Carpool
at pullout for Gualala business directory just north of bridge at 9:55.
Start at Big Tree Close and Timber Ridge Road at hike marker 122 at
10:10. Hang tags are needed for non Sea Ranchers. Pass marker 116. At
marker 111 take left fork. Follow trail to marker 104 which ends at
Longmeadow. Go through gate and turn right back onto a forest path.
Continue on this trail, past the Sag Pond. The path eventually joins the
main trail again at marker 110. Continue back along trail until marker
117. Walk west to marker 118 and follow the upper portion of the Big
Tree Loop Trail to marker 120. Exit at 123 at Big Tree Close and return
to parking area on Timber Ridge. This hike can have beautiful Douglas
Iris displays in spring. Lunch optional but those wanting to have lunch
together can drive to the regional park and eat at the tables next to
the Hidden Parking lot.
Leader: Adrian Adams
photos contributed by Mary Sue and Gary B
Meet
at the Hidden parking lot (left of the Gualala Point Park pay station)
at 9:50 a.m. to carpool to Walk-On-Beach parking lot off Highway 1. (If
you do not have a regional park permit, you can park on the east side of
Highway 1 across from the park entrance.) We will walk to the bluff on
the public coastal access trail, passing by Sea Pine Beach and walking
on Walk-On Beach Road to post 39 down to the beach and then walking
north on the beach and going up the stairs and continuing on the Bluff
trail north. Lunch options include the beach, picnic tables on the bluff
by the bathrooms or the tables at the visitor's center. Carpool drivers
(and any Sea Ranchers who met the group there) will be shuttled back to
Walk-On-Beach parking lot.
Leader: Laura Bridge
Mileage: 4.4
photos contributed by: Mary Sue, Gary B, April and Harmony
Because
of the wet conditions our hike our Thursday will be mostly a road hike
followed by a visit to Bruce Johnson's. We will caravan from the second
carpool spot (the Stengel Beach Coastal Access parking area at 9:25)
following the leader to our starting point.
Meet
at 9:15 at pullout for Gualala business directory north of bridge to
carpool and at the Stengel Beach Coastal Access parking area at 9:25.
Drive to the entrance to Salt Point Park on Sea View Road. Enter the
park on the trail and walk to the Prairie and beyond, turning around at
some point and retracing our steps. There are elevation changes going
both directions. We could modify this if we feel the trail is too
muddy. Dogs are not allowed on the Salt Point trails. Afterwards we
will drive to Bruce Johnson's studio where we will have a tour of works
in progress and eat our lunches. Visiting Bruce has always been a treat
in the past. We haven't visited him since 2014 and he has many new works
in progress for us to see. To learn more:
http://www.vibottaro.com/sculptor-brucejohnson/
Leader: Mary Sue Ittner
photos contributed by: Mary Sue, Bob R., and Gary
