tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54944103805899544642024-03-12T17:10:08.042-07:00Meandering in Marin on TuesdaysHiking Over Hill and Dale With Wendy DreskinDick Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11680036411158647403noreply@blogger.comBlogger1443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-66154915896061762622019-09-03T10:59:00.004-07:002019-09-03T10:59:58.632-07:00Help Wanted - last call for new blogger<br />
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDc1iBmTI/AAAAAAAADhQ/d6kytv1H_DY/s1600-h/Newspaper+Editor+1.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200042882437847346" src="https://bp0.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDc1iBmTI/AAAAAAAADhQ/d6kytv1H_DY/s200/Newspaper+Editor+1.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a>News Flash: updates to the Meandering blog will end as Susan Saltzman departs Tuesdays and begins anew with the Flat Friday group.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
To prevent the Tuesday Meandering group from being left adrift, a new blog editor will have to be found.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
The main part of the editor's "job" is posting the preview for next week's hike. This typically involves copying and pasting the preview from the last time the hike was done, updating the weather forecast, and perhaps the links to Google Maps or other Websites. Understanding basic HTML editing would be helpful, but not essential.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
The new editor would have to have a Google Account (which anyone who uses "gmail" already has).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
So, if you've always wished for a job as a<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDnFiBmUI/AAAAAAAADhY/UiZ_mdwTG78/s1600-h/Newsroom+1.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200043058531506498" src="https://bp1.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDnFiBmUI/AAAAAAAADhY/UiZ_mdwTG78/s200/Newsroom+1.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a> journalist, now's your chance!</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
To apply for the job, just send me an email at susanpsaltzman@gmail.com. I will show you the ropes of being a blogger and be available to answer any questions.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
There is no resume required. You will not be paid any salary or receive any benefits other than the good will bestowed upon you by your fellow hikers.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-78654527354843747692019-07-28T06:30:00.001-07:002019-07-28T06:30:22.095-07:00REMINDER - Register on Tuesday July 30 for Fall I and II, 2019<b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Register separately for each session.</b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">
<div class="page" title="Page 19">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="" style="font-family: helvetica;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;">EC </span><span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro";">| </span><span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">Meandering in Marin: Natural History and Hiking</span><br />
<span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<div style="font-family: helvetica;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "caecilialtstd";">If you enjoy getting exercise, socializing with a congenial group, and learning about birds, owers, butterflies, and mushrooms, come join the Meanderers. The instructor will send field trip itineraries to enrolled students before the first class. Participants should be comfortable hiking 4-6 miles with an elevation gain of up to 1000' at a pace of about 45 minutes per mile.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "caecilialtstd";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="page" title="Page 21">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="page" title="Page 21">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">4114 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">7 Mondays 9:45am-1:45pm | Aug 26-Oct 14 $189 (FF $8) | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">$161 (FF $8)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">4115 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">6 Mondays 9:45am-1:45pm | Oct 28-Dec 2 $155 (FF $3) | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">$130 (FF $3)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">4116 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">7 Tuesdays 9:45am-1:45pm | Aug 27-Oct 8 $189 (FF $8) | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">$161 (FF $8)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro";"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">4117 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">6 Tuesdays 9:45am-1:45pm | Oct 29-Dec 3 $155 (FF $3) | </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">$130 (FF $3)</span><br />
<br />
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="page" style="font-family: Helvetica;" title="Page 20">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="">
<h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: cabinsemibold, "trebuchet ms", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://marincommunityed.augusoft.net/Customers/MarinCommunityEd/files/Community%20Education%20Fall%202019.pdf">Click here to download full schedule of classes</a>L</h1>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-37356273528848888502019-07-22T10:54:00.002-07:002019-07-22T10:54:38.788-07:00Flat Friday Fall Session 2019 - Hiking Schedule for level hikesWendy offers a flat hike on Fridays to those who prefer a hike with less elevation. The Flat Friday Schedule for Fall 2019 follows:<br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">FALL SESSION 2019 </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">10 AM to 1 PM Bring lunch! $175</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">No refunds for absences but you can bring a guest to a hike as a makeup, or have a friend fill in for you.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Please bring a copy of the attached release to the first class. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Remember, unlike Meandering in Marin, <em>rain cancels! </em> I will email by 7:15 AM is the weather is dubious.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">AUGUST 30 Cross Marin Trail SHUTTLE HIKE</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Today we hike along the old bed of the North Pacific Coast Railroad, which used to run from Larkspur to Cazadero. Meet at the main entrance to Samuel P.Taylor State Park. We'll leave two shuttle cars and drive to the start of the hike. If you want to drive to the start of the hike, continue west on Sir Francis Drake to Platform Bridge Rd. Sir Francis Drake goes over a bridge (you'll see railings on the side of the road). Watch for an unmarked road right after the bridge, and turn right. Turn left and you'll see some parking places on the left. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> This is paved bike trail, so easy walking. 3.2 miles, much of it through redwoods but there are some sunny stretches so bring a hat.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> No restrooms at trailhead, but restrooms at the end of the hike. Carpool from St. Rita’s Church in Fairfax at 9:35.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">SEPTEMBER 6 Tennessee Valley GGNA</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> This level trail is paved part of the way. We might see some migrating hawks. If you have time, you can go up to Hawk Hill after the hike. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Take the Stinson Beach exit from 101. Follow signs to Stinson Beach and Muir Woods, then turn left on Tennessee Valley Road and take it to the parking lot at the end. Time: 40 minutes from College of Marin. Portable at trailhead. Carpool from Greenbrae Park and Ride at 9:35.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">SEPTEMBER 13 Bear Valley</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Walk the trail where in the 1880s visitors could take an excursion by wagon “for miles and miles through a tree canopied glen, banked with ferns.” Lunch in Divide Meadow.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema. Turn right on Rt.1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Rd. Turn in where the sign says Park Headquarters. Park in the parking lot on your left.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Restrooms at trailhead. Carpool from St. Rita’s Church in Fairfax at 9:25.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">SEPTEMBER 20 Dogtown to Randall Trail, Shuttle hike</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The Olema Valley trail parallels Pine Gulch Creek. Bay trees will be getting nuts, toyons will have small green berries. We could see Satyr commas, Mylitta crescents, Field Crescents, CA Ringlets, and CA Sisters.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Meet at the Randall Trail on Rt 1 and we’ll carpool to the bottom of the McCurdy trail near Dogtown. Take Sir Francis Drake to Olema. Turn left on Route 1 and go 6 miles south to the Randall Trailhead. Park in one of the large dirt pullouts on either side of the road. Note: The sign for the Randall Trail is aligned parallel to Highway 1 on the east side of the road and can easily be missed.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Meet at St. Rita’s at 9:15 to carpool. No restrooms at trailhead. There is a portable in the parking lot at Rt. 1 and Sir Francis Drake, or turn in to Bear Valley for flush toilets.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">SEPTEMBER 27 China Camp State Park - Shuttle hike</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Wetlands and oak woodlands. This park is also of historical interest as the site of a Chinese fishing village. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> From 101 take the San Pedro Road exit and go east for three miles. Turn in at the sign that says China Camp State Park Back Ranch Campground. Stop at the short-term parking and pay. You can pay the hiking fee, not the parking fee. Then go back out and turn right. Continue east on San Pedro Rd. to where the sign on your right says Miwok Meadows. Park along the road. We will need two cars to meet me at the China Camp Point parking lot, just uphill from China Camp Village. Then we can leave two cars and take one back to Miwok Meadows. The drivers of those cars will drive people back to Miwok Meadows after the hike.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> No restrooms at trailhead, but you can turn in at the Back Ranch Campground sign and go past the short-term parking, past the day use parking area, to the campground parking area. There are restrooms there. There will also be restrooms at lunch. Carpool from Mission and Irwin (can only enter by turning left from Irwin and making a right into the parking lot) 9:45.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">OCTOBER 4 Las Gallinas Water Reclamation Ponds</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Most of the ducks should be back from breeding grounds and molted out of their eclipse plumage, so it’s a good time to check out ducks, grebes, gallinules, marsh wrens, and other birds that frequent the ponds. Bring binoculars if you have them, and I'll have extras to loan. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Take the Smith Ranch Rd Exit from Hway 101 and go east. Just before the large sign that says McInnis Park, turn left into what looks like a parking lot but actually has a road continuing out the other end. Park in the small lot on the left, or if there's no room, turn around and park on the road. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Portables in parking lot. Carpool from Mission and Irwin (can only enter by turning left from Irwin and making a right into the parking lot) 9:40</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">OCTOBER 11 Hamilton Wetlands, Novato FINAL EXAM</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Migrants are back now, and we should also see some resident egrets, herons and raptors. Bring binoculars if you have them, and I'll have extras to loan. Bring something to share for our gourmet Final Exam, and plates, flatware and a cup.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> 101 North to Nave Drive. Right on Mail Gate Rd, left on Palm, right on Hangar Drive. Park in the lot on your right just before the children's playground.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Portable at trailhead, restrooms near where we have lunch. Carpool from Mission and Irwin (can only enter by turning left from Irwin and making a right into the parking lot) 9:30</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Please let me know if you want to be removed from the mailing list for this class. </em></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><br /></em></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><br /></em></span></div>
<div class="Apple-web-attachment-container Apple-web-attachment-printable-version-two-lines" id="<9FA59C98-328A-47C0-8F55-2B393F5FF40E>" role="img" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" title="RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK For Flat Friday.docx">
<div>
<br /></div>
<canvas class="Apple-web-attachment-canvas" height="91" style="height: 91px; width: 168px;" width="168"></canvas></div>
<div class="Apple-web-attachment-container Apple-web-attachment-printable-version-two-lines" id="<9FA59C98-328A-47C0-8F55-2B393F5FF40E>" role="img" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" title="RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK For Flat Friday.docx">
<div>
<br /></div>
<canvas class="Apple-web-attachment-canvas" height="91" style="height: 91px; width: 168px;" width="168"></canvas></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-87002534899108318292019-07-21T06:12:00.000-07:002019-09-03T10:58:33.776-07:00Help Wanted: Meandering Blog Editor<br />
