{"id":253,"date":"2010-03-01T22:57:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T06:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audreyy.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2010-03-01T22:57:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T06:57:36","slug":"hiking-in-point-reyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.audreyy.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"“Hiking” in Point Reyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Hiking” = 5 miles of walking.
\nA very pleasant walk, through coastal scrubbiness, down to the seaside, and back up an unpaved fire road. \u00c2\u00a0From the National Park Service’s handy website<\/a>, we picked the Coast to Laguna loop trail. \u00c2\u00a0There’s a lighthouse at Pt. Reyes, but the visitor center folk warned us of menacing fog down thataways. \u00c2\u00a0Also seemed like there’s quite a bit of driving one can do once in the park – 30-45 minutes to get to the start of some trailheads. \u00c2\u00a0So anyhow, based on the fog warning, we decided it was best to stick to sunnier areas. \u00c2\u00a0The trail we’d picked out had quite a high return on physical exertion, since we got different plant zones AND beach time.<\/p>\n

COAST – LAGUNA LOOP (8 km \/ 5 mi.)
\nAn easy walk through coastal scrub and grassland, exposed to sun, fog and\/or wind. Breath-taking ocean-views. Keep your eyes open for hawks and shorebirds. Begin on Laguna Trail with a slight climb, then descend to Coast Camp on Fire Lane Trail.\u00c2\u00a0Turn left on Coast Trail for beach access at Coast Camp or complete the loop by following Coast Trail northwest.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0A flat, open stretch of trail leads along coastal bluffs and then through a riparian zone, and back to the trailhead near the Youth Hostel. The Laguna Trailhead is\u00c2\u00a015 minutes driving time from the Bear Valley Visitor Center.\u00c2\u00a0 Follow Limantour Road west. Turn left at the junction signed for the\u00c2\u00a0Hostel and\u00c2\u00a0Education Center.\u00c2\u00a0Continue past the Hostel to the Laguna Parking Lot, located on the right.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A nice crisp springlike day for a hike. Sunny, but\u00c2\u00a0a bit damp in bits. Which called for some creative (and cold) puddle-crossing. \u00c2\u00a0About halfway through my feet were simultaneously numb and hurting.<\/p>\n

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But thanks to Christine, we had lots of paper towels. \u00c2\u00a0(She had lazily packed an entire roll). \u00c2\u00a0So everyone got dried off, and even the flowers were happy.<\/p>\n

The end.<\/p>\n

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