Something old and something new!
We’ll hike from (
but not meet at) the same parking lot on Pierce
Point Road that’s just before the turn to Heart’s Desire. Sometimes
there are ripe huckleberries along the trail! Wetland plants like Marsh Rosemary, Ledum
and Jaumea may be in bloom.
THIS IS A SHUTTLE HIKE! CALL OR E-MAIL WENDY IF YOU'RE COMING!
Home: (415) 457-3949, E-mail: bdreskin@comcast.net.
Directions to the trailhead: Meet at the Shell Beach parking lot, not at the trailhead (we’ll carpool to it from the Shell Beach lot).
After you pass Inverness, take a right on Camino del Mar (there’s an
inn on your left; it’s just where the road starts going uphill.) Follow
it to the parking lot. (
Click here for a MapQuest map showing the parking lot. Click on the purple "pin" for driving time and directions to this area from your location.)
No restrooms at trailhead; stop at the Bear Valley Visitors Center on
the way if you need to powder your nose.
Meet at 8:55 a.m. to carpool from
St. Rita.
Weather forecast: As of Wednesday, June 3rd, the National Weather
Service forecast was mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Click here for an updated forecast.
More on this hike: "G15 Pierce Point Road to Shell Beach" in the
Martins' book,
Hiking Marin, shows the area in which we'll be hiking.
The trails are also shown on page 4 of the
Tomales Bay State Park brochure.
The Google Earth image below shows Heart's Desire and Shell Beaches as
seen from the east side of Tomales Bay. (Click on the image to open a
larger version in your Web browser).
