GUALALA POINT PARK BLUFF AND LOOP (rained out)

photo by Mary Sue Ittner

Start at Hidden Parking Lot at 10:00 (on west side entrance just left after pulling past fee post.)   There is a fee per car or you can park across the street and cross Hwy 1 if you do not have a pass. Walk through the Serge Poles and then cross the road to the bench overlooking the Gualala River. Take the trail from there that leads to the Visitor Center and from there the northernmost trail to the bluff. Hike to Whale Watch Point for the view and then turn south and walk along the Bluff Trail past Salal Cove. Between post 64 and 63 turn left walking through the hedge row and on Fish Rock Road to Leeward. Turn left on Leeward and walk until you intersect the Salal Trail. Turn right following it back to the highway and the Hidden Parking Lot.  Lunch at the picnic tables at the end.
Leader: Linda Kennedy

This hike was rained out. Two hearty souls showed up (Mary Sue & Harmony) and Foxie. We did alternate hike for an hour starting at GPP - including some impressive water features and LOTS of puddles.