Sky Oaks Hike (October 21) Preview

Part Two of the Fall "semester" starts off in the MMWD watershed. Here's Wendy's description of the hike:

"This loop starts out in oak/bay/madrone habitat, but we'll also see redwoods and some grassland. Last year this was a great mushroom hikes with Satan’s boletes, lots of Coccoli, Douglas fir Suillus, dyer’s polypore, death caps and much more!".

Directions: Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard into Fairfax. Jog left and make an immediate right in front of the movie theater. The first left puts you on Bolinas Avenue. Follow this until you see the sign on your left for Lake Bon Tempe and Lake Lagunitas. Follow the road to the toll booth by Sky Oaks Ranger Station.

Time: 25 minutes from College of Marin. Portapotty in parking lot.

Weather forecast: As of Saturday morning, the National Weather Service forecast for Fairfax on Tuesday was mostly sunny with a high near 78. (Click here for an updated forecast).

More on this hike: The Martins' book, Hiking Marin, shows the following hike (our route may differ) in this part of the MMWD watershed:

Sky Oaks Hike and Map - Upload a Document to Scribd

(Click here to view and print out a complete description of the hike and map from Martins' book. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer you can print the document. Once you see the document on the "Scribd" Web site, click on the "Download" icon and then on the "PDF" icon to open the document on your computer).