tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922918607556374822024-03-08T11:15:57.290-08:00Walking San Francisco BayWhere is Corinne Now? (3rd walk around the bay)
- Nov. 27, 2023 - Oakland, CA
Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-18336557212602869202015-10-27T23:20:00.000-07:002015-10-27T23:20:15.530-07:00Novato Skatepark, Bel Marin Keys - April 16, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD82hFuRzR6N8A56pCvQdkuchcspQmUBMIgwQqnpFpCSXEkuZ3T1xpLJz5rVuG7LnFXJ0ieHA4RJeKxc20-EaIQEDHQH0-ps-JvymK1YlmA2OslX3CiJbWxcdgcNElQ7OU0Ws89iROYJ3/s1600/Hamilton.RdSidwlkNearSkatepk.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD82hFuRzR6N8A56pCvQdkuchcspQmUBMIgwQqnpFpCSXEkuZ3T1xpLJz5rVuG7LnFXJ0ieHA4RJeKxc20-EaIQEDHQH0-ps-JvymK1YlmA2OslX3CiJbWxcdgcNElQ7OU0Ws89iROYJ3/s200/Hamilton.RdSidwlkNearSkatepk.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 4.5 miles (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 2 hrs., 12 min. (4:49 - 7:01 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Novato Skatepark parking lot, Novato, CA<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>Today's walk was a mix of sidewalks, packed dirt trails, smaller "goat trails" and road shoulders.<br />
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From the Novato Skatepark parking lot (1200 Hamilton Parkway), I walked southeast on Hamilton Parkway on the sidewalk, and made a left onto a trail that paralleled Aberdeen Road, that forked to the right and left. After exploring the right fork and returning, and then the left fork, I found the connection to a trail that would lead to the Bay Trail that would lead north-ish toward Bel Marin Keys.<br />
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Walking through the old Hamilton Air Force Base, you'd hardly know there was a base there back in the 1970s, until you start seeing no trespassing signs, and old bunkers and cement walls poking through the grass amongst grass covered hummocks and a smattering of trees and brush.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx69wXk3CxmVhyphenhyphenMZd5ts2MpK1pqt2ipU7rBuGpU83Vj6q-qxFU4QyCD8Ox6_emwtY8wSZY5zv5OXwzLRkPzSyDod1_tFs_UQ4N9q2ytnUZ_IZ5BKveBd_iLxSe18goHtMcNASPoyj74K3E/s1600/Hamilton.NewTrail.MtTam.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx69wXk3CxmVhyphenhyphenMZd5ts2MpK1pqt2ipU7rBuGpU83Vj6q-qxFU4QyCD8Ox6_emwtY8wSZY5zv5OXwzLRkPzSyDod1_tFs_UQ4N9q2ytnUZ_IZ5BKveBd_iLxSe18goHtMcNASPoyj74K3E/s200/Hamilton.NewTrail.MtTam.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Soon enough I was passing marshes and enjoying a new section of Bay Trail. I followed trails that headed northwest to Bel Marin and took a left toward toward Bel Marin Keys and Pacheco Pond.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg763xmiAh-otElGNZQwmlsWPGyQZbQo07BN2rFIcbmIZk3MfV3-cWc55rCNANO7QXRl1L3jIbEgUYAfKQua3Y-JOa1tv6JCRcxMaEWmeEesCJlr0jNckQmEXAWromz1H0RW9DeT9DGagYA/s1600/BelMarinKeys.NarrowTrail.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg763xmiAh-otElGNZQwmlsWPGyQZbQo07BN2rFIcbmIZk3MfV3-cWc55rCNANO7QXRl1L3jIbEgUYAfKQua3Y-JOa1tv6JCRcxMaEWmeEesCJlr0jNckQmEXAWromz1H0RW9DeT9DGagYA/s200/BelMarinKeys.NarrowTrail.