A View From Linden Lane: Missed Opportunities

If it weren't for a certain company's rules – namely a prohibition against photography within their facilities – I might have captured an image that could have put me in the running for a Pulitzer Prize. Evidently, though, you can't take pictures inside a 24 Hour Fitness gym, so Elizabeth's first day ever in a gym went undocumented. And contrary to what she imagined beforehand, people didn't stop, point, laugh, whisper... or in any other way acknowledge her presence. Anyway, it went well. Let's see if she goes again.

That was Sunday.
Saturday we went on a hike out in Western Marin, out past Point Reyes station. The hike was one I have done twice before, once with sunny weather and the other time, well like our weather was Saturday – foggy. That part of Northern California is notorious for it's foggy, overcast weather. It can be sunny all of the way out the Point Reyes peninsula only to be socked in just as you reach the coast. Fortunately it's beautiful terrain regardless of the weather and the fog adds a dramatic edge to the scenery and the feel of the hike.

The hike starts at the end of Pierce Ranch Rd...

... and continues all of the way out to where the land runs out, with the Pacific on one side and the Tomales Bay on the other...

(Google Earth is great)

It's a 10 mile round trip with stunning views (somewhat diminished by the fog) and some visible wild life – in particular the Tule Elk.

Pierce Ranch Rd ends at an old, defunct dairy farm, which also marks the trail head.