<div class="post-header" style="color: #ff3300; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">
<div class="post-header-line-1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDc1iBmTI/AAAAAAAADhQ/d6kytv1H_DY/s1600-h/Newspaper+Editor+1.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200042882437847346" src="https://bp0.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDc1iBmTI/AAAAAAAADhQ/d6kytv1H_DY/s200/Newspaper+Editor+1.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a>News Flash: updates to the Meandering blog will end as Susan Saltzman departs Tuesdays and begins anew with the Flat Friday group.<br />
<br />
To prevent the Tuesday Meandering group from being left adrift, a new blog editor will have to be found.<br />
<br />
The main part of the editor's "job" is posting the preview for next week's hike. This typically involves copying and pasting the preview from the last time the hike was done, updating the weather forecast, and perhaps the links to Google Maps or other Websites. Understanding basic HTML editing would be helpful, but not essential.<br />
<br />
The new editor would have to have a Google Account (which anyone who uses "gmail" already has).<br />
<br />
So, if you've always wished for a job as a<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDnFiBmUI/AAAAAAAADhY/UiZ_mdwTG78/s1600-h/Newsroom+1.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200043058531506498" src="https://bp1.blogger.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SCpDnFiBmUI/AAAAAAAADhY/UiZ_mdwTG78/s200/Newsroom+1.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a> journalist, now's your chance!<br />
<br />
To apply for the job, just send me an email at susanpsaltzman@gmail.com. I will show you the ropes of being a blogger and be available to answer any questions.<br />
<br />
There is no resume required. You will not be paid any salary or receive any benefits other than the good will bestowed upon you by your fellow hikers.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-47446330965515563732019-07-17T19:03:00.003-07:002019-07-17T19:03:55.618-07:00Registration for Fall I and II begins Tuesday July 30, 2019 at 9 a.m.<b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Register separately for each session.</b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">
<div class="page" title="Page 19">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="" style="font-family: helvetica;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 800;">EC </span><span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro";">| </span><span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;">Meandering in Marin: Natural History and Hiking</span><br />
<span class="" style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<div style="font-family: helvetica;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "caecilialtstd";">If you enjoy getting exercise, socializing with a congenial group, and learning about birds, owers, butterflies, and mushrooms, come join the Meanderers. The instructor will send field trip itineraries to enrolled students before the first class. Participants should be comfortable hiking 4-6 miles with an elevation gain of up to 1000' at a pace of about 45 minutes per mile.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica;">
<span class="" style="font-family: "caecilialtstd";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="page" title="Page 21">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="page" title="Page 21">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">4114 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">7 Mondays 9:45am-1:45pm | Aug 26-Oct 14 $189 (FF $8) | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">$161 (FF $8)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">4115 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">6 Mondays 9:45am-1:45pm | Oct 28-Dec 2 $155 (FF $3) | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">$130 (FF $3)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">4116 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">7 Tuesdays 9:45am-1:45pm | Aug 27-Oct 8 $189 (FF $8) | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">$161 (FF $8)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">4117 | Dreskin | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 800;">OFF </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">| TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">6 Tuesdays 9:45am-1:45pm | Oct 29-Dec 3 $155 (FF $3) | </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 700;">ESCOM </span><span style="font-family: AvenirNextLTPro; font-weight: 600;">$130 (FF $3)</span><br />
<br />
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="page" style="font-family: Helvetica;" title="Page 20">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="">
<h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: cabinsemibold, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://marincommunityed.augusoft.net/Customers/MarinCommunityEd/files/Community%20Education%20Fall%202019.pdf">Click here to download full schedule of classes</a></h1>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-85999427158661121862019-07-17T18:45:00.003-07:002019-07-17T18:45:46.903-07:00Tomales Bay State Park Final Exam Hike 7/23/19<br />
<div class="post-header" style="color: #ff3300; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">
<div class="post-header-line-1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkBsl2tM8Xo/Sk0-Gq59bvI/AAAAAAAARe0/Vlr7weENm1U/s1600/Tomales+Bay+IMG_0013.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkBsl2tM8Xo/Sk0-Gq59bvI/AAAAAAAARe0/Vlr7weENm1U/s320/Tomales+Bay+IMG_0013.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a>This coming week we go to Tomales Bay State Park for our final exam hike. We'll take the Johnson/Jepson Loop.<br />
<br />
Here's Wendy's description of the outing: "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!" </div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
Bring something to share for our gourmet potluck lunch, and utensils, plate, and cup.<br />
<br />
(<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112171895995846255015/TomalesBayStatePark?authuser=0&feat=directlink" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to view photos from past hikes in Tomales Bay State Park</a>).<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Directions to the trailhead:</span> Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Turn right at Olema and make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop at the Bear Valley Visitor Center to use the restrooms as there are none at the trailhead).</span><br />
<br />
Continue until you pick up Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Go through Inverness and over the ridge. At the "Y" where the road veers left to Drake's Beach and the Lighthouse <span style="font-weight: bold;">go straight</span>. This puts you on Pierce Point Road.<br />
<br />
<b>Just BEFORE </b>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.<br />
<br />
Driving time one hour from College of Marin. Outhouse en route and restrooms at lunch spot. Carpool leaves St. Rita at 8:55 am.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weather forecast:</span> As of Wednesday, July 17, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was mostly sunny with a high near 59. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.11727165830543&lon=-122.87426948547363&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">More on this hike:</span> "G14 Johnstone - Jepson Trails" in the Martins' book<span style="font-style: italic;">, Hiking Marin</span>, shows the area in which we'll be hiking. The trails are also shown on page 4 of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_TDl3UmJXYTNkT00" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tomales Bay State Park brochure</a>. The Google Earth image below shows this part of the state park. (Click on the image to open a larger version in your Web browser).<br />
<br />
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SmI9bfm7PEI/AAAAAAAARt8/F--nCUe2AZA/s1600-h/Tomales+Bay+St+Park+View+to+East.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359914049074838594" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SmI9bfm7PEI/AAAAAAAARt8/F--nCUe2AZA/s400/Tomales+Bay+St+Park+View+to+East.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 398px;" /></a></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-53290043137217080022019-07-11T06:34:00.002-07:002019-07-11T06:34:48.350-07:00Bolinas Ridge Down Randall Trail 7/16/19<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2016/08/bolinas-ridge-randall-trail-shuttle.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"> </a></h3>
<div class="post-header" style="color: #ff3300; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">
<div class="post-header-line-1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<img align="left" alt="Decision Time" border="0" height="244" src="https://lh4.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/S_N_XqsK1LI/AAAAAAAAiPU/8PnQtzphyS8/Decision%20Time%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding: 8px;" title="Decision Time" width="184" />This week we move south and east of Point Reyes National Seashore to take one of our hikes in the GGNRA.<br />
<br />
This hike is slightly longer than our usual at 7.4 miles, but lots of downhill with ripe huckleberries to snack on along the way. We usually find naturalized orchid Hellebore on this hike, and in 2013 the fog drip provided some surprise chanterelles. While Wendy can't promise those, lots of ripe huckleberries and some ripe salal berries are a pretty sure bet. (<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2008/08/walk-in-woods-bolinas-ridge-to-randall.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for a recap of our hike in August of 2008</a>).<br />
<br />
<b>CALL WENDY AT 457-3949 OR EMAIL <a href="mailto:bdreskin@comcast.net" style="color: #993322;" target="_blank">bdreskin@comcast.net</a> if you are coming! The fee is $22. </b><br />
<br />
<b>Directions to trailhead:</b> We’ll meet<b> </b>at 9:20<b> </b>on Highway 1 at the bottom of Randall Trail which is about 3 miles north of Dogtown and about 3 miles south of Five Brooks. (The Point Reyes National Seashore says to allow 15 minutes for the drive from the Bear Valley Visitor Center, and that it is just under 6 miles from the intersection of Highway 1 and Sir Francis Drake at Olema south to the Randall trailhead.)<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px;"> You will pass Five Brooks on your right and go about three more miles. If you are traveling north on Highway 1, it is about 3 miles north of Dogtown. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px;">Carpool leaves St. Rita at 8:40.</span><br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/segbAK87Bg12" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a Google Maps map that shows the Randall Trail trailhead</a>. Click where the Randall Trail crosses Highway 1, and then click on the teardrop icon to get directions and driving time from your location.</b><br />
<br />
Park in one of the large dirt pullouts on either side of the road. The Park Service notes that the sign for the Randall Trail is aligned parallel to Highway 1 on the east side of the road and can easily be missed.<br />
<br />
From the Randall trailhead we’ll carpool up the Bolinas-Fairfax Road to Ridgecrest Boulevard and hike along Bolinas Ridge Fire Road and then down the Randall Trail to Highway 1.<br />
<br />
No restrooms at either the Randall Trail or Bolinas Ridge trailheads. Stop at the Bear Valley Visitor Center or at Five Brooks if you need to “use the facilities.”<br />
<br />
Driving time from the College of Marin is about 40 minutes. Carpool leaves St. Rita's at 8:40 a.m.<br />
<br />
