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Published: June 26th 2013
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While visiting Fort Point yesterday, we talked about driving the Golden Gate Bridge since it was such a beautiful day. It seemed sort of silly, though, to drive across and back. When we got out of the hotel this morning, though, we realized it would have been better. The coastal fog was crazy, limiting our vision significantly. Oh, well.
The fog didn't matter much while visiting Muir Woods National Monument. Liam, Jeff and I walked ahead amongst the trees in the Bohemian Grove, trying to take photos which actually show the height of the trees, but mostly just wandering and appreciating the quiet coolness, and magnificence of the grove. Cole hung back with Grandpa and Grandma, which helped with the quiet for us. Out of respect for Mom and Dad, we decided not to walk all the way out, although I would have liked to do a lot more hiking into Mt Tamalpais State Park. We walked through Cathedral Grove, and then back along the boardwalk. There is a picture I love from 2004 that I wanted to recreate, but the tree has grown so much, it was difficult to match it up. Liam and I tried, though, and it
was cute. By the time we got back to the parking area, it was obvious that coming early was a good idea. There were so many people! Good grief.
After leaving Muir Woods, we drove a bit north into Mt Tamalpais. We could see glimpses of the fog as we rose higher. Cole is afraid of heights, and really didn't like being above the clouds, but it was beautiful. We parked at Rock Spring picnic area, left Mom and Dad to see the coast, and walked the Cataract Trail on a very specific mission. Two Corsairs crashed mid-air above this area in 1945 and the wreckage that hasn't been stolen is scattered in a variety of places. Since the Corsair is Jeff's favorite plane, we couldn't pass by here without seeing it. It was also a beautiful walk, with the boys running ahead singing The Raiders March and pretending to be Indiana Jones, and Jeff and I hanging back and just holding hands. Lovely!
The drive up the coast was slow because of all the curves, so we didn't make it very far before needing lunch. Point Reyes Station is a teeny little town with A Whale of
a Deli. It didn't look like much, but they had great sandwiches. Jeff had teriyaki chicken; I tried one with turkey and cranberry, which was actually very good. Cole really enjoyed his Hawaiian pizza.
Heading north, we stopped at many overlooks, but stayed off the beaches. We did stop for a while at Fort Ross State Historical Park, which was originally established by the Russian American Company in 1812, and was the hub of their southernmost enterprises for thirty years. They did some farming, but fur trading was their primary enterprise. We walked through the small visitor center, then the boys and I walked down to the fort. They were done with Indiana Jones by that time, and on to being soldiers or warriors or some such thing, so it was a quick visit. I had hoped to find some caches along a road into the park, but it was crazy windy and there was a bicycle race going on, so that didn't last long. We headed a bit more up coast before settling down in Fort Bragg for the night.
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Low Temperature: 47 (Mill Valley, CA)
Conversation of the Day:
L: It's really hot. I can't eat it.
K: You could bring it in the car.
L: It has ketchup on it.
K: It's okay. You could be careful.
L: I doubt it.
Geocaches Found: 11
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