Purisima Creek Redwoods, 7/31/11

Started at about 8:30am from the North Ridge Trailhead Parking lot; ended at about 1:30. 9.9 mile loop: North Ridge Trail, Whittemore Gulch Trail, Prisima Creek Trail, Craig Britton Trail, Harkins Ridge Trail, North Ridge Trail.
North Ridge trail offered the most interesting scenery; lots of moss, vegetation, and fog.





Large parking lot. This was what it looked like when we finished our hike. There were only a handful of cars when we started in the morning.

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Point Reyes, Sky Camp, 7/23/11

Overnight backpacking trip. First once since Boy Scouts (~18 years ago). Hiked 2.8 miles from the Visitor Center to Sky Camp via the Mt. Wittenberg Trail.

Hiked to Sculptured Beach from Sky Camp; Sky Trail, Woodward Valley, Coast Trail to Sculptured Beach, Coast Trail, Fire Lane back to Sky Camp. ~8.8 mile loop.



A dear and a deer.

Sculptured Beach

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Muir Woods, 7/17/11

Parked along Muir Woods Road. Deer Park Fire Road, Dipsea Trail, Muir Woods Road to Muir Woods National Monument Entrance. From there, I don't remember which way we went. I want to say Main Trail, Fern Creek Trail, Alice Eastwood Trail, Troop 80 Trail, TCC Trail, Stapelveldt Trail, Ben Johnson Trail, Bridge 4, Main Trail, Muir Woods Road.

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