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Thursday, July 11th, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was mostly sunny with a high near 74. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Olema&state=CA&site=MTR&textField1=38.0408&textField2=-122.787&e=0" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<b>More on this hike: </b>None of my hiking books describe this hike, but you can find the Fairfax-Bolinas Road, Bolinas Ridge Fire Road, and the Randall Trail in the bottom right-hand section of the Point Reyes National Seashore park map shown below.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3G3n-jRXsY/UfDDUHDbndI/AAAAAAAAv_s/DcAqoANXYMA/s1600/Bolinas+Ridge+Hike+Map.png" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3G3n-jRXsY/UfDDUHDbndI/AAAAAAAAv_s/DcAqoANXYMA/s640/Bolinas+Ridge+Hike+Map.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="563" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B-vX4gljWsb_OGJjMDJiOTktMzE3YS00ZjAwLWFlOWUtYjg4MzZhYmM4Yjdh&hl=en_US" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here to view and print a copy of the map</a>. Use the plus-sign button under the drop-down arrow button to enlarge the map for easier reading If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer you can print the document. Once you see the document on the "Google Docs" Web site, click on the "Actions" down arrow and then on "Download" to download the document to your computer).</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-6169290038899131802019-07-03T10:16:00.001-07:002019-07-03T10:16:24.659-07:00Palomarin, Point Reyes National Seashore 7/9/19<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/TD-lidWHV9I/AAAAAAAAkEE/FeRWwr7a8Cw/s1600-h/Looking%20South%20IMG_2438%5B3%5D.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img align="left" alt="Looking South to Bolinas" border="0" height="184" src="https://lh3.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/TD-lkU_qIJI/AAAAAAAAkEM/qLF9kRwGNjI/Looking%20South%20IMG_2438_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" title="Looking South to Bolinas" width="244" /></a>We continue our summer hikes this coming week with a trip to Point Reyes National Seashore, this time beginning at the far southern end of the park at the Palomarin trailhead near Bolinas. Remember, Cost for the hike is $22.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's Wendy's description of this outing: "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, Salmonberries as well as butterflies and dragonflies. Lunch at Bass Lake." (<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2010/07/hiking-under-clouds-palomarin-72010.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a recap of our July 2010 hike</a>. Click here for an <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112171895995846255015/Palomarin?authuser=0&feat=directlink" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">album of photos</a> from that hike.)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Directions to the trailhead:</b> Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard west to Olema. Turn left (south) onto Highway 1. Pass Five Brooks and Dogtown, and take the unmarked right turn (onto Horseshoe Hill Road which merges with the Olema-Bolinas Road) towards the town of Bolinas. (If you find yourself going along the shore of Bolinas Lagoon, you've driven too far south and missed the turn.) Turn right on Mesa Road (which eventually becomes a dirt road) and follow it to the Palomarin trailhead parking lot. this is a long dirt road so don't wash your car the day before. The dirt road can be bumpy.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/PJRLPUxVuCF2" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a Google Map that shows the parking lot at the trailhead</a>. Click on the teardrop icon to get driving directions and time from your location.</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Carpool leaves St. Rita at 8:40 a.m</b>.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
If you're coming from southern Marin you may prefer to take Highway 1 north, turning left just past the end of the lagoon onto the unmarked road into the town of Bolinas, then right on to Mesa Road to get to the trailhead.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Toilets at the trailhead. If you can't wait, use the porta-potties at Five Brooks, a right turn off Highway 1 for those coming south from Olema. For those heading north from southern Marin, turn left off the highway into Muir Beach or at the ocean overlook just to the north.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Wednesday, July 3rd, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was partly sunny, with a high near 65. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.93431454319237&lon=-122.74668216705322&site=mtr&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>More on this hike:</b> The "F17 Coast Trail to Wildcat Camp" hike in the Martin's book, Hiking Marin, is 11 miles long, but shows the route that we'll take up to Bass Lake, 2.7 miles from the trailhead. (The 8.5 mile "Alamere Falls and Double Point Overlook" hike in Tracy Salcedo-Chourre's Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area says the distance to the north shore of the lake is 2.9 miles, while <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_YjY1Zjc3ZDItNThkZC00MmY0LWIwNmItNjlmYzM3ZmVhMjBj" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the park's South District Hiking Map</a> pegs it at 2.8 miles). We’ll retrace our steps back to the trailhead after lunch so our total hiking distance will be around 5.5-6.0 miles.<br />
<br /></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-88828655666509425342019-06-29T08:33:00.000-07:002019-06-29T08:33:30.900-07:00Bull Point 7/2/19<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<img align="left" alt=""Back Off, Or Get Stomped!"" border="0" height="244" src="https://lh6.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/TBkzQZgvH8I/AAAAAAAAjSQ/gDPetxJm7Sg/Back%20Off%20IMG_0423%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-width: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding: 8px;" title=""Back Off, Or Get Stomped!"" width="184" />This week we head through Inverness to hike on the ocean side of the Point Reyes National Seashore. Cost is $22.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's Wendy's description for this hike: "A beautiful but soggy (in places) walk timed to see the Coast Lilly blooming in its only site in Marin!</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
"Other endangered flowers we've seen other years include the Swamp Harebell, Large Flowered Lianthus, 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 little elevation gain." (<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2009/07/winter-in-summer-bull-point-july-7.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for the recap of our Bull Point hike on July 7, 2009.</a>).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Directions to the trailhead:</b> Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard west to Olema. Turn right on Highway 1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road. Continue past the road to Park Headquarters (stop here for a restroom break; there are no porta-potties at the trailhead) and go left when you hit Sir Francis Drake again.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Go through Inverness. Go left at the "Y" (right takes you out to Pierce Point) and pass MCI and RCA stations on your right. The Bull Point parking lot will be on your left.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
(<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bull+Point+Trail,+Point+Reyes+Station,+CA+94956/@38.074644,-122.9855812,13.09z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8085d08555555555:0xe8df42769254a12a!8m2!3d38.0739634!4d-122.9516191" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a map of the trailhead location and to get driving directions and times from your location</a>.)</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Carpool leaves St. Rita at 8:50 a.m.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Saturday,June 29th, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was mostly sunny with a high near 63. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.08599986934239&lon=-122.95357704162598&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>More on this hike:</b> Hike "H11 Bull Point and South Beach Trails" in the Martins' book, <i>Hiking Marin</i>, shows this as 4.0 mile out and back hike. Tracy Salcedo-Chourre's book, Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, pegs it at 3.6 miles as does the park's <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_RU1MWTNCUUxRUkdvc2NZX1MzenZ2QQ" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">North District Hiking Map</a>.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
The Google Earth image below shows the area where we'll be hiking. (Click on the image to open a larger version in your Web browser).</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.200200080871582px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Sk0rM1ORtwI/AAAAAAAAReQ/S1alagTWnSg/s1600-h/Bull+Point+Google+Earth+Image.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Sk0rM1ORtwI/AAAAAAAAReQ/S1alagTWnSg/s400/Bull+Point+Google+Earth+Image.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-74213237772115414492019-06-20T12:38:00.002-07:002019-06-20T12:38:52.744-07:00Angel Island State Park 6/25/19<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qa7K15UxPp4/TkleMklFMYI/AAAAAAAApK4/3wF3afN89G8/s1600/Angel+Island.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qa7K15UxPp4/TkleMklFMYI/AAAAAAAApK4/3wF3afN89G8/s400/Angel+Island.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a><a href="http://www.angelisland.org/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Angel Island State Park</a> is the destination for our next summer hike. Here's Wendy's description of the outing: 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, its years as Fort McDowell during World War II and a Nike missile base during the Cold War. Angel Island is often good for butterflies like Anise Swallowtails, Western Tiger Swallowtails, California Sisters, and Pipevine Swallowtails.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vFZOostYmfM/TklnL-qMktI/AAAAAAAApLE/Ve7baEu32fg/s1600/Belvedere+Tiburon+Library+Map.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vFZOostYmfM/TklnL-qMktI/AAAAAAAApLE/Ve7baEu32fg/s320/Belvedere+Tiburon+Library+Map.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="210" /></a></div>
<br />
Allow time to park and don't miss the boat! (Although it's only a 10-minute trip, the next ferry doesn't run until 11:00 a.m.)<br />
<br />
Parking gets more expensive the closer you get to the ferry. There is sometimes on-street free parking if you make a left on Mar West, <a href="http://www.bel-tib-lib.org/info/index.htm" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the corner the library </a>is on. (See map at left). Allow ten minutes to walk (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1501+Tiburon+Blvd,+Tiburon,+CA/22+Main+St,+Tiburon,+CA+94920/@37.8750733,-122.4609228,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x8085848922ee2525:0x1bbc64e706312013!2m2!1d-122.4614538!2d37.8770863!1m5!1m1!1s0x8085847d17aa994d:0xa903b8e98bb120ca!2m2!1d-122.4564561!2d37.8733191!3e2" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here to view and print walking directions</a>) from there to the ferry.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Directions to the ferry dock:</span> Take the Tiburon Blvd. exit from Highway 101. Follow Tiburon Blvd. to downtown Tiburon. We'll meet at the ferry dock at 21 Main Street at 9:50 a.m.<br />
<br />
We'll take the 10 a.m. <a href="http://www.angelislandferry.com/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ferry from Tiburon</a> to the island. <a href="http://www.angelislandferry.com/FerryServices/TicketsandFares.aspx" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bring cash or check</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> to pay for the ferry ($14.00 for Seniors, $15 for adults, covers round trip ferry and park entrance fee, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">pay as you board</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">) No credit cards and no Clipper Cards. </span>Bring $22 in cash or check for Wendy, too!<br />
<br />
Here is a map of parking lots (cash only, no credit or debit cards, accepted) and the ferry dock <a href="http://angelisland.org/visitor-information/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">provided by the Angel Island Conservancy</a>:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KeiBHgnFxyk/TkljgcLfUBI/AAAAAAAApK8/4YsFN0Mc3as/s1600/Angel+Island+Ferry+Parking.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="143" id=":current_picnik_image" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-itN1GxAP6bc/TlfWo_IYvQI/AAAAAAAApLU/8y0zvcmFh8A/s1600/16026368963_qd5q8.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Restrooms at ferry in Tiburon and on Angel Island. Carpool from Greenbrae Park and Ride at 9:10 a.m.<br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span>We'll go to the top of Mt. Livermore, eat lunch there, and take the <b>last ferry of the day</b> back at 3:30 p.m. <b>Please note the late ending time.</b><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weather forecast:</span> As of Thursday, June 20th, the National Weather Service forecast for Angel Island for Tuesday's hike was mostly sunny, with a high near 70. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.86238619819273&lon=-122.43232727050781&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">More information on this hike:</span> The Martin's book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hiking Ma</span><span style="font-style: italic;">rin, </span>sets out two hikes on the island: "A12 North Ridge Trail to Mt. Livermore" and "A13 Angel Island Perimeter Trail."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to go to the Angel Island State Park page</a> on the California State Park's Web site. <a href="http://angelisland.org/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for on-line information provided by the Angel Island Conservancy</a>.<br />
<br />
You'll find a map of the island on page 4 of <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_cFpjUmZ2bGx4aVE" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the state park brochure</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.calparks.org/podcasts/podcast/podcast12-angel-island-state.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to listen to a podcast about Angel Island</a>. (It may take a while for the audio player to display in your Web browser.)<br />
<br />
Here's a Google Earth bird's eye view of the island:<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SpBDjSBWvaI/AAAAAAAASZU/NkcHxRbowmk/s1600-h/Angel+Island+State+Park+Google+Earth+Birds+Eye+View.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372868628865007010" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SpBDjSBWvaI/AAAAAAAASZU/NkcHxRbowmk/s400/Angel+Island+State+Park+Google+Earth+Birds+Eye+View.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="clear: both;">
</div>
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-38797003511679615462019-06-13T19:31:00.002-07:002019-06-13T19:31:35.229-07:00Tide Pooling with Wendy on 6/18/2019<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<a href="https://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2016/06/minus-tide-outing-on-july-4th-no-hike.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">TIDE POOLING, NO FEE </a></h3>
<div class="post-header" style="color: #ff3300; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">
