Muse back!
June 16, 2008 / Monday
Point Reyes Lighthouse & Tomales Point
We started off our day at the Bear Valley Inn, a cute little eco and bike friendly bed and breakfast in Olema. We had a nice breakfast of pancakes, bacon, fruit, and yogurt with the other guests, then paid a visit to Tomales Bay Foods for some sandwiches to eat on our hike: a fancy chicken thing for Aaron and a fancy veggie thing (cheese and olives and mushrooms) for me.
We then headed out to the Point Reyes Lighthouse. Aaron had warned that it would be windy there, but despite that warning I hadn't actually expected to be blown sideways. Still, the winds were "calm" enough that the steps to the lighthouse were open, and we were able to walk down for a visit.
After the lighthouse, we headed for the Tomales Point Trail. It was breezy at times, but nothing compared to the wind at the lighthouse. We saw lots of elk, and a couple had fuzzy antlers that I wanted to pet. Also fuzzy were the caterpillars and the Cobweb Thistle, which were so webby they appeared white. Totally weird. We also encountered a skunk, which actually looked quite cute as it bounded down the trail. Made me want to pet it. Hooray for self restraint.
It was a bit foggy when we started the hike, but the sky cleared up nicely as we neared the point. It was beautiful but windy there. We hunkered down behind a hill, ate our sandwiches, and headed back. More sand, flowers, cypress trees, bumblebees, and purple mini wheat looking things. My feet hurt, which was a sign that I'm not hiking enough. I need to toughen up my feet for Whitney! Maybe this means I should hike next weekend, too.
I leave you with the following "Where's Vivo?" photo:
[ Update: Aaron's photos for this post are here. It includes shots of the aforementioned Cobweb Thistle, fuzzy caterpillar, and bounding skunk. ]