in Fairfax at 9.
JUNE 4 Anyone crazy enough to join me for tidepooling at 6 AM? No fee.
JUNE 11 BOLINAS RIDGE TO SAMUEL P. TAYLOR SHUTTLE HIKE
Uphill to start, but then downhill and level! Meet at Samuel P. Taylor AT 9:30. We’ll carpool to the Bolinas Ridge trailhead and hike back down. We could hear meadowlarks singing, and see Lorquin’s admirals and western tiger swallowtails and find pipevine swallowtail caterpillars.
Restrooms at Samuel P. Taylor, none at trailhead. Carpool from St. Rita at 9:10.
JUNE 18 Anyone crazy enough to join me for tidepooling at 6 AM?
JUNE 25 ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK
Flowers, great views, and a fascinating history from when Juan Manuel de Ayala sailed the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay in 1775, through Angel Island's years as a quarantine station, and its years as Fort McDowell during World War II and a Nike missile base during the Cold War.
Take the Tiburon Blvd. exit from 101. Follow it to downtown Tiburon. The ferry is at 21 Main St. We'll take the 10 AM ferry over. Allow time to park and don't miss the boat! There is free parking on Mar West. (Turn left at the library.) Note: Parking lots closest to the ferry cost more. If you can't find street parking, park in the farthest lot for the best rate.
We'll go to the top of Mt. Livermore, eat lunch there, and take the 3:20 ferry back. Bring $14 cash for ferry and park entrance. $15 if you are not a senior. No credit cards. Restrooms at ferry in Tiburon and on Angel Island. Carpool from Greenbrae Park and Ride at 9:10.
JULY 2 BULL POINT
A beautiful but soggy (in places) walk timed to see the Coast Lily blooming at its only site in Marin! Other endangered flowers we’ve seen other years include the Swamp Harebell, Large-Flowered Linanthus, and Point Reyes Checkerbloom. We may also see Yellow-Eyed Grass, Tinker's Penny, White-Flowered Bog Orchid, and Hooker’s Evening Primrose. Some off trail walking but very little elevation gain.
Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema. Turn right on Rt.1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Rd. Continue past the road to Park Headquarters (don't turn in) and go left when you hit Sir Francis Drake again. Go through Inverness. Go left at the "Y" and pass MCI and RCA stations. The Bull Point parking lot will be on your left.
No restrooms at trailhead, so stop at Bear Valley. Carpool from St. Rita’s Church in Fairfax at 8:50.
JULY 9 PALOMARIN, POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE
This hike is not a loop, but has incredible ocean views making it well worth the drive! We should see Bee Plant, Seep-Spring Monkey Flower, and Salmonberries as well as butterflies and dragonflies. Lunch at Bass Lake.
Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema. Turn left (south) on Rt. 1. Pass Five Brooks and Dogtown, and take the unmarked right turn towards the town of Bolinas. (If you find yourself going along the shore of Bolinas Lagoon, you've just missed the turn.) Turn right on Mesa Rd. and follow it to the Palomarin trailhead parking lot. This is a long dirt road so don't wash your car the day before! If you're coming from south Marin you may prefer to take Rt. 1 north, turning left just past the end of the lagoon onto the unmarked road into the town of Bolinas.
Carpool from St. Rita at 8:40. Note: Dirt road so don’t wash your car on the weekend if you plan to drive.
JULY 16 BOLINAS RIDGE DOWN RANDALL TRAIL
Slightly longer than usual at 7.4 miles, but lots of downhill. Ripe huckleberries to snack on along the way!
We’ll meet at 9:20 on Route One at the bottom of Randall Trail. From Route One and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, go 8.3 miles south to the Randall Trailhead. You will pass Five Brooks on your right and go about three more miles. Park in one of the large dirt pullouts on either side of the road. If you are traveling north on Route 1, it's about 3 miles north of Dogtown. Then we’ll carpool up the Bolinas-Fairfax Road to Ridgecrest Blvd. and hike along Bolinas Ridge Fire Rd. and come down Randall Trail.
Carpool leaves St. Rita at 8:40.
JULY 23 TOMALES BAY STATE PARK FINAL EXAM
We’ll take the Johnson/Jepson Loop. We sometimes see the endangered California Harebells and this is the only hike where we always see Deer Ferns. One of the most scenic picnic tables in Marin for our Final Exam!
Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Turn right at Olema and make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Rd. Continue until you pick up SF Drake again. Go through Inverness. Where the road veers left to Drake's Beach and the lighthouse, go straight. This puts you
on Pierce Point Rd. Just BEFORE the right turn that takes you down to Heart's Desire Beach there is a dirt parking lot on the right. If you don't know it you may need to go to the road to Heart's Desire and then turn around. We'll take the Jepson/Johnson loop.
Outhouse en route and at restrooms at lunch spot. Bring food to share for our gourmet final exam! Remember to pack a plate and utensils. Carpool from St. Rita at 8:55.
NOTE: If there is interest I'll schedule some hikes for August. COM starts August 27
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