Pics from Point Reyes - enviro-based so no Prius

Great pictures, F8L! I'll echo Evan's comment that you've got a great eye. Thanks for sharing!!

 

I enjoyed the photos too. Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

i have to echo Evan's sentiment here. your shot compositions are excellent. i also take good pix, but i do it by serendipity. i simply take thousands, and hope for a half dozen good ones. but that is the beauty of digital.

 

F8L, nice photos. Since Pt. Reyes is in my backyard, allow me to make some recommendations for your next visit. The Whales will soon make their northern migration and can be viewed from the lighthouse and sometimes they come very near shore on North and South Beachs. You can see elephant seals pupping and then go for a great wildflower hike by driving to the life-saving station parking there, and proceeding on the trail to Chimney Rock. My friend and neighbor wrote a book called Pt. Reyes Secret Places which you can buy at the visitors center. One of my favorite places he talks about is 'secret beach' which is only accessible at low tide by walking along an underwater ledge through a cave. He once led a bunch of us on a 3 day hike from the Golden Gate Bridge all the way to the lighthouse. On a clear day be sure to drive up to the top of Mt. Tamalpias for a stunning 360 degree view of the bay. Swimming is always iffy not only because of the cold water but because of the great whites. I once came across a sea lion cleanly bitten in half, big around as a fat person, having been washed up on the beach. One of my favorite hikes is to go to Palomarin Trailhead and hike to Alamere Falls, a beautiful waterfall which falls directly onto Wildcat beach. In my younger days I once was cliff climbing directly above the ocean and got 'stuck' and was contemplating dropping into the ocean and swimming back to the beach when a seal came along and started barking at me and swimming back and forth in one particular direction 'showing' me the way to proceed. In the spring Mt. Wittenberg is carpeted in wildflowers. Estero Trailhead is rarely used and leads eventually to the mouth of Drake's Estero where you can sit on the cliffs and look down on giant rays gliding around and tiger sharks rolling on their backs against the sand to clean off their backs. Their silver bellies glisten in the sunlight. The walk there is through pastures covered with so many wildflowers that you feel absolutely sinful treading on them but there is no other choice. A cheap place to stay is at the youth hostel near Limantour Beach, or if you feel flush there are numerous B&Bs nearby. Bring your camera and enjoy!