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Marin Group Sierra Club Hikes
MAY through JUNE 2009
By Richard Watson
NOTE: Car costs now exceed .60 cents per mile Passengers should recompense drivers based on this figure. Please be courteous and don't make the driver have to ask you to pay your share.
May 3. Sunday. Drakes Estero. My favorite hike - a moderately paced and a most charming 2B tour to the ocean of the beautiful Drake's Estero area on Point Reyes. Carpool at 9:30 am from Fairfax Parkade (opposite Fairfax Theater). Back by 5pm. Bring lunch and liquids. Share carpool costs. Rain icancels. RGWATSON@PACBELL.NET 415-461-9255.
May 7. Thursday. Blackies Pasture. A very easy 1A from Blackies Pasture. Hike from the parking lot at Blackie's Pasture towards Tiburon and back, stopping at a yummy bakery with a fabulous San Francisco view. Meet at 9:30 am at Blackie's Pasture on Tiburon Boulevard. Back by l pm. Bring your taste buds. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255. May 14. Thursday. Ring Mountain. Discover this easy 1A hike with outstanding 360 degree views, unique rocks, flowers and Indian petroglyphs. Back by midday. Meet at 9:30 am at the Ring Mountain trailhead on Paradise Drive, one mile east of Corte Madera exit from highway 101. Roadside parking. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
May 21. Thursday. Deer Park. A moderate/easy and beautiful 2A hike from Deer Park towards Phoenix Lake. Carpools at 9:30 am at Fairfax Parkade (opposite Fairfax Theater), back by 1.30. Bring a small snack. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
May 24. Sunday. Hearts Desire Picnic and Hike. Potluck lunch, swim and sun at Hearts Desire Beach on Tomales Bay, with easy 1A hikes towards Shell Beach and Indian Beach. Bring a dish for 6 to share, plus maybe something to barbecue for yourself. We park by the picnic tables so you can bring fragile dishes. $10+ per car state park entrance fee. Carpools from Fairfax Parkade at 9.30. Back about 5pm. Share carpool and park entrance cost. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
May 28. Thursday. China Camp. Explore the Shoreline Trails of China Camp on the Bay in San Rafael. An easy 1A Hike. Meet at 9.30 near the Civic Center Post Office on San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Back by 1.30. Share carpool costs. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255. May 29. Friday. Night Picnic and Hike on Ring Mountain. An easy 1A hike and
potluck dinner on top of Ring Mountain in Tiburon. Hike to the top - with 360 degree views - and share the food and drink for 6 hikers that you_ve carried up. Sunset 7.45 pm. Meet at 5.45 pm at the Ring Mountain trailhead on Paradise Drive just over 1 mile east on the Corte Madera off -ramp from 101, plenty of roadside gravel parking. Rain cancels. Bring warm clothes. A FLASHLIGHT IS A MUST. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
May 31. Sunday. Drakes Estero. My favorite hike - a moderately paced and a most charming 2B tour to the ocean of the beautiful Drake's Estero area on Point Reyes. Carpool at 9:30 am from Fairfax Parkade (opposite Fairfax Theater). Back by 5pm. Bring lunch and liquids. Share carpool costs. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255. June 4. Thursday. Two Northside Lakes. An easy 1A hike around Bon Tempe and Lagunitas lakes. Carpools from Fairfax Parkade (opposite Fairfax Theater) at 9.30, back by 1.30. Share park entrance fee and carpool costs. Rain cancels.
June 7. Sunday, Mt. Barnabe. A beautiful and moderate 2B hike with spectacular views in Samuel P. Taylor State Park with great views from the peak, and a walk along Papermill Creek. Carpools from Fairfax Parkade at 9:30 am (opposite Fairfax Theater). Back about 4.30 pm. Bring lunch, liquid and layered clothes. Share carpool cost. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
June 11. Thursday. Devil's Gulch. An easy 1A hike to Devil_s Gulch in Samuel Taylor State Park. Meet: 9:30 am at Fairfax Parkade (across from Fairfax Theater). Back by 1:30 or sunset. Share carpool costs. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
June 18. Thursday. Round Sam Taylor Park. A new easy 1A hike around Sam Taylor State Park with walks along the river. Carpools from Fairfax Parkade (opposite Fairfax Theater) at 9.30, back by 1.30. Bring a snack. Share carpool costs. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
June 21. Sunday. Three Lakes and Pilot Knob. A delightful 2A stroll around three of Marin_s Water District Lakes plus a great view from Pilot_s Knob. Carpools from Fairfax Parkade (opposite Fairfax Theater) at 9.30. Back by 5pm. Share carpool and water district costs. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
June 25. Thursday. Oakwood Valley, Meet at Tennessee Valley trailhead and hike up to overlook Sausalito, Belvedere, Tiburon and more. Back with a great view towards the Ocean. Tennessee Valley Trailhead at 9.30. Back by 1.30pm. Rain cancels. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
June 26. Friday. Night Picnic and Hike on Ring Mountain. An easy 1A hike and potluck dinner on top of Ring Mountain in Tiburon. Hike to the top - with 360 degree views - and share the food and drink for 6 hikers that you_ve carried up. Sunset 7.45 pm. Meet at 5.45 pm at the Ring Mountain trailhead on Paradise Drive just over 1 mile east on the Corte Madera off -ramp from 101, plenty of roadside gravel parking. Rain cancels. Bring warm clothes. A FLASHLIGHT IS A MUST. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net. 415-461-9255.
415-461-9255. E.mail-rgwatson@pacbell.net.
