Proud to say the hubs and I play tourist in our own area as often as possible! The last time we were at Angel Island we hiked up to the peak and back down on a hot winter day last year with a limited ferry schedule…this time it was Memorial Day weekend with an hourly ferry […]
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Wildflowers and Wildlife at Rodeo Beach – Marin Headlands
There are hikes that we go on that give us a challenge or take our breath away or surprise us or teach us more about history…and there are hikes that provide it all. The hubs and I went wildflower hunting at Rodeo Beach last weekend and got so much more out of the hike! We […]
Land of Star Wars and Rolling Green Hills – Big Rock Ridge Trail
The hubs and I searched for Ewoks on Big Rock Ridge Trail above Skywalker Ranch but didn’t find any!?! 🙁 Big Rock Ridge Trail is off Lucas Valley Road and begins at, wait for it…a big rock. We had been here in the fall and went up the Loma Alta Fire Road side to watch […]
A Magical Hike – Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. Many of our old growth redwoods were cut down long ago but there are pockets of them that remain around the bay area to remind us of what nature would look like if we had left it alone. This […]
Fall Hike to Tucker Falls – Marin
And where shall we go today my love? The hubs hears this often from my lips. How do you decide where to go and explore every weekend? I read a lot of other people’s blogs, follow others on Instagram and sometimes I just stumble upon it. Thanks to the internet the hubs and I get […]
52 Hike Challenge Finished! – Stinson Beach to Mt Tam Summit
52 hikes since January 1, 2016 consisting of 306.29 miles with 48,811 feet of elevation gain in 732.5 blissful hours of time spent with the hubs exploring nature and urban areas around the bay area…whew!! We did it!! In January we joined the #52HikeChallenge movement on Instagram which helped me to track all of our […]
Waterfall hunting – Cataract Falls, Marin County
A M A Z I N G foggy, rainy, sweaty hike up a ton of muddy, slippery stairs and rocks following the trail of Cataract Creek…to waterfall heaven. Mount Tamalpais has a lot of waterfalls just dribbling down all over it right now like icing on a bundt cake. Everywhere you look while driving the […]