You may have seen on the news that California is in the midst of a massive heat wave. The last few days it’s gotten up to 110 degrees outside, which is absolutely miserable to do anything in! However, as you get closer to the Bay, the temperature drops because of the cool Pacific water and breeze. Because of this, over the weekend we decided to go to Point Reyes near the ocean and hike from early in the morning.
We started the hike easy enough. There were beautiful trails, a lake that was refreshingly cool in the summer heat, and so many birds to see. There are even bird observatories there (currently closed though) because of the wide variety of birds in the area. We kept along the main trail but Leanne discovered a secret unmarked trail on her hiking app that took us through a really cool trail with overhead branches over much of it. It felt like a trail for hobbits. Even we had to duck at points!
Though legs were burning and we were exhausted, it was worth it to see the waterfall at the end. Very cool, clear, refreshing water!
The waterfall was right next to the beach. We had to climb down steep and slippery rocks but we managed to get to the bottom safely and walk along the beach! After 3.5 hrs of hiking, it was nice to relax for a bit!
We hiked back the 3.5 miles and toward the end our legs felt like noodles. At the very end we hiked 15.6 miles over 6 hours 45 minutes. This was four days ago and we are still sore!
