Happy Father's Day

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Today was a zoo of people overrunning the small towns of Marin. Apparently, everyone has a pancake breakfast and a hike on Father's Day. We retreated from the crowds to Randall Trail, which is a magical 1000-foot incline straight up on a fire road to the Bolinas Ridge Trail. It was just us and a few very well-mannered mountain bikers. This is the beginning of a longer beloved trail, but today we went up and had lunch among the redwoods and then came down the same way. It was just over 4 miles round trip.

Here is a common sound of this area (turn on your volume):

You are the best!
Nicest substance to walk on and being surrounded by redwoods makes everyone kinder to one another.
lunch spot (looking up)
Beloved tablecloth that has accompanied many hikes. (This has been with us for many years, long before falling in love with Maine)
A baby Coast Redwood surrounded by the old guard. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?
Good night beautiful place
And a little bit of hope from social media.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List: (44 species)
Canada Goose
California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Nighthawk
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Wrentit
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Wilson's Warbler