I joined Dave McFarland on a hike from Muir Woods to Stinson Beach. Along for the ride was his colleague Jing Luo, Deborah Walkup and Elizabeth Scott from our backpacking class, and a couple of Deb's friends from Chicago Joe and Pam.
I had taken this hike a couple of years ago. As before, we had lunch at the Sand Dollar and had yummy oysters, garlic fries, and giant burgers. And beer. Rereading about my previous hike, I see now that I forgot to order the bread pudding. Damn! Unlike last time, the weather was beautiful, so we hung out at the beach for a while. Pausing to digest our food certainly made the climb back a lot less painful.
After enjoying the captions below, you can view larger versions of the photos by clicking on them. You can see even larger versions of the photos by viewing the slideshow in full screen (F11). You can also view the photos on a map, or download the GPS tracks for the hike.
The fog hangs thick as Jing, Joe, Deb, and Pam hit the trail |
Dave stows his fleece and pulls out his hat as the sun comes out |
The fog lifts |
We reach the tall firs and redwoods |
The group descends down the Dipsea trail |
Late wildflowers frame Stinson Beach |
The coastal grasslands with coyote brush |
Descending closer to Stinson Beach |
Daisies and friends |
At the bottom of the Dipsea Trail, the ferns and mosses and vines grow thick |
Sand Dollar, at last! |
Pam holds up the glass from the Sand Dollar, while Joe lurks behind |
Does that look delicious or what? |
Looks like Deb and Elizabeth have already enjoyed their well-deserved drinks |
Hanging out on Stinson Beach |
The bottom of the Dipsea Trail is very lush |
Foothills of Mt. Tamalpais |
Deb, Pam, Joe, and Dave share a story while taking a short break after the first climb out of Stinson Beach |
Pam attempts to brush her teeth with the Camelbak |
Jing, Elizabeth, Pam, Bill, Joe, and Deb pose on a
bridge over Webb Creek, where I had
met
Milon on the way down |
Scenic Webb Creek |
And falls |
Dave emerges from a tree cut-out |
The magic tree grows out of a rock |
The magic tree |
Now you can see the city—the fog is long gone |
Lupin |
This deer was not at all bothered by our presence |
Abundant peas provided lots of color |
|
Copyright © 2009 Bill Wohler Last modified: Sun Jul 12 23:13:14 PDT 2009 About photos |
Free DNS |