<div class="post-header-line-1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xCsjsBUXbXE/SV6j0vVHauI/AAAAAAAAJP0/hI10ul78J0Y09DdH10F-30EntP96F_i7ACKgB/s1600/Hiking%2BBoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xCsjsBUXbXE/SV6j0vVHauI/AAAAAAAAJP0/hI10ul78J0Y09DdH10F-30EntP96F_i7ACKgB/s1600/Hiking%2BBoot.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div>
Just a brief reminder that there is NO HIKE scheduled for June 18, but instead call or email Wendy if you'd like to join her for a 6 a.m. tide pooling adventure.<br />
<br />
Our next hike will be on <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: 17px;">JUNE 25th, ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; color: #333333; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pk-Idaus0Lc/V2woGZbvIsI/AAAAAAAA14w/PIA-pHAYW1sTnuQRlacs08gi6JUIyb1pACLcB/s1600/Bolinas%2BTidepool%2BBrendan%2BLandis%2BFlickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pk-Idaus0Lc/V2woGZbvIsI/AAAAAAAA14w/PIA-pHAYW1sTnuQRlacs08gi6JUIyb1pACLcB/s640/Bolinas%2BTidepool%2BBrendan%2BLandis%2BFlickr.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.81920051574707px;">(Brendon Landis Flickr Photo)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="clear: both;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-footer" style="border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #ff3300; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;">
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-46286518482850138172019-06-06T08:40:00.001-07:002019-06-06T08:40:28.514-07:00Bolinas Ridge to Samuel P. Taylor - Shuttle Hike 6/11/19<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; color: #333333; float: left; margin-right: 1em; padding: 8px; position: relative;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAMOByba424/T7aclR8zloI/AAAAAAAAs8I/nEhdJjuvj54/s1600/Inverness+Ridge+View+SW+Bolinas+Ridge.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAMOByba424/T7aclR8zloI/AAAAAAAAs8I/nEhdJjuvj54/s320/Inverness+Ridge+View+SW+Bolinas+Ridge.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.81920051574707px; text-align: center;">Looking West from Bolinas Ridge (S. Walker photo)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
This is another "pay-if-you-go" hike between now and the Fall 1 COM series. The cost is $22.<br />
<br />
<b>Directions to Trailhead:</b><br />
<b>Meet at <a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=469" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Samuel P. Taylor State Park</a> at 9:30 am.</b><br />
<br />
<b>Unless you have a State Park Pass, pay the $8.00 day use fee/parking if you leave your car there. </b><br />
<br />
We’ll carpool to the Bolinas Ridge trailhead and hike back down. The hike is uphill to start and then downhill and level.<b> </b>We could hear meadowlarks singing and see Lorquiin's admiral butterflies, western tiger swallowtails, and pipeline swallowtail caterpillars.<br />
<b> </b><br />
<b><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Samuel+P+Taylor+State+Park/@38.019406,-122.7323527,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8085c088732516ad:0xca5db80d6eab0268!8m2!3d38.019406!4d-122.730164" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a Google Maps map showing the parking lot at Samuel P. Taylor</a>. Click on teardrop icon on the map or on "Directions" on the left-hand side of the page for driving times and directions from your location.</b><br />
<br />
Carpool leaves from St. Rita at 9:10 a.m.<br />
<br />
Restrooms at Samuel P. Taylor, none at trailhead.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">THIS IS A SHUTTLE HIKE SO CALL OR E-MAIL WENDY IF YOU'RE COMING:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Home phone: 415 457-3949; cell 415 517-0488; E-mail: <a href="mailto:bdreskin@comcast.net" style="color: #993322;">bdreskin@comcast.net</a>.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weather forecast:</span> As of Thursday, June 6th, the National Weather Service forecast was sunny with a high near 78. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Jewell&state=CA&site=MTR&textField1=38.0367&textField2=-122.745&e=0" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">More on this hike:</span> "H8 - Taylor State Park to Bolinas Ridge" in the Martin's book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hiking Marin</span>, is a 10.2 mile loop hike which starts and ends in the state park. We're doing this hike in the opposite direction, but only one-way, from the trailhead on the south side of the road where Sir Francis Drake Boulevard reaches a crest between the McIsaac Ranch at Tocoloma (intersection of SFD and Platform Bridge Road) and Olema, so our total distance hiked should be more like 5 miles.<br />
<br />
Although part of the area is within the GGNRA, it is actually administered by Point Reyes National Seashore. The <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_YjY1Zjc3ZDItNThkZC00MmY0LWIwNmItNjlmYzM3ZmVhMjBj" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Point Reyes Hiking Map (South District)</a> shows the trails that we'll be following within the GGNRA.<br />
<br />
The Google Earth image below shows the area where will be hiking viewed from just east of Olema toward Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Sir Francis Drake Boulevard is the yellow line snaking through the picture. You can see the trail beginning right off to the road on the right. (Click on the image to open a larger view in your Web browser).<br />
<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Shi5Stpt9yI/AAAAAAAAPOQ/jiZFczpYtv0/s1600-h/Bolinas+Ridge+to+SP+Taylor+GoogleEarth_Image" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339221089391081250" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Shi5Stpt9yI/AAAAAAAAPOQ/jiZFczpYtv0/s400/Bolinas+Ridge+to+SP+Taylor+GoogleEarth_Image" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="post-timestamp" style="margin-left: -1em;"></span><br />
<div style="clear: both;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-footer" style="border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #ff3300; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;">
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-48942293641860218812019-05-30T08:56:00.000-07:002019-05-30T08:56:48.258-07:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<a href="https://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2016/06/minus-tide-outing-on-july-4th-no-hike.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">TIDE POOLING WITH WENDY ON JUNE 4, 2019, NO FEE </a></h3>
<div class="post-header" style="color: #ff3300; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">
<div class="post-header-line-1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xCsjsBUXbXE/SV6j0vVHauI/AAAAAAAAJP0/hI10ul78J0Y09DdH10F-30EntP96F_i7ACKgB/s1600/Hiking%2BBoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xCsjsBUXbXE/SV6j0vVHauI/AAAAAAAAJP0/hI10ul78J0Y09DdH10F-30EntP96F_i7ACKgB/s1600/Hiking%2BBoot.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div>
Just a brief reminder that there is NO HIKE, instead call or email Wendy if you'd like to join her for a 6 a.m. tide pooling adventure.<br />
<br />
Our next hike will be a Shuttle Hike on <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: 17px;">JUNE 11, BOLINAS RIDGE TO SAMUEL P. TAYLOR</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: 17px;"> </span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; color: #333333; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pk-Idaus0Lc/V2woGZbvIsI/AAAAAAAA14w/PIA-pHAYW1sTnuQRlacs08gi6JUIyb1pACLcB/s1600/Bolinas%2BTidepool%2BBrendan%2BLandis%2BFlickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pk-Idaus0Lc/V2woGZbvIsI/AAAAAAAA14w/PIA-pHAYW1sTnuQRlacs08gi6JUIyb1pACLcB/s640/Bolinas%2BTidepool%2BBrendan%2BLandis%2BFlickr.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.81920051574707px;">(Brendon Landis Flickr Photo)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="clear: both;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-footer" style="border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #ff3300; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;">
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-75164993463735373622019-05-24T09:57:00.002-07:002019-05-24T09:57:50.894-07:00Muddy Hollow Trailhead, Pt Reyes 5/28/19<div class="post-body entry-content" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<img align="left" alt="Uplands, Limantour Estero" border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/S__1AgAZ-fI/AAAAAAAAi08/Fjcocchf22s/UplandsIMG_06764.jpg?imgmax=800" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-width: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding: 8px;" title="Uplands, Limantour Estero" width="150" /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
Here's Wendy's description of our upcoming hike: "<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: 13pt;">Great views and, we hope, some birds including American Goldfinches and Northern Harriers. Some years we see tule elk with calves." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
(Note: this hike is longer than we usually do (about 7 miles), so sometimes we make it back on time but sometimes we get back late).<br />
<center>
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SmyuV3nryII/AAAAAAAAR8c/vFUYXxbiIlc/s1600-h/Muudy+Hollow.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SmyuV3nryII/AAAAAAAAR8c/vFUYXxbiIlc/s400/Muudy+Hollow.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></center>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Directions to the trailhead:</b> Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard west to Olema. Turn right on Route 1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road.<br />
<br />
Continue past Park Headquarters (turn in if you need a restroom, there are none at the trailhead) and go left on Limantour Road.<br />
<br />
When you see a paved road to the Hostel on the left, turn right on the dirt road to Muddy Hollow parking lot.<br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Muddy+Hollow+Trail,+Inverness,+CA+94937/@38.0430575,-122.8785763,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8085c4e117068d29:0x8b1769f7ab804602!8m2!3d38.0430575!4d-122.8763876" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a map showing the trailhead</a>. Click on the teardrop icon to get driving times and directions from your location.</b><br />
<br />
Carpool from St. Rita at 8:55 am.<br />
<br />
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Friday, May 24th, the National Weather Service forecast for this area was mostly sunny with a high near 62. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.052416771864834&lon=-122.89031982421875&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<b>More on this hike:</b> The Martins' book, Hiking Marin, was lasted updated in 2006, so it does not show the current trail which now only loops back to the Muddy Hollow Trailhead and no longer has an offshoot that goes to the Limantour Beach parking lot as shown on the Martins’ map. But their hike "G8 Muddy Hollow Rd - Estero Trail" does show the area where we'll be hiking.<br />
<br />
However, the Point Reyes National Seashore's <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_RU1MWTNCUUxRUkdvc2NZX1MzenZ2QQ" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">North District Hiking Map</a> includes the new loop trail and pegs the distance at exactly 7.0 miles. The following Google Earth image shows the area (click on it to open a larger picture in your Web browser).<br />
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="clear: both; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
</div>
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-27725844605304447642019-05-22T08:45:00.000-07:002019-05-22T08:45:02.604-07:002019 Tuesday Summer Hikes with Wendy 5/28 - 7/23/19Wendy has scheduled the following:<br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">TUESDAY HIKES SUMMER 2019</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">Please email at least a day ahead if you plan to hike. Hikes with less than 8 may get cancelled.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">MAY 28 MUDDY HOLLOW TRAILHEAD, POINT REYES </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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).</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> No portable at trailhead. Carpool from St. Rita Church in Fairfax at 9.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JUNE 4 Anyone crazy enough to join me for tidepooling at 6 AM? No fee.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JUNE 11 BOLINAS RIDGE TO SAMUEL P. TAYLOR <strong>SHUTTLE HIKE</strong> </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Uphill to start, but then downhill and level! Meet at Samuel P. Taylor <strong>AT 9:30</strong>. 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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Restrooms at Samuel P. Taylor, none at trailhead. Carpool from St. Rita at 9:10.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JUNE 18 Anyone crazy enough to join me for tidepooling at 6 AM?</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JUNE 25 ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JULY 2 BULL POINT</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> No restrooms at trailhead, so stop at Bear Valley. Carpool from St. Rita’s Church in Fairfax at 8:50.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JULY 9 PALOMARIN, POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Carpool from St. Rita at 8:40. Note: Dirt road so don’t wash your car on the weekend if you plan to drive.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JULY 16 BOLINAS RIDGE DOWN RANDALL TRAIL</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Slightly longer than usual at 7.4 miles, but lots of downhill. Ripe huckleberries to snack on along the way!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Carpool leaves St. Rita at 8:40.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">JULY 23 TOMALES BAY STATE PARK <strong>FINAL EXAM</strong></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">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.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 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.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: times new roman, times;"><span style="font-size: 17.3333px;">NOTE: If there is interest I'll schedule some hikes for August. COM starts August 27</span></span></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-83278096251646081532019-05-16T04:26:00.001-07:002019-05-16T04:26:12.299-07:00Rock Spring, Mount Tamalpais 5/21/19<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
