19 September 2016
I must be getting old. I was scheduled to hike into a campsite at Pt. Reyes National Seashore (4.7 miles) and camp two nights. When I got the permit the ranger suggested now would be the time to see the Pt. Reyes lighthouse since it closed at 4:30 pm today and it would not be open Tuesday or Wednesday. I agreed since it was on my agenda, and headed out.
Getting to Point Reyes National Seashore took me over the Golden Gate Bridge, by Muir Woods, and Stinson Beach over twisty, curvy, steep roads. I managed to probably average 40 miles an hour. Stay with me, I’m building up to something.
To get to the light house from Bear Valley Visitor Center where I registered took 45 minutes on the same curvy, twisty type roads. Once you parked, it was 0.4 miles to the steps leading to the lighthouse. They go down, down, down for about the depth of a 30 story building. The view were amazing and you could hear the surf pounding the rocks.
Eventually, I had to climb the steps. I did ok so I guess all that hiking paid off – that and I was not at 7,000 feet elevation. There was another short hike to another point from the parking lot.
I had lunch overlooking the Pacidic Ocean and watched whales spouting in the distance.
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From there, I drove 2.2 miles (twisty, curvy) to the parking lot for Chimney Rock and Elephant Seal Overlook. The hike out to Chimney Rock was 0.9 miles and you had great vistas of the Pacific and more whales spouting.
After I returned to the parking lot, I took the Elephant Seal Overlook trail but didn’t see any elephant seals, but I did hear their bellows. There were plenty of otters playing in the water and a group had gathered to watch them and debate whether they were sea otters or river otters. No consensus was reached.
As I got back in the jeep to head back to Bear Valley Visitor Center and the trail head for my campsite, I decided I just wasn’t up to a 4.7 mile hike with pack. I figure I had already done over 3 miles this afternoon. I’ve already concluded my limit is around 6 miles a day with pack. So, having come up with enough excuses, I decided to camp in a motel room.
I checked into the Tomales Bay Resort for a room for the night. I’m already thinking I may just head north tomorrow and perhaps put off camping for a while to spend an extra day at the Columbia River Gorge. I’ll keep you posted, regardless.
I expect wind surfing in the Columbia Gorge. I sort of remember a petrified forest on the Oregon coast, but can’t locate it. C’est la vie.