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: red;"><br /></span>This led to a narrow, unimproved path that popped out on the other side onto Bel Marin Keys Blvd. From there I headed left (westish) and passed by Pacheco Pond on my left side. It was late in the day, and I enjoyed watching a swam glide by in the distance and the evening colors being picked up by the reeds, water and trees.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YIEVsz2WLV0lMufkO8-o16IHimMROqZRGqjV7560vFLNS-kCQNoIvEyRalfHnFeX-ADxCnjXPnZ4HG7TIMZC0S4I8ZETA6Gp1yy2r3l5jRSezUhB7yModkIkvd01rNHo8v7Ns6-_QbyY/s1600/BelMarinKeys.LeafyBowrTrail.Monk.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YIEVsz2WLV0lMufkO8-o16IHimMROqZRGqjV7560vFLNS-kCQNoIvEyRalfHnFeX-ADxCnjXPnZ4HG7TIMZC0S4I8ZETA6Gp1yy2r3l5jRSezUhB7yModkIkvd01rNHo8v7Ns6-_QbyY/s200/BelMarinKeys.LeafyBowrTrail.Monk.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I continued (west) on the side of the road up Bel Marin Keys Blvd., until I reached a commercial, light industrial area where sidewalks began to appear. As I got closer to Highway 101, the road began to turn west and south.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXvKzbf6v2JAGZH-FaeC5V1w_Ro3mAqPeMPAMYpDItDmkf9NXHXwjeQYUItcWTyH2lBDVkeCUaDGf1WAahqYqaf3i8n13hHfkeNV3aK_wDpy9eNe-BJT7DVrB2codeV-9WKWxvl020Y48/s1600/BelMarinKeys.PachecoPond.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXvKzbf6v2JAGZH-FaeC5V1w_Ro3mAqPeMPAMYpDItDmkf9NXHXwjeQYUItcWTyH2lBDVkeCUaDGf1WAahqYqaf3i8n13hHfkeNV3aK_wDpy9eNe-BJT7DVrB2codeV-9WKWxvl020Y48/s200/BelMarinKeys.PachecoPond.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Closer to the highway, I went down a flight of cement stairs and followed a railroad right-of-way path for a bit before reaching a large shopping center (Hamilton Marketplace, 5800 Nave Drive, Novato, CA.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK1cT7xgS2fRFRPVwiVfv-qcoJ6F45U_jF65AOTjZOoXrm41jvpLr6ibI_Dpw5eS0SOAFjTXWqDI1LTFGTDCIlknJ74Ug1pVdO1GQG8NL494SRgNKi-SDqi9tItC7qJAoZGDB9TtWKyVs/s1600/BelMarinKeys.Rd2PachecoPond.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK1cT7xgS2fRFRPVwiVfv-qcoJ6F45U_jF65AOTjZOoXrm41jvpLr6ibI_Dpw5eS0SOAFjTXWqDI1LTFGTDCIlknJ74Ug1pVdO1GQG8NL494SRgNKi-SDqi9tItC7qJAoZGDB9TtWKyVs/s200/BelMarinKeys.Rd2PachecoPond.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>After traversing the shopping center and Safeway parking lots, I took a left onto Hamilton Parkway, passed the Marriott Courtyard Novato hotel, crossed the railroad tracks, and made my way back to the Skatepark.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGovff2gfjuv1ghQ8NgUbLtZAAHgckS035IsnMTZi7BdFfX3yS8VwGVFuIouMwzFKj9F4yE3md4S8hvqaWH7drBvJblfoKLF0zKJZ46vLwPT6ixsk9X9WK62z8GivmxW9CR3yUGONBssYB/s1600/BelMarinKeys.Rd.Sidwlk.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGovff2gfjuv1ghQ8NgUbLtZAAHgckS035IsnMTZi7BdFfX3yS8VwGVFuIouMwzFKj9F4yE3md4S8hvqaWH7drBvJblfoKLF0zKJZ46vLwPT6ixsk9X9WK62z8GivmxW9CR3yUGONBssYB/s200/BelMarinKeys.Rd.Sidwlk.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Restrooms are not glamorous, but they are an essential amenity for long, urban hikes. The freshly graffiti-ed portable restroom at the Skatepark was just what I imagined it would be. But, better having one here than nothing.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT5TqtoTI6Pwow6uWrkYmnuGC0QmpoijhXXo0CfhR_xOKpKswRAOELc8GFkNbdAXCHuFUeudHbI6m6z5GvNrbOd7BP2hvqnuGkslfptmlxoZgiW15HUPeEaMKY-cYaIS5unnu87_W8AC4/s1600/Novato.SkateparkPortAPot.4.