This is a classic hike on Mount Tamalpais. Wendy wrote a Marin Independent Journal article about this hike. <a href="https://www.marinij.com/2018/06/15/marin-hike-historic-mount-tam-sites-fun-to-explore/">Click here to see Wendy's article.</a> Wendy writes that "we could see coral roots (a native orchid), meadow rue, and golden banners on this mostly shady loop hike".</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's a brief description of the hike: Classic sites on Mt. Tamalpais popular in the heyday of hiking - Potrero Meadow Barth's Retreat and Rifle Camp. Learn about the Down and Outers Club and who Barth was!</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.200200080871582px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.200200080871582px;">
REMEMBER TO BRING PLATE, UTENSILS, AND SOMETHING TO SHARE FOR THE GOURMET FINAL EXAM! (Let’s think green and try to cut down on paper and plastic throw-aways as much as possible). We’ll leave the food in the cars and eat when we get back, but bring your water bottle.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2011/05/rock-spring-final-exam-hike-517-preview.html" name="more" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"></a><b>Directions to trailhead:</b> Go south on Highway 101 to the Mill Valley Exit, East Blithdale. Turn left on Camino Alto (use the left turn only lane). Turn right on Miller Ave. Turn left on Montford. (The 2AM Club is the landmark.) Turn right on Molino. There is a yellow dividing line on the road so if in doubt "follow the yellow line road". Moline becomes Edgewood, which becomes Sequoia Valley Road. At the large intersection at the top, turn right onto Panoramic Highway. At the intersection for the Pantoll Ranger Station, the road divides. Turn right onto Pantoll and keep heading uphill for about one mile. You'll come to an intersection with Ridgecrest Blvd. You'll be facing a dirt parking lot which is Rock Spring. Park here. (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/E+Ridgecrest+Blvd+%26+Pan+Toll+Rd,+California+94970/@37.9105042,-122.6148495,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80859171bb132adb:0xc368cae38610354f!8m2!3d37.9105!4d-122.6126608" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a map showing the parking area at the trailhead. Click on the teardrop icon or click on "Directions" on the left-hand side of the screen to get driving time and directions from your location</b></a>.)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Driving time from College of Marin - 55 minutes.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Carpoolers can meet at the Greenbrae Park and Ride lot at 9:10 a.m.</b> (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/CwNKdYUwMVt" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a map showing the parking lot on Drakes Landing Road; right click on the teardrop icon to get driving time and directions from your location</b></a>.)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
There is an outhouse at the trailhead and mid-way.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Thursday, May 16th, the National Weather Service forecast for the area around Rock Spring on Mt. Tam was a mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a high near 55. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.91102341652586&lon=-122.61317253112793&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>More on this hike:</b> The "B17 Simmons - Potrero - Arturo Trails" hike in the Martins' book, Hiking Marin, shows the trails that we'll be hiking on, although we'll probably follow a different route (Simmons to Benstein to Potrero Meadows to Laurel Dell and back up the Cataract Trail to Rock Spring). Page 6 of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_NjFiMDdlZjMtMjIzOC00MTI3LWJkNmItMmIwNGE2ZmVjN2Y3" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">state park brochure</a> has a trail map that shows the area.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's the hike profile and route we'll follow.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38dVhXy6R0U/T7WQZKwnPbI/AAAAAAAAs70/3dBBRNl_CkQ/s1600/x-GE-WithElevation%26Highest%26LowestPts.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38dVhXy6R0U/T7WQZKwnPbI/AAAAAAAAs70/3dBBRNl_CkQ/s640/x-GE-WithElevation%26Highest%26LowestPts.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
The Google Earth image below shows were we'll be on the mountain. (Click on the photo to open a larger image in your Web browser).</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px; margin: 0px;">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Sbr9SPzuA7I/AAAAAAAAKyQ/ZdD_q6DqSb0/s400/Rock+Spring+-+GoogleEarth_Image.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 8px;" /></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-50549978465814645742019-05-09T17:00:00.001-07:002019-05-09T17:00:16.746-07:00Kent Pump Road 5.14/19<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_vP6M106IY/TcG6Esdog1I/AAAAAAAAoWQ/1c6QLGfSEW8/s1600/Stairs+To+Sky+IMG_8510.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_vP6M106IY/TcG6Esdog1I/AAAAAAAAoWQ/1c6QLGfSEW8/s200/Stairs+To+Sky+IMG_8510.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="150" /></a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Here's Wendy's description of this outing: "</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">While I know we all like loops, I was so excited about osprey nests when I took this hike that I decided to add it to our itinerary. Kent Lake is the largest of the MMWD reservoirs. The first Osprey nest was found at Kent Lake in 1967 when ospreys had been so decimated by DDT it was a big deal to see one. The first bald eagle nested there in 2008. In 2017 there were about eighteen active nests. We’ll hike as far as the first few nests."</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Directions to trailhead</b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">: </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">Take the Fairfax-Bolinas Road to the Alpine Dam. Parking is limited, so carpool if possible. Park when you see the dam ahead (first choice), or cross the dam and turn around so you can park on the other side and walk back across the dam. <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alpine+Dam,+Bolinas,+CA+94924/@37.9400027,-122.6395888,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80859405790bc2bd:0xc02fe05f5989f5d3!8m2!3d37.9400007!4d-122.6385354">Click here for a Google Map showing Alpine Dam</a></span></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"></span></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">Time: 35 minutes from College of Marin. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">No restrooms at trailhead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Note from Wendy:</div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Parking is very limited, so if you have room in your car, please meet at the Parkade in Fairfax to carpool at 9:15. Unless you are driving via Route 1, everyone will have to pass through Fairfax. The Parkade Project is complete and there is parking available. <a href="https://www.townoffairfax.org/parkade-project/">Click here for a Parkade Project update.</a></div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<a href="https://www.waze.com/directions/united-states/fairfax/fairfax-parkade/155582844.1555893975.3485720.html">Click here for a Waze Map showing the location of the Parkade.</a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Weather forecast:</b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> As of Thursday, May 9th, the National Weather Service forecast for this hike was partly sunny with a high near 59.</span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> </span><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.83581861810415&lon=-122.530517578125&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">A Marin Independent Journal article describes the area where we'll be looking for osprey nests . <a href="https://www.marinij.com/2016/07/17/hike-of-the-week-ospreys-and-eagles-soar-above-kent-lake/">Click here for the Marin IJ article about ospreys</a></span></div>
<br />
<div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></div>
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-35918883156655138782019-05-02T10:43:00.000-07:002019-05-02T10:43:05.118-07:00West Ridgecrest 5/7/19<div class="post hentry" style="min-height: 0px; position: relative;">
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
Today we explore a section of the Coastal Trail with views of Stinson Beach and Bolinas Lagoon. This hike is not a loop.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kr8CRNuk4nw/S_Ca806WbWI/AAAAAAAAiFU/kt93XJcEC-I/s1600/Hiking%2BUp%2BHigh%2BIMG_8782.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kr8CRNuk4nw/S_Ca806WbWI/AAAAAAAAiFU/kt93XJcEC-I/s1600/Hiking%2BUp%2BHigh%2BIMG_8782.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br />
When Ridgecrest Boulevard opened as a toll road in the 1920s it was proclaimed California’s “Most Scenic Drive.” It’s even better hiking!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2010/05/hike-with-view-west-ridgecrest-511.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for the recap of our 2010 hike</a>. <br />
<br />
<b>Directions to trailhead: </b>THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO REACH THE TRAILHEAD:<br />
<ol>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u>From Central Marin</u>: Take the Fairfax-Bolinas Road from Fairfax to Ridgecrest Boulevard. Park at the junction with the Fairfax-Bolinas Road. (About 1 hour driving time from the College of Marin; carpoolers can meet at St. Rita’s at 9:00 am).</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u>From Southern Marin</u>: Take the Stinson Beach/Highway 1 exit off Highway 101. Go west through Tam Valley and up onto the ridge. Turn right onto Panoramic Highway and follow signs to Mt. Tamalpais. Turn left at Rock Springs onto Ridgecrest Boulevard. Park on left at junction with the Fairfax-Bolinas Road. (Driving time from College of Marin about 1 hour).</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u>From Novato</u>: Take the Fairfax-Bolinas Road out of Fairfax (about 1 hour and 17 minutes), <b>or</b> go through Tam Valley (about 1 hour and 6 minutes), <b>or</b> go to Point Reyes Station and head south on Highway 1 until you reach the right-hand turn to Bolinas <b>but turn left there instead </b>and head uphill to the junction of Ridgecrest Boulevard and the Fairfax Bolinas Road (about 1 hour and 14 minutes).</li>
</ol>
(<a href="http://mapq.st/1pXvmS5" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a MapQuest which shows the trailhead as #1 and which can provide you with driving directions and time from your location</b></a>.)<br />
<br />
<b>Restrooms:</b><br />
<ol>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>No restrooms at trailhead</b>. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u>If you are coming through Fairfax</u>, take a detour left off the Bolinas-Fairfax Road before it heads uphill and use the restrooms at Deer Park School. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u>If you are going through Tam Valley</u>, you can use the restrooms at Bootjack or Pantoll, or the porta-porty at Rock Spring. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u>Driving through Point Reyes Station toward Bolinas</u>, use the public restrooms on Mesa Road in Point Reyes Station or the port-potty at Five Brooks between Olema and Bolinas.</li>
</ol>
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Thursday, May 2nd, the National Weather Service forecast for the time of the hike was mostly sunny with a high near 62. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.93092966319877&lon=-122.64518737792969&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<b>More on this hike:</b> This hike isn’t mentioned in any of my trail guides, but we’ll be hiking south on the Coastal Trail which parallels Ridgecrest Boulevard until we reach the junction with the McKennan Gulch Trail (which heads downhill to Bolinas Lagoon) and then we will retrace our steps back north.<br />
<br />
(<a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_ODU4OWRlYWYtYTRmZi00MjkxLWJhNTAtNTZjYmY1NjBiYzg4" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here</a> and go to page 6 of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_NjFiMDdlZjMtMjIzOC00MTI3LWJkNmItMmIwNGE2ZmVjN2Y3" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mt. Tam State Park brochure</a> for the park map; click on the percentage magnification box at the top of the page and increase to about 125%-150% to get a good view of the trail which runs just west of the road).<br />
<br />
<br />
<center>
</center>
<center>
<a href="http://www.protrails.com/images/maps/mttamalpaistrailmap.pdf" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="364" src="https://lh4.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/S-JW94imEEI/AAAAAAAAhg0/Hy2RLA75oQM/image6.png?imgmax=800" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: inline; padding: 8px; position: relative;" title="image" width="484" /></a></center>
<br />
