Monday Summer 2017 Hikes

Wendy has scheduled some Monday hikes for the Summer 2017

There are two hikes between the end of the COM Spring session and the start of COM summer session on June 12. (Remember registration for that is May 8.)  There is also one hike after COM summer session ends. If there's interest, Wendy will schedule some August hikes.  

These hikes are drop-in, $22/hike. It's helpful if you email Wendy that you are coming in case Wendy needs to cancel a class. 

INTERIM MONDAY HIKES SUMMER 2017

MAY 22  MUDDY HOLLOW TRAILHEAD, POINT REYES 

     Great views and, we hope, some birds including American Goldfinches and Northern Harriers.  Some years we see tule elk with calves.  Note: this hike is longer than we usually do (about 7 miles), so we could get back late.

     Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema.  Turn right on Rt.1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Rd. Continue past Park Headquarters (turn in if you need a restroom) and go left on Limantour Rd.  When you see a paved road to the Hostel on the left, turn right on the dirt road to Muddy Hollow parking lot.

     No portable at trailhead. 

JUNE 5   PALOMARIN, POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE

     This hike is not a loop, but has incredible ocean views making it well worth the drive! We should see Bee Plant, Seep-Spring Monkey Flower, Salmonberries as well as butterflies and dragonflies. Lunch at Bass Lake. 

     Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema. Turn left (south) on Rt. 1.  Pass Five Brooks and Dogtown, and take the unmarked right turn towards the town of Bolinas. (If you find yourself going along the shore of Bolinas Lagoon, you've just missed the turn.)  Turn right on Mesa Rd. and follow it to the Palomarin trailhead parking lot. This is a long dirt road so don't wash your car the day before!  If you're coming from south Marin you may prefer to take Rt. 1 north, turning left just past the end of the lagoon onto the unmarked road into the town of Bolinas.  

     1 hour 10 min. from College of Marin.  Outhouse at trailhead.

JULY 24    ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK          

     Flowers, great views, and a fascinating history from when Juan Manuel de Ayala sailed the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay in 1775, through Angel Island's year as a quarentine station, and its years as Fort McDowell during World War II and a Nike missile base during the Cold War. 

       Take the Tiburon Blvd. exit from 101.  Follow it to downtown Tiburon. Allow adequate time for parking. Walk to Main Street.  Left down the alley to the ferry dock at 21 Main Street. The closer to the ferry, the more expensive parking is.  Meet at the ferry dock at 21 Main  St. at 9:50.  THE FERRY LEAVES AT 10 SO DON'T BE LATE!  $15 ($14 for seniors) covers round trip ferry and park entrance fee. No credit cards. Restrooms at ferry landing.    

August hikes will depend on whether there is enough interest.

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