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT5TqtoTI6Pwow6uWrkYmnuGC0QmpoijhXXo0CfhR_xOKpKswRAOELc8GFkNbdAXCHuFUeudHbI6m6z5GvNrbOd7BP2hvqnuGkslfptmlxoZgiW15HUPeEaMKY-cYaIS5unnu87_W8AC4/s200/Novato.SkateparkPortAPot.4.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>11 ducks; 22 red-winged blackbirds; 5 lizards; 9 little brown jobs (LBJs) + 2 rosy finches; 1 California Thrasher (pretty, medium-larger sized drab olive - golden green songbird); 1 black-necked stilt going after 2 grebes (too close to nesting area?); 2 grebes; 3 starlings; 1 turkey vulture; 38 swallows (both types); 7 Canada geese; 1 white swan in Pacheco Pond; 2 crows; 2 blue jays (scrub jays)<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-20156579225534170162015-10-25T23:08:00.000-07:002015-10-25T23:08:33.304-07:00Hamilton Parkway, Park, Novato - March 19, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9wWt2WsG1hSTW_5Tai903YX1FnvMQBbK6cgdUMjFojCww7HO5bIT2ge2UA7oRiOZIyLNkSqJbIzkV42I_dEOvUfBJyiAIIhO30dCW-QOX81WJXCpmuOuqM_c-2k0nXlHmpg6Uf-hGHfQ/s1600/Hamilton.OakTree.GreenGrass.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9wWt2WsG1hSTW_5Tai903YX1FnvMQBbK6cgdUMjFojCww7HO5bIT2ge2UA7oRiOZIyLNkSqJbIzkV42I_dEOvUfBJyiAIIhO30dCW-QOX81WJXCpmuOuqM_c-2k0nXlHmpg6Uf-hGHfQ/s200/Hamilton.OakTree.GreenGrass.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 1.1 miles (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 1 hr., 4 min. (4:51 - 5:55 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: small parking lot off Hamilton Pkwy., Novato, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPGK0F0-RD-unBHtc-5H0UaeahG8IVryqq3DzAUQ8J7dCcjgYyiK34f1vSBl30HfTy9I84jI2mV0DcMk5xIcMoqNXrZacHGqMuROONS3A8l-K1Cq7ntq59G8KEUkTUeAugVTLwb7ROu8-/s1600/Hamilton.TrailUphill.Grass.Elise.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPGK0F0-RD-unBHtc-5H0UaeahG8IVryqq3DzAUQ8J7dCcjgYyiK34f1vSBl30HfTy9I84jI2mV0DcMk5xIcMoqNXrZacHGqMuROONS3A8l-K1Cq7ntq59G8KEUkTUeAugVTLwb7ROu8-/s200/Hamilton.TrailUphill.Grass.Elise.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Old Hamilton Air Force Base closed many years ago. The large hangars that once sheltered planes now house businesses in this mixed use community. Today's walk took us up and over a hill with a view of this area, now part of Novato.<br />
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We started at a small parking lot off Hamilton Parkway, at the foot of hill. We walked up the trail which curved back and forth up the hill. It felt like Spring. We did have to make one stop—for a rope swing tied to a large tree. (We stopped to swing on the way back and swinging was delightful. I hope it's still there.)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNe5cylrE6m2k2kA47yhYSviZdDyJ81aVpAQptRAzsat5ygdd8Z4zZpfCW0dWe_jI9JWs0Boy8jZFV2CqoKYwcthq6Vvhhf75ow5X5ACWkJXchrFGqYvRuqRkHn0H1jFh_AX7f5HW5iedo/s1600/Hamilton.ViewFrHill.Houses.Bay.3.19.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNe5cylrE6m2k2kA47yhYSviZdDyJ81aVpAQptRAzsat5ygdd8Z4zZpfCW0dWe_jI9JWs0Boy8jZFV2CqoKYwcthq6Vvhhf75ow5X5ACWkJXchrFGqYvRuqRkHn0H1jFh_AX7f5HW5iedo/s200/Hamilton.ViewFrHill.Houses.Bay.3.19.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>We continued to walk uphill to a vista area. This vantage point afforded some nice views of the marsh/wetlands areas that have been partially restored.<br />
