For President's Weekend we wanted to take a little trip. I started planning my typical way-by opening Google maps. My goal was to find a place that we haven't visited before within a three hour range. I settled on Point Reyes National Seashore. With a few minor detours, we arrived at Bear Valley Visitor Center around 11 p.m. on Monday morning. We toured the visitor center, got the junior ranger booklets and went for a hike on the Woodpecker Trail. We were also able to visit the ranch where they raise Morgan horses for park rangers to use throughout the park.
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| Hiking along Woodpecker Trail |
Next stop was the 21 mile drive to the lighthouse. The drive pleasantly meanders along Tomales Bay and then turns westward and continues through hills covered in munching cows. Usually there is a bus that transports to the lighthouse because parking is so limited, but it was canceled that day. The day was absolutely amazing: clear and no wind.
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| Point Reyes coastline |
Getting to the lighthouse is not for the weak or lighthearted. Once you get to the visitor center for the lighthouse you must descend 300 steps to the actual lighthouse. Joaquin and Marco stayed at the top and Mateo and I made a pact to descend and ascend without complaining. It was worth the hike. We saw three whales and were able to tour the original lighthouse.
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| Descending the stairs |
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| Point Reyes Lighthouse |
300 steps back to the top. I didn't have any breath to snap pictures. Mateo and I encouraged each other to keep going. In fact he had more stamina than me.
Our last stop in the park was Drake's Beach. Drake's Beach is named after Sir Francis Drake who beached the Golden Hind upon the shores.
We live in a beautiful world.
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| Drake's Beach |
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| Drake's Beach |