Here's the hike profile.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OI97x_jG_ug/VRLwafbm5-I/AAAAAAAA1Pg/hETPs7Fz80c/s1600/MapSource-VerticalProfile.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OI97x_jG_ug/VRLwafbm5-I/AAAAAAAA1Pg/hETPs7Fz80c/s1600/MapSource-VerticalProfile.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<center>
</center>
<br />
This Google Earth image provides a bird's eye view of the route we'll take.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CynqTJu4nDE/VRLwk2WXrrI/AAAAAAAA1Po/cS5-rC72fcI/s1600/GoogleEarth_3-DwithStats.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CynqTJu4nDE/VRLwk2WXrrI/AAAAAAAA1Po/cS5-rC72fcI/s1600/GoogleEarth_3-DwithStats.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<div style="clear: both;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-footer" style="border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #ff3300; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;">
<div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1">
<span class="post-timestamp" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em;">at <a class="timestamp-link" href="https://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2016/03/west-ridgecrest-hike-329-preview.html" rel="bookmark" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" style="border: none;" title="2016-03-24T11:51:00-07:00">11:51 AM</abbr></a> </span><span class="post-comment-link" style="margin-right: 1em;"></span><span class="post-icons" style="margin-right: 0px;"><span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=5494410380589954464&postID=6301298604333502969" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" title="Email Post"><img alt="" class="icon-action" height="13" src="https://www.blogger.com/img/icon18_email.gif" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5em !important; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="18" /></a></span></span></div>
<div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2">
<span class="post-labels" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></span></div>
<div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-3">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="comments" id="comments" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 10px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="comments" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px;"></a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px;"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-91472932164073151432019-04-25T15:01:00.000-07:002019-04-25T15:01:12.898-07:00Registration for Summer Monday Meandering in Marin Class, Tuesday 5/7/19<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 800;"><span style="color: #323e4f; font-size: 12pt;">Summer registration begins on Tuesday, May 7</span><sup style="color: #323e4f;">th</sup><span style="color: #323e4f; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #323e4f; font-size: 12pt;">at 9 a.m. for the Monday Meandering in Marin Summer Class. There is no registration through the College of Marin for the Tuesday Summer Meandering class.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 800;"><span style="color: #323e4f; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 800;"><span style="color: #323e4f; font-size: 12pt;">Wendy </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">will be doing Tuesdays privately, starting May 28.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 800;"><span style="color: #323e4f; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<strong><em>Please note that registration begins on Tuesday.</em></strong></div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
On Monday, May 6th, Meanderers' hike will begin at 9:45.</div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
On Tuesday, May 7th, Meanderers will hike from 10 to 2 so you can be at the computer at 9. </div>
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 800;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-weight: normal;" /></span>
<span style="font-family: "avenirnextltpro"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 800;">Happy Trails!</span>susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-31154296338477791162019-04-25T13:18:00.000-07:002019-04-25T13:18:16.933-07:00Wolfe Ridge GGNRA 4/30/19<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_vP6M106IY/TcG6Esdog1I/AAAAAAAAoWQ/1c6QLGfSEW8/s1600/Stairs+To+Sky+IMG_8510.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_vP6M106IY/TcG6Esdog1I/AAAAAAAAoWQ/1c6QLGfSEW8/s200/Stairs+To+Sky+IMG_8510.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="150" /></a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Here's Wendy's description of this annual Spring outing: "Wildflowers and views! 'First of spring' flowers for this hike usually include Cobweb Thistle and Bee Plant, and we sometimes see the amazing Fairy Moth hanging out by Oceanspray." (</span><a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2010/05/good-news-bad-news-hike-wolf-ridge.html" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a recap of our 2010 hike</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><br /></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Directions to trailhead</b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">: From Highway 101 southbound, take the last exit before the Golden Gate Bridge. Turn right, go under the freeway, and get in the left turn lane to go through the one way tunnel with the 5 minute traffic light. Follw the road down past the Marine Mammal Center.</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Park at the end of the road. (Rodeo Beach will be on the other side of the road). (</span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rodeo+Lagoon/@37.8308273,-122.5584285,13z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1srodeo+lagoon+trail!3m4!1s0x808585f37bd15a9b:0x7bf55bd8d2c2f397!8m2!3d37.830833!4d-122.531111" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a Google Map for driving directions and times from your location</b></a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.)</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Time: 40 minutes from the College of Marin.</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Carpoolers can meet at Greenbrae Park & Ride lot at 9:15 a.m. (</span><a href="http://www.marinjcc.org/clientuploads/directory/adults/PnR-Greenbrae.pdf" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a map showing the parking lot; click on #1 to get driving time and directions from your location</b></a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.)</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Restrooms at trailhead. </span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Weather forecast:</b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> As of Thursday, April 25th, the National Weather Service forecast for this year’s hike was sunny with a high near 60. (</span><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.83581861810415&lon=-122.530517578125&site=mtr&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">).</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">More on this hike:</b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> Hike "A5 Coastal - Wolf Ridge - Miwok Trails" in the Martins' book, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Hiking Marin</i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">, shows our route for this 5 mile-plus hike with a 1,000' elevation gain, as does the "Coastal-Miwok Loop" hike in Tracy Salcedo-Chourre's book, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area</i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">. (Hill 88, our probable lunch spot, is 960' above sea level with lovely views on a clear day).</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Here's the hike's elevation profile.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JgjzSYt9iwQ/U28pPkQujfI/AAAAAAAAx5A/Aq5xO1-a72s/s1600/x3-Profile.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JgjzSYt9iwQ/U28pPkQujfI/AAAAAAAAx5A/Aq5xO1-a72s/s1600/x3-Profile.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> This is the route that we'll follow.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OMyWM_bZAR0/U28pQCUF6cI/AAAAAAAAx5A/fUaXBO7Yyqo/s1600/x2-ZoomedInFacingSSW.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OMyWM_bZAR0/U28pQCUF6cI/AAAAAAAAx5A/fUaXBO7Yyqo/s1600/x2-ZoomedInFacingSSW.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">The Google Earth photo below shows the area. (Click on it to open a larger image in your Web browser).</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<br />
<center style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
</center>
<center style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
</center>
<center style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SeZklR9BBJI/AAAAAAAAMdg/VuE5mR2EYjA/s1600-h/Wolf+Ridge+GoogleEarth_Image" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="450" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SeZklR9BBJI/AAAAAAAAMdg/VuE5mR2EYjA/s400/Wolf+Ridge+GoogleEarth_Image" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></center>
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">If you have time after the hike, stop by </span><a href="http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/visiting-us/" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Marine Mammal Center</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">, just uphill from Rodeo Lagoon and a short distance east of the parking lot where we met for the hike.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyfXm3QK9os/Vxk6A2ZaZAI/AAAAAAAA13E/6-bV188MGgILj4p5D4GlrRnbi764Z6qCACLcB/s1600/TMMC%2Bmap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyfXm3QK9os/Vxk6A2ZaZAI/AAAAAAAA13E/6-bV188MGgILj4p5D4GlrRnbi764Z6qCACLcB/s640/TMMC%2Bmap.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">There you are likely to see Northern Elephant Seals like the ones we saw at the Lifeboat Station in Point Reyes National Seashore when we hiked to Chimney Rock, California Seal Lions, Northern and Guadalupe Fur Seals, and Pacific Harbor Seals.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_8yIEDHPJkQ/TbjHoUlH7cI/AAAAAAAAoEU/OU_XjWorJsIDn5YECVtHShZM2u7iAo1mQCKgB/s1600/Peek%2BA%2BBoo%2BIMG_3896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="495" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_8yIEDHPJkQ/TbjHoUlH7cI/AAAAAAAAoEU/OU_XjWorJsIDn5YECVtHShZM2u7iAo1mQCKgB/s320/Peek%2BA%2BBoo%2BIMG_3896.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> (</span><a href="http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/patients/current-patients-page/" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a "Patient" list</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.)</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-47-wSAsvJ1c/Vxk5MDpYXNI/AAAAAAAA13A/ejlSlickzRcW9t1IzZtETDEl8xjiUOM4gCKgB/s1600/TMMC%2BPens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-47-wSAsvJ1c/Vxk5MDpYXNI/AAAAAAAA13A/ejlSlickzRcW9t1IzZtETDEl8xjiUOM4gCKgB/s320/TMMC%2BPens.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" />
<a href="http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/visiting-us/docent-led-tours.html" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">There should be a docent-led tour at 3:00 p.m</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">. <a href="http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/visiting-us/docent-led-tours.html">Click here for more information about docent tours</a></span>susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-71828000381042471472019-04-17T09:32:00.000-07:002019-04-17T09:32:02.028-07:00GREEN GULCH / MUIR BEACH GGNRA 4/23/19<div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMmtcflimfg/S9zd-p8t7CI/AAAAAAAAhMU/4xVx6bwQyWo/s1600/Motto+IMG_8090.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMmtcflimfg/S9zd-p8t7CI/AAAAAAAAhMU/4xVx6bwQyWo/s200/Motto+IMG_8090.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a>Here’s Wendy’s description for next week's hike: “Today we get to see the beautiful organic vegetable garden at the Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farms on our way up to the Coyote Ridge Trail. Lunch overlooking the ocean on our way back down to Muir Beach.” (<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2010/05/zen-and-art-of-hiking-green-gulch-427.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a recap</a> or <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/PalmDriver/GreenGulch#" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here for the on-line album of photos</a> from a previous hike on these trails).<br />
<br />
<b>Directions to trailhead: </b>Take the Stinson Beach/Highway 1 exit off Highway 101. Go through Tam Junction, and take Shoreline Highway and follow signs to Muir Beach. <b>(<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Eci6296YtwE2" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a Google Map that shows the trailhead parking lot. Right click on teardrop icon to get directions and driving times from your location</a>.)</b><br />
<br />
Time: 55 minutes from the College of Marin.<br />
<br />
<b>Carpoolers can meet at the Greenbrae Park and Ride lot at 9:00 a.m.</b> (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/CwNKdYUwMVt" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a Google MaP showing the parking lot on Drakes Landing Road; right click on the teardrop icon to get driving time and directions from your location</b></a>.)<br />
<br />
Restrooms at trailhead.<br />
<br />
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Wednesday, April 17th, the forecast for the day of the hike was sunny with a high near 64. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Muir+Beach&state=CA&site=MTR&textField1=37.8622&textField2=-122.58&e=0" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).<br />
<br />