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I walked downhill (past a cat hiding in green grass and old fennel stems), to the point where I'd left off last weekend, then walked back up the hill. I then re-joined my friend Elise and we walked back up over the top, then downhill back to the car.<br />
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Thank you Elise!<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
2 turkey vultures<br />
3 lizards<br />
5 ducks<br />
5 butterflies (inclu. large orange and black one)<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3S6GMvN6jz4QJKmcuw0ZTcRBQwQJLONBEvsJhL2LRKHzIppE6pIWw_MUDHch_8-pzd-D3JzpCIyuRBiECrHCuW1LZ3wfA5fEtaIijFWcW7e4slSQfijTLmW8FG4RiSmyN0VcYacIHCcFK/s1600/Hamilton.CatHidinGrassFennel.3.19.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3S6GMvN6jz4QJKmcuw0ZTcRBQwQJLONBEvsJhL2LRKHzIppE6pIWw_MUDHch_8-pzd-D3JzpCIyuRBiECrHCuW1LZ3wfA5fEtaIijFWcW7e4slSQfijTLmW8FG4RiSmyN0VcYacIHCcFK/s200/Hamilton.CatHidinGrassFennel.3.19.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>lots of bees buzzings around large bush/tree with "teeth" flowers<br />
1 domestic cat (white and dark gray)<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-2762733483779607682015-10-25T22:14:00.000-07:002015-10-25T22:14:15.083-07:00Old Hamilton AFB, Novato - March 16, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCavHbw6m_zWwLAhCwR4cq_zEU2D48WAFD2t6ItZFquz6l-IyDC-VHNUFy2SO0MHXitWIF_wlNyGscUBeeMFlKZoRtF1x0iL1ZCS0GVfn0y7TtT_kKCLwQew8iFoVGvOBfcccSqSaMK2U/s1600/HamiltonHistoryMus.Plane.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCavHbw6m_zWwLAhCwR4cq_zEU2D48WAFD2t6ItZFquz6l-IyDC-VHNUFy2SO0MHXitWIF_wlNyGscUBeeMFlKZoRtF1x0iL1ZCS0GVfn0y7TtT_kKCLwQew8iFoVGvOBfcccSqSaMK2U/s200/HamiltonHistoryMus.Plane.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 1.8 mi. (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 1 hr., 26 min. (1:55 - 3:21 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Parking lot, behind Hangar 7, Novato, CA<br />
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The portion of the Bay Trail in Novato located in the old Hamilton Air Force Base has the advantage of interesting buildings, history—and good parking.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpp0xDVflZOxVjdwhZgCcdS6SXf_S7bjGyRjPPYI3nRFCrqQNhW1eM8NseTIrUvtnC2gmbaEPLnM4n5q5T00b17V-Pjkz8sZ5_ZOISSL89lZ7-YPSSPugJCqtJQ98wCvpCy_yoliVT5gr/s1600/Hamilton.Tower.FireTruckDrill.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpp0xDVflZOxVjdwhZgCcdS6SXf_S7bjGyRjPPYI3nRFCrqQNhW1eM8NseTIrUvtnC2gmbaEPLnM4n5q5T00b17V-Pjkz8sZ5_ZOISSL89lZ7-YPSSPugJCqtJQ98wCvpCy_yoliVT5gr/s200/Hamilton.Tower.FireTruckDrill.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="150" /></a>We stopped to look at a tiny plane attached to the Hamilton Field History Museum. The museum wasn't open, but we learned quite a bit just from reading the signage for the outdoor displays.<br />
