NAVIGATORS REACH LOOP with POTLUCK

Photo credit: Jane Seck (note our pants match the color of the rocks perfectly)

Jane arranged for the Pelicans to fly over us. . .

Jane and Jim's lovely house. Note the deer in the background.

Note the starfish on the rock

It was a grey but not gloomy day

 Meet at 9:45 at pullout for Gualala business directory north of bridge and at 10:00 at end of Spar Close. (Turn on Annapolis Road from Highway One, left on Sea Ridge, left on Pilot's Reach, left on Spar Close.) Hang tags needed for non-Sea Ranchers. Walk to post 234 and take Pilot's Reach Trail to Pebble Beach. Take the bluff trail south to post 1, turn left through meadow and left on fire trail to Moonraker Road, continuing to bike path behind Moonraker Rec Center to Ramsgate Road. Cross Highway 1 at MM 51.85 and catch the Annapolis trail to Sea Ridge Road back to starting point, where we will have a potluck lunch. There is some elevation change; sticks are recommended.
Leader: Jane Seck

FISK MILL BLUFFS

Photo credit: Nita Green

Photo credit: Nita Green

Photo credit: Nita Green

Photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Meet at 9:30 at pullout for Gualala business directory north of bridge to carpool and at The Sea Ranch Lodge parking lot at 9:45.  We will park at Salt Point State Park at large pull out on the right past MM 43.20. Starting time is about 10:00. We will take the trail through the grass and then turn south. We'll cross over on the rocks by the first gulch and find the trail that passes Sentinel Rock. From there we'll  take the bluff trail south and hike this unbelievably beautiful bluff  for about an hour. Before we get to Stump Beach we will turn around and hike back. Walking sticks are advisable and good boots since there isn't much maintenance these days on the trails and there are some uneven areas and potential crossings. We have a number of interesting choices for a lunch spot and the final spot will be determined by the leaders and those present. Dogs are not allowed on the Salt Point trails.
Leader: Leaders: Mary Sue Ittner & Bob Rutemoeller

HUGEL RAVINE AND SEA RANCH HISTORY

Photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Photo credit: Nita Green

Photo credit: Nita Green

Photo credit: Nita Green

Photo credit: Nita Green

I missed this hike but rumor has it the hike was changed significantly.... but much enjoyed.

Meet at the Gualala Business Directory north of the bridge at 9:45 to carpool, or meet at 10:00 am at the Ohlson Ranch Center in the Sea Ranch (hang tags needed).  Parts of this hike are quite steep up and down (a total elevation gain of 600 feet) so walking sticks are advised. Walk first to the Knipp-Stengel Barn (ca. 1880), then cross the highway to pick up the trail at trail marker 254.  Travel a short way parallel to the highway, then turn uphill, turning right at trail markers 260 and 257. We will hike up the steep but very beautiful and wooded Hugel Ravine trail.  At the top, we will walk over to Rams Head Reach to view the knoll that from the mid-1800s was the heart of the German Rancho that later became the Del Mar Ranch and then Sea Ranch. Walk back up Seabird Road a short distance to Schooner Drive and pick up the White Fir Trail at trail marker 109.  This takes you to the ridge, where you turn right at trail marker 110. The trail becomes heavily wooded again after you turn left at trail marker 111 to head back down hill.  We will have beautiful downcoast views as we emerge from the forest to the meadows.  Travel downhill past trail marker 112, to 260, where we will retrace our steps the short distance back to the Ohlson Ranch Center to lunch at the picnic table or garden.
Leader: Linda Kennedy

GUALALA POINT PARK #1

Meet at the Hidden Parking Lot at 10:00 (on westside entrance just left after pulling past fee post.) Or park across the street and cross Highway One if you do not have a pass.  Hike to the bluff, go north, and then back to the Visitors Center, walking occasionally on the road, but mostly on trails. After a brief stop on the benches to look at the view of the river, we will take the trail down to the river and under the highway to the campground. From there we will walk through the forest and down to the Gualala River for lunch. After lunch we will walk back to the cars via the road to the campground. We may see Lilium pardalinum in bloom. This is the 4 to 5 star (and bathroom) hike.
Leader: Mary Sue Ittner and Bob Rutemoeller