<b>More on this hike:</b> Although our actual route may vary, hike A10 (Coastal – Coyote Ridge – Green Gulch) in the Martins’ book, <i>Hiking Marin</i>, covers this area. (<a href="http://www.sfzc.org/ggf/" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for more information on Green Gulch Farm</a>).<br />
<br />
Here's the hike profile and the route we'll follow.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sk7FcJbRKss/U2Nl85NoRTI/AAAAAAAAxsE/Fbvqbi109ZY/s1600/x2-MapWithInfo.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sk7FcJbRKss/U2Nl85NoRTI/AAAAAAAAxsE/Fbvqbi109ZY/s1600/x2-MapWithInfo.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<br />
This Google Earth image shows the area where we will be hiking.<br />
<br />
<div align="center">
<img alt="Green Gulch Google Earth View" border="0" height="382" src="https://lh5.ggpht.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/S9IHLmrgaCI/AAAAAAAAgWI/wZqZQV5Mo8c/Green%20Gulch%20Google%20Earth%20View%5B12%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; display: inline; padding: 8px;" title="Green Gulch Google Earth View" width="444" /></div>
<div style="clear: both;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-footer" style="border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #ff3300; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.880000114440918px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;">
</div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-21213136245854005152019-04-05T18:21:00.000-07:002019-04-05T18:21:15.021-07:00Chimney Rock, Point Reyes National Seashore 4/16/19<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">I'll be in France next week so I'm sending this post out early. I hope you all have sunny skies and a beautiful hike.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">We'll return to </span><a href="http://www.nps.gov/pore/" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">Point Reyes National Seashore</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> for this hike which we do every year in spring. (</span><a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2010/04/blown-away-not-off-at-chimney-rock.html" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">Click here for a recap of our 2010 trek.</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> You can also view </span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112171895995846255015/ChimneyRock?feat=directlink" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">photos taken on past hikes</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Here's what Wendy promises for this outing: </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">"This is one of Marin's must-see spring wildflower displays.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">We'll see Northern Elephant Seals at the overlook and take time to learn about their history and return from the brink of extinction. (Click here to watch Dick Jordan's "</span><a href="https://youtu.be/O-teQOs7Du0" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Saving Seals By The Seashore</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">," a 3-minute "short" which aired on MarinTV.)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">We often see Piegon Guiillemots, Eared Grebes in breeding plumage, Common Loons, and Savannah Sparrows on this hike. Bring binoculars if you have them."</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5494410380589954464&postID=6463645267608399212" name="more" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;"></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; font-weight: bold;">Directions to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">trailhead</span>:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Olema</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">. Turn right at </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Olema </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">onto Highway 1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">There are restrooms at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">trailhead</span> --- another 30-45 minutes down the road; <u>if you need a restroom break now</u>, take the first left off Bear Valley Road and stop at the Bear Valley Visitor Center.</b><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Continue on Bear Valley Road until you pick up Sir Francis Drake again.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Turn left to follow Sir Francis Drake out to Point Reyes. Go through </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Inverness</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">At the junction with Pierce Point Road, bear left and stay on Sir Francis Drake. Follow signs towards the Lighthouse and Drake’s Beach. You’ll pass the turn to Drake’s Beach on your left.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Keep going until you see a left turn to Chimney Rock. (Sir Francis Drake ends at the Lighthouse parking lot).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Driving time from the College of Marin: One hour, thirty minutes. </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">(</span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chimney+Rock+Trail+Head/@37.995405,-122.9817744,17.06z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8085dbe7bcfb4f45:0xa666f68c0b56dd2b!8m2!3d37.9953045!4d-122.9795451" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for driving directions and a map showing the trailhead</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.) </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Carpoolers</span> can meet at St. Rita's Church in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Fairfax</span> at 8:30 am.</b><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; font-weight: bold;">Weather forecast:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> Since I will be out of town until just before this hike, check the website for the National Weather Service forecast for the Point Reyes Lighthouse area.</span></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> (</span><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=mtr&smap=1&textField1=38&textField2=-123" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an up</a><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=mtr&smap=1&textField1=38&textField2=-123" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">dated forecast</a><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Real-time weather reporting for the Point Reyes Lighthouse is also available (</span><a href="http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/weather/prey.html" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;">click here</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">). Sometimes it is very windy when we do this hike, so in addition to your rain gear (if the forecast changes), be sure to toss some extra layers and a warm jacket and hat (bring some duct tape to "tie" your hat on your head) in your car in case it is "</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">blowin</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">' like snot" (a sailor's term for windy weather).</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; font-weight: bold;">More on this hike:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> The general area covered by this hike is shown in hike "G13 PR Lighthouse and Chimney Rock" in the Martin's book, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; font-style: italic;">Hiking Marin</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> and the "Chimney Rock" hike in Tracy </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Salcedo</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">-</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Chourre's</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> book, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; font-style: italic;">Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-vX4gljWsb_cG1ZTlJRRkM4dVU/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to view and print a copy of the park map for the Point Reyes National Seashore.</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">You can also view and print out </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-vX4gljWsb_TF9pMHJkYXhQdUE/edit?usp=sharingf" style="color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a map of the Chimney Rock area</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"> from the Point Reyes National Seashore Web site.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Here's the hike profile.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h7P4Rww0kr8/UV_NHo8ipvI/AAAAAAAAvJM/UQwCD1Oc3eU/s1600/x3-VerticalProfile.jpg" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h7P4Rww0kr8/UV_NHo8ipvI/AAAAAAAAvJM/UQwCD1Oc3eU/s1600/x3-VerticalProfile.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">Here's the route we'll follow.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_jlmtGUf5Is/UV_NHW38vSI/AAAAAAAAvJM/lPaOhDnfEdE/s1600/x2-GEzoomedIn.jpg" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_jlmtGUf5Is/UV_NHW38vSI/AAAAAAAAvJM/lPaOhDnfEdE/s1600/x2-GEzoomedIn.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">The Google Earth image below shows where we'll be on this outing. (Click on the photo to open a larger image in your Web browser).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;" /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SbrjTX165TI/AAAAAAAAKxQ/tFK_NPojbco/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+GoogleEarth_Image" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #993322; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312808632394114354" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SbrjTX165TI/AAAAAAAAKxQ/tFK_NPojbco/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+GoogleEarth_Image" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-32094542656343213762019-04-03T21:16:00.000-07:002019-04-03T21:16:25.704-07:00Mount Burdell Open Space 4/9/19<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/S7eTUfCbN5I/AAAAAAAAeiM/V921_-LhKvE/s1600/32-CowAreYou-1.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="116" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/S7eTUfCbN5I/AAAAAAAAeiM/V921_-LhKvE/s200/32-CowAreYou-1.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a>This week we head to the Novato area to hike on Mount Burdell.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's Wendy's description of the hike: "We may see Cream Cups, Tidy Tips, Baby Stars, and Balloon Clover as well as seven or eight species of butterflies. This is the only spot where Bitterroot, the Montana state flower, grows in Marin. Lunch at Hidden Lake (which given the lack of rain I expect will be Hidden Puddle or non-existent)." (<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2009/04/across-mountain-and-back-mt-burdell.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a recap of our 2009 hike</a>. <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112171895995846255015/MountBurdell?noredirect=1" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an album of photos from past hikes</a>.)</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Directions to trailhead:</b> Take Highway 101 north and take the San Marin Drive exit. Go west on San Marin Drive. Turn right on San Andreas Drive. The entrance to the Open Space will be on your right. (If you come to the dead end of San Andreas you've gone about half a block too far.) There is no parking lot but plenty of curbside parking. There are no restrooms on this hike.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mt+Burdell+Hike/@38.1212954,-122.6229975,12z/data=!4m18!1m12!4m11!1m6!1m2!1s0x8085bbb59a8c4f45:0x4b0944cd85d5472c!2sMt+Burdell+Hike,+538-598+San+Andreas+Dr,+Novato,+CA+94945!2m2!1d-122.6042823!2d38.1300493!1m3!2m2!1d-122.596905!2d38.130613!3m4!1s0x8085bbb59a8c4f45:0x4b0944cd85d5472c!8m2!3d38.1300493!4d-122.6042823" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a map showing the trailhead location</b></a>. Click on the teardrop to get driving time and directions from your location.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
30 minutes from College of Marin.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Carpoolers can meet at 9:15 am at the Park & Ride lot on the east side of Highway 101 at Smith Ranch Road in the Terra Linda area north of the Marin Civic Center and downtown San Rafael. <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Terra+Linda+Park+and+Ride/@38.019956,-122.5397591,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808598200a7462c7:0xd9b9a88dbce43434!8m2!3d38.0199518!4d-122.5375704" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a map showing the location of the lot.</b></a> Click on the teardrop to get driving time and directions from your location.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>No restrooms on this hike</b>, but you can use the one at the Starbuck's in the shopping center at the intersection of San Marin Drive and San Andreas Drive, just down the street from the trailhead. (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/Starbucks,+127+San+Marin+Dr,+Novato,+CA+94945/@38.1226562,-122.6733242,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8085bbb84f9f8d2d:0xffa2b8f734f44343!2m2!1d-122.6032842!2d38.122677" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to get a map and driving directions</a>.)</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>Weather forecast:</b> As of Wednesday, April 3rd, the National Weather Service forecast for the day of the hike was mostly sunny with a high near 67. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Novato&state=CA&site=MTR&textField1=38.1075&textField2=-122.569&e=0" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<b>More on this hike: </b>Hike "E13 Old Quarry Trail to Mt. Burdell" in the Martin's book<span style="font-style: italic;">, Hiking Marin</span>, shows the general area that we'll be hiking in, although we'll probably turn left at intersection #2 and head directly to Hidden Lake rather than climb all of the way to the summit of the mountain as shown on the Martin's map.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Click here for <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_Wk5WSDZLeXNTR3lpZERpckxFQU9JUQ" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve map</a> from the Marin County Open Space District's Web site.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's the vertical profile and route for the hike.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gnLaXEi9nfI/UXAqAEjaNmI/AAAAAAAAvd8/BxTH3tDnAeg/s1600/x2-GE-WithInfo.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gnLaXEi9nfI/UXAqAEjaNmI/AAAAAAAAvd8/BxTH3tDnAeg/s1600/x2-GE-WithInfo.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