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We parked in a large parking lot, behind Hangar 7, not too far from the old (air) control tower. The lot was also conveniently located to an entrance to the Bay Trail. After watching a fire truck performing a drill using the tower, we hit the trail.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOIcs_cFM3MNU1ZsM_mukeOm9AJlqShyphenhyphen9GXXpD62I_RejT-Ssowv7bHwvEHOWchEW_bOnmSWKdbmVUE65WKJSxI-77hPO8qb-aNj1inX-3pt40VeeuSFr4GSdrWaBOFdRuvpX9k-Cc0r7/s1600/Hamilton.CoastGrdBoatyd.Boats.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOIcs_cFM3MNU1ZsM_mukeOm9AJlqShyphenhyphen9GXXpD62I_RejT-Ssowv7bHwvEHOWchEW_bOnmSWKdbmVUE65WKJSxI-77hPO8qb-aNj1inX-3pt40VeeuSFr4GSdrWaBOFdRuvpX9k-Cc0r7/s200/Hamilton.CoastGrdBoatyd.Boats.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>We walked up a short ramp and started walking on what looked to be a newly groomed dirt/gravel trail. (There was a trail further down by the water, on the other side of a low wall, and we took that on the way back.)<br />
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We walked south, passing a Coast Guard yard, with boats at the ready. Eventually the trail curved to right.<br />
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We followed the Bay Trail until we reached a ballpark (Palmisano Park) where I'd started on previous walk last month (February 2014), and turned around here.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJWTTAo3fKu9ym7srtwS4N7L2MPgSszAavwRv7b6NTNBeff_Fr8C1oGGte-9KifmzTxaZIcAso9MfM1DSf4qBjqcxKT96A2Z1R9XE5cZSGUXMbPRyM3W-U1hEGxNFQp1uvQJm0JfE55vV/s1600/Hamilton.Trail.Wall.Mtns.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJWTTAo3fKu9ym7srtwS4N7L2MPgSszAavwRv7b6NTNBeff_Fr8C1oGGte-9KifmzTxaZIcAso9MfM1DSf4qBjqcxKT96A2Z1R9XE5cZSGUXMbPRyM3W-U1hEGxNFQp1uvQJm0JfE55vV/s200/Hamilton.Trail.Wall.Mtns.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>We came back on the packed dirt trail on the Bay side of wall. We kept going until we reached a "#1 marker" on wall; and turned around just past where 2 trails merged. Then we walked back to car in parking lot.<br />
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We enjoyed seeing a group of several large, graceful white swans, as well as a few lizards basking in the sun.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjijgw4VuLFGYpISwE3j57spfcOCAB_CEVNlirAom3a8RqPqAjK3THMzZlZpE2L3qEmsm_yEdxlKdQno2AZz_mBV4KQwlLYofHTIfFeBoj4mD1SOFq9f_wuWNSqlVzQb1xMu7j8a6J3vg/s1600/Hamilton.Trail.LkgBkAtTowr.3.16.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjijgw4VuLFGYpISwE3j57spfcOCAB_CEVNlirAom3a8RqPqAjK3THMzZlZpE2L3qEmsm_yEdxlKdQno2AZz_mBV4KQwlLYofHTIfFeBoj4mD1SOFq9f_wuWNSqlVzQb1xMu7j8a6J3vg/s200/Hamilton.Trail.LkgBkAtTowr.3.16.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Thank you John for the great walk.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
2 Brewer's? Blackbirds<br />
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1 bumblebee<br />
1 orange and black butterfly<br />
16 Canada geese<br />
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3 lizards<br />
4 crows/ravens<br />
1 great egret<br />
1 ladybug</div>
Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-55851432542765593072015-10-25T21:18:00.001-07:002015-10-25T21:18:26.563-07:00Halong Bay Trail, Vietnam - Jan. 24, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Time: 2 hr. stop (estimate)<br />
Start and End Point: (boat dock)<br />
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Occasionally I include short write-ups about visits to other bay trail walks from around the world. I was fortunate to be able to make a visit to Halong Bay (Vietnam) in January 2014.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDGE9YwH7To1f3s6DUMdMfA0MYr3RT7F3mtