What a difference a week makes!

Troll's house

 

Last week was RAINED OUT.  Today was BEAUTIFUL and sunny!  In fact, even the troll that lives on the Pomo Creekside Trail was in a good mood.  He left us a pass to walk his path and we left him some salt water taffy and a Happy Feet figurine.  We lunched in the lovely Del Mar gardens.  All in all a most lovely day.

Nearing the end of the challenge. . .

After today's circuitous hike, we only have ONE more left to do on The Sea Ranch before we will have walked EVERY SINGLE TRAIL in the system.  Today we had just a few showers, some nice sized waves and a lovely lunch at the Olson Ranch. 

Rainy Day Hikers

 

While I was in LA, the rain came down in Gualala!   Here is Mary Sue's report: Only two hikers and a dog braved this very rainy Thursday and all three got wet. There was a brief break in the rain for the second self photo.

Walk On

We are closing in our our goal to walk ALL the trails on The Sea Ranch.  Today's hike was sunny and then turned overcast.  We had lunch at Walk On Beach - a favorite local beach.

Crispin Lane

Photo credit: Bill Clement

Despite the cold and the threatening rain we had 10 hearty hikes this week and an abundance of cows and a few dogs.  It was a lovely hike with some great views of the ocean in the distance.  The rain held off until later in the day.

2 years in a ROW!

We were scheduled to hike Tin Barn Road to Kings Ridge Road past the Odiyon Buddhist Temple.  Last year this hike was rained out and once again the rains came.  Being very Zen about the whole thing, Mary Sue, Foxie and I did a shorter hike in the Magic Forest and through the Gualala Point campground.  As you can see the river was flowing and we got very WET.  Will the 3rd time be the charm?  Hike with us and find out!

Fabulous Weather and Wild Flowers

This was a gorgeous hike with some of the first signs of spring.  There were 11 people total and it was GREAT to have Gary back with the group!  We ended with lunch at 2Fish.  It was one of those perfect days!