The Google Earth image below shows where we'll be hiking. (Click on the photo to open a larger image in your Web browser).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Sbrcm6OCenI/AAAAAAAAKxI/tlOOY27oL-4/s1600-h/Mount+Burdell+-+GoogleEarth_Image.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312801271458200178" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/Sbrcm6OCenI/AAAAAAAAKxI/tlOOY27oL-4/s400/Mount+Burdell+-+GoogleEarth_Image.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-17741864843894348252019-03-28T14:19:00.003-07:002019-03-28T14:19:44.586-07:00INDIAN VALLEY COLLEGE OPEN SPACE 4/2/19<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RxEeCuPmaFU/S8ygJtELJ5I/AAAAAAAAnwU/i85Az1YBbps/s1600/Pacheo+Ranch+Pond+IMG_6950.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #993322; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RxEeCuPmaFU/S8ygJtELJ5I/AAAAAAAAnwU/i85Az1YBbps/s200/Pacheo+Ranch+Pond+IMG_6950.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="100" /></a>This coming week we head to Novato to hike near the Indian Valley campus of the College of Marin to kick off our series of Spring hikes.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Two loops combine to make an interesting hike. Tomcat Clover, Fiddleneck and Plectritis should be in bloom this week. We'll also see other wildflowers and early butterflies. Wendy says that if we haven't heard the first Pacific Slope Flycatcher yet, we often hear it at IVC.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
(<a href="http://meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com/2010/04/winter-returns-for-encore-at-ivc-march.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for a recap of our 2010 hike</a>. You can view photos from past hikes <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112171895995846255015/IndianValleyOpenSpace?authuser=0&feat=directlink" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">by clicking here</a>.)</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Directions to trailhead:</span> Take Highway 101 to the Ignacio Boulevard exit. Go west and follow Ignacio Boulevard into the Indian Valley College campus.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
(<a href="http://bit.ly/2nBzi2l" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for a Google Map that shows an aerial view of the parking area. Click on the words "Indian Valley Preserve" to the right of the parking lot to get driving time and directions from your location</b></a>.)</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Our hike starts from parking lot #6 by the athletic field. (<a href="http://campuses.marin.edu/sites/campuses/files/IVC_parking_map.pdf" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to view and print a map of the campus</a>). <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.marin.edu/images/IVC_parking_map.png" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://www.marin.edu/images/IVC_parking_map.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bring singles or quarters (credit card may work, too) to get a ticket from the parking machines ($4/day; exact change if you are paying with cash vs. credit card). 25 minutes from College of Marin</span>.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Carpoolers can meet at Smith Ranch Park & Ride lot at 9:15 a.m.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Restrooms at trailhead.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weather forecast: </span>As of Thursday, March 28th, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was a chance of showers. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 63. (<a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Novato&state=CA&site=MTR&textField1=38.1075&textField2=-122.569&e=0" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here for an updated forecast</a>).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">More on this hike: </span>Two hikes in the Martin's book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hiking Marin</span>, cover the area that we'll traverse: "E6 Indian Valley FR - Waterfall Trail" and "E7 Schwindt - Wildcat Trails".</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
You can also view and print <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-vX4gljWsb_OE02aldibVNOb2s" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the map for the Marin County Open Space District's Indian Valley preserve</a>. (<a href="http://www.marincounty.org/depts/pk/divisions/open-space/indian-valley" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Click here for more information about the Indian Valley Open Space Preserve</b></a>.)</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
Here's the route we'll take and the hike profile.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yhtJz8nPqj0/U12N0N8YNcI/AAAAAAAAxlk/oGA_obrczgk/s1600/x3-EleProfile.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yhtJz8nPqj0/U12N0N8YNcI/AAAAAAAAxlk/oGA_obrczgk/s1600/x3-EleProfile.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="500" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
The Google Earth photo below shows this area. (Click on the photo to open a larger image in your Web browser).</div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SbrWigQ-rQI/AAAAAAAAKxA/Kj4y3Bud1nE/s1600-h/Indian+Valley+GoogleEarth_Image.jpg" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312794598701968642" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnj6qqUySu4/SbrWigQ-rQI/AAAAAAAAKxA/Kj4y3Bud1nE/s400/Indian+Valley+GoogleEarth_Image.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494410380589954464.post-19560206848063450442019-03-23T08:25:00.000-07:002019-03-23T08:25:06.966-07:00Revised Spring Hiking Schedule 2019<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ECg0tAzlhIM/SYCuiphujAI/AAAAAAAAJqQ/ZOswqVqizN4npGi3jag5YbjI5bqGBgmjwCPcB/s1600/Hiking%2BBoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #993322; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ECg0tAzlhIM/SYCuiphujAI/AAAAAAAAJqQ/ZOswqVqizN4npGi3jag5YbjI5bqGBgmjwCPcB/s1600/Hiking%2BBoot.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a>Wendy has determined that there are going to be 8 hikes for the Spring Session.<br />
<br />
Here is the new schedule:<br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">SPRING QUARTER 2019 TUESDAYS</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">APRIL 2 INDIAN VALLEY COLLEGE OPEN SPACE. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Two loops combine to make an interesting hike. Tomcat Clover, Fiddleneck, and Plectritis should be in bloom this week, and if we haven't heard the first Pacific slope flycatcher yet, we often hear it at IVC.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Take 101 to the Ignacio Blvd. exit. Go west and follow Ignacio Blvd. into the campus. Our hike starts from the athletic field near the police station. Bring quarters to get a ticket from the parking machines.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 25 minutes from College of Marin. Restrooms at trailhead. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">APRIL 9 April 9 MOUNT BURDELL OPEN SPACE</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> We may see Cream Cups, Tidy Tips, Baby Stars, and Balloon Clover as well as seven or eight species of butterflies. This is the only spot where Bitterroot, the Montana state flower, grows in Marin. Lunch at Hidden Lake. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Take 101 north and take the San Marin Drive exit. Go west on San Marin Drive. Turn right on San Andreas Drive. The entrance to the Open Space will be on your right. If you come to the dead end of San Andreas you've only gone about half a block too far. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> No lot but plenty of curbside parking. 30 minutes from College of Marin. No restrooms on this hike.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">APRIL 16 CHIMNEY ROCK, POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> This is one of Marin's must-see spring wildflower displays! We'll see elephant seals at the overlook and take time to learn about their history and return from the brink of extinction. We often see Pigeon Guillomots, Eared Grebes in breeding plumage, Common Loons, and Savannah Sparrows on this hike. Bring binoculars if you have them. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. At the junction with Pierce Point Rd, stay on Sir Francis Drake. Follow signs towards the Lighthouse and Drake’s Beach. You’ll pass the turn to Drake’s Beach on your left. Keep going until you see a left turn to Chimney Rock. (SFD continues on to end at the Lighthouse parking lot.) </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> 1 1/2 hours from College of Marin. Outhouse at trailhead.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">APRIL 23 GREEN GULCH/MUIR BEACH GGNRA</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">Today we get to see the beautiful organic vegetable garden at the Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farms on our way up to the Coyote Ridge Trail. Lunch overlooking the ocean on our way back down to Muir Beach.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Take the Stinson Beach/Hway 1 exit off Hway 101. Go through Tam Junction, and take Shoreline Highway and follow signs to Muir Beach. Restrooms at trailhead. Time: 55 minutes from COM.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">APRIL 30 WOLFE RIDGE. GGNRA</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Wildflowers and views! "First of spring" flowers for this hike usually include Cobweb Thistle and Bee Plant, and we sometimes see the amazing fairy moth hanging out by ocean spray. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> From 101 South, take the last exit before the Golden Gate Bridge. Turn right, go under the freeway, and get in the left turn lane to go through the one way tunnel with the 5 minute traffic light. Follow the road down past the Marine Mammal Center and park at the end of the road. (The beach will be on the other side of the road.) 40 minutes from COM.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">MAY 7 WEST RIDGECREST</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Today we explore a section of the Coastal Trail with views of Stinson Beach and Bolinas Lagoon. When Ridgecrest Blvd opened as a toll road in the 1920s it was proclaimed California’s “Most Scenic Drive.” It’s even better hiking! Today’s hike is not a loop. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> EITHER take the Stinson Beach/Hway 1 exit off Hway 101. Go west through Tam Valley and up onto the ridge. Turn right onto Panoramic Hway and follow signs to Mt. Tamalpais. Turn left at Rock Spring onto Ridgecrest Blvd. Park on left at junction with the Fairfax-Bolinas Rd. OR Take the Fairfax Bolinas Rd. from Fairfax to Ridgecrest Blvd.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Time from College of Marin via Mill Valley is 1 hour, via Fairfax 1 hour. No restrooms at trailhead.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">MAY 14 KENT PUMP ROAD</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Kent Lake is the largest of the MMWD reservoirs. The first Osprey nest was found at Kent Lake in 1967 when ospreys had been so decimated by DDT it was a big deal to see one. The first bald eagle nested there in 2008. In 2017 there were about eighteen active nests. We’ll hike as far as the first few nests.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Take the Fairfax-Bolinas Road to the Alpine Dam. <em>Parking is limited, so carpool if possible. </em> Park when you see the dam ahead (first choice), or cross the dam and turn around so you can park on the other side and walk back across the dam.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"> Time: 35 minutes from College of Marin. No restrooms at trailhead.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">MAY 21 FINAL EXAM <strong>ROCK SPRING</strong>, MOUNT TAMALPAIS</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">We could see coral roots (a native orchid), meadow rue, and golden banners on this mostly shady loop hike.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 13pt;">Take the Mill Valley exit, East Blithedale. Turn left on Camino Alto (left turn only lane). Turn right on Miller Ave. Turn left on Montford. (The 2AM Club is the landmark.) Turn right on Molino. There is a yellow dividing line on the road you follow, so if in doubt "follow the yellow line road." Molino becomes Edgewood which become Sequoia Valley Road. At a big intersection turn right onto Panoramic Hway. At the intersection where the Pantoll Ranger Station is, turn right on Pantoll. (In other words, keep going uphill.) You'll come to an intersection with Ridgecrest Blvd. You'll be facing a dirt parking lot. This is Rock Spring. Park her</span>e</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><em>Bring a plate and utensils, and food to share for the Gourmet Final!</em></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Driving time from College of Marin 55 minutes. Outhouse at trailhead and mid-way.</span></div>
susan saltzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677994927076965921noreply@blogger.com0