Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Point Reyes Station and Lighthouse

We took a ride to the coast yesterday to see the Point Reyes National Seashore. Point Reyes Station is an adorable touristy spot with some local cheese farm stores and old western style pubs and saloons. But we did not stay and walk around the town, we headed straight out Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to get to the lighthouse, even though we could see the thick layer of fog! 


But even with the fog we saw the ship wreck, and so many cows and mule deer along the roadside. Then we climbed down to the lighthouse, even though it is clearly posted to be a strenuous return climb equivalent to 30 flights of stairs!! yikes! From January through March they run shuttles to get folks out to the lighthouse to see the grey whale migration! But none to be seen today, we think we will try to get back here during our last week in Petaluma, the week of Christmas. Maybe there will be some whales then!

So, I have some fog pictures and some not too foggy pictures to share. We stopped and ate our picnic lunch at South Beach, where it is posted to be cautious due to the super dangerous surf and it is also posted as a shark area (none sited by us :()


the fog seen on the hill before we got into town


the ship wreck that seems to be most associated with this area, there have been more than 50 wrecks in this area


yes, they have grown! Eating us out of the camper!


our view for the picnic in the truck, too windy and cold to sit on the beach.


this one almost got us!


a foggy farm, so many farms on the coast here in CA! We think they must have the most peaceful cows on earth!


herds of deer! does and bucks!


It is a 0.5 mile walk to get to the dreaded stairs, this is that path!


The Stairs


And the little light house


view of one of the cliffs


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