Marin Headlands Coastwalk

August 25 - 28, 2005

4 Days

 A Great Coastal Experience and Wonderful People! 

Photographs by Patrick Ward, Deanna Issel, and Judy Curtis

The Group

DAY 1

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Checking In

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Home at the Headlands Institute

The Raven Dorm

Heading out

Marine Mammal Center

 

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Learning about pinnipeds

 

 

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Wolf Ridge to Hill 88

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Ken leads the way

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Chert 101

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Trail tales

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Up The Old Bunker Road

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Battery Townsley

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The Townsley Newts

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The view from the battery 

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To the coastal trail

 

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Up the trail

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Lunch with a view

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At the top of Hill 88

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Down the trail to the Headlands Institute for a well-deserved rest before dinner

A Good Day!

 

Day 2

Tennessee Valley to Tennessee Cove

Tennessee Cove

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Ken tells us about the S.S. Tennessee shipwreck 

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Tennessee Cove

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Tennessee Valley Trail

 

Coastal Trail to Muir Beach

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Over the hill to Muir Beach

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Pirates Cove

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At the top

 

On to Muir Beach

Lunch at Muir Beach

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Judy brings lunch

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A Muir Beach lagoon restoration update by GGNRA staff

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Sukee tells us about the Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center

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Another super Coastwalk adventure!

 

Day 3

Pantol Station to Stinson Beach

Down the Steep Ravine Trail through the redwoods

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Switchback

The ladder

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Respite

A beautiful place

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The Dipsea Trail into Stinson Beach

 

Along the Spit to Bolinas Lagoon

Ralph tells us about saving Bolinas Lagoon

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Seadrift - A Coastwalk friend

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The Bolinas arks

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Warm sand 

 

A wonderful Coastwalk day - redwoods, bluffs, and sand!

 

 

Day 4

Headlands Institute to Point Bonita Lighthouse

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Another geology lesson from Ken

Plate Tectonics and Rodeo Lagoon

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Rodeo Beach

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Judy and Deanna

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Looking for Carnelians
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Up the bluff to the lighthouse

 

Point Bonita Lighthouse

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A  special Coastwalk tour

The Bench

"Do you want the short answer or the long answer"

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The old lifeguard station

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There it is

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Little Billy and the cat

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Across the bridge to the lighthouse

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Keeping watch

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Back through the tunnel to the visitors center and the end of the walk

An Unforgettable Trip!

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