Let there be SUN!

After several cold and foggy days, the sun finally came out for this wonderful hike.  So did the people and the berries.  We had 23 people + 1 dog join us today!  Thimble-berries and blackberries and even a few wild raspberries and red huckleberries lined the trail.  As you can see from the picture, we ate lunch sitting on the Green Iron Bridge.  5 of us turned this 4.6 mile one-way hike into a 9.2 mile out and back.

Bobcat Trail to Lodge

17 people on today's hike!  It was lovely.  A few of us stayed to have lunch on Black Point Beach.

Fisk Mill to Stump Beach

I missed this week's hike again... but here's the report from Mary Sue and photos are compliments of Bob.  Thanks guys!

We started out with fog, but by the time we got close to Stump Beach the sun was out and the weather delightful. There were still late flowers: coast onions, sticky Monkey Flower, sump Monkey Flower, Lizard Tail, and Bluff Lettuce all were in good form.

We had lunch sitting on lichen covered rocks with a view of the ocean and a little stream with flowers.

What I have been up to . . .

What I missed, again. . .

I missed this week's hike and will miss next week's as well.  It's Summer Art Camp so I am busy with kids and camp.

Here's the report from Mary Sue:  We walked along forested trails on The Sea Ranch for much of this hike and found late wildflowers including Sugar Scoops in mass and lots of Self-Heal. Photos however are of a red huckleberry and coyote mint blooming in the drying grass.

5 Star Hike

This is one of my favorite local hikes. It has it all - ocean, river, forest, flowers, of and plenty of bathrooms. ;)