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| Point Reyes Lighthouse |
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| Point Reyes Beach (looking north) |
Our stopover at Petaluma, CA was to allow us to get the truck washed & waxed and visit the Point Reyes National Seashore. When we were here two years ago, we overlooked this park and wanted to see it while we were still in this part of the country. We only saw the highlights as we spent just two half-days at the seashore. Like many national parks, you can spend years visiting this park and learn something new with each trip. The weather didn't really cooperate on the second day, so our views of the seashore are somewhat muted (but also dramatic in many ways, too.)
First day out was to visit the main visitor center at Bear Valley and get the lay of the land. As noted above, lots to do here but we concentrated on the easier walks. We decided to take a couple of walks around Bear Valley. Here they teach you about the local Native American culture and the San Andreas Fault where they still maintain the fence that moved 16 feet north during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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| Drakes Bay from Chimney Rock Trail |
Day two was out to Point Reyes to see the light house (closed during mid-week) and walk the Chimney Rock trail. Jacket weather was the dress code for today. Windy with fog rolling in kept you cool, but seemed to amplify the elephant seals' calls from the beaches below. The views are gorgeous despite the low visibility. Too bad we couldn't see further, though.
Unfortunately, there's no local housing or RV pads for volunteers. So it looks like this place isn't a future volunteer option for us. That's way too bad since there's lots to do here both as a volunteer and on your days off. Oh, well, Donna's already planning to come back!
As for us, the plan is to move tomorrow to Redcrest, CA for a week and start checking out that part of the country. At least that's the plan...until it changes. Later, David
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| Chimney Rock |
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| View from a trail at Bear Valley Visitor Center |
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| The fence that moved during the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake |
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| Panorama of Chimney Rock trail (looking west). Drakes Bay is on the right. |
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