Travel More: Timber Cove

"Travel More" was our goal of the week, in an attempt to take advantage of our last few months with just the two of us (sort of).  We're still gearing up for our big road trip up to Victoria, BC in April, but, hey, I'm more than willing for as many mini-getaways as possible!  Timber Cove is just about 2 hours north of SF, but has the feel of being really far away from it all.  It's situated on rugged bluffs amid winding trails, and is about half an hour away from its nearest town (Jenner, with population 170!).  I already want to go back!

Goat Rock

Kortum Trail, Sonoma Coast State Beach

Took Kortum Trail for about 3 miles or so along the rugged coastline of Sonoma Coast State Beach, and up to the top of a rather intimidating hill with a stunning view of the surrounding cliffs.  If it had been a bit less foggy we would have been able to see Goat Rock just a few miles down (our planned destination for the following day).  However, after braving that hill we were more in the mood for a delicious seafood lunch in Bodega Bay (The Tides not only has yummy food, but also great windows for watching frolicking sea lions!) rather than several more hours worth of hiking. 

25 weeks:

Back at Edgewood Preserve

Back at the reliable Edgewood Preserve.  Our last time there we followed the reliable BAHiker route, but this time we wanted something closer to 3 miles, so we picked up a trail map in the parking lot and picked our own route.  The park is as beautiful in spring as it is in fall, and we even came across a family of deer lunching in the meadow. 

Tubbs Island

This past weekend we tackled Tubbs Island in San Pablo, a little over 6 miles since part of the full loop was washed out.  I'm rapidly becoming more and more wimpy and must admit that it took me the rest of the day to recover.  This was a gorgeous setting, with flitting sparrows, a handful of egrets, and giant mushrooms aggressively bursting out of the ground.  HOWEVER, I'm not completely sure it was worth the paranoia that ensued after we came across a couple frantically swatting ticks off of each other.  We found two on Tom and then quickly escaped home for a more thorough tick check and laundry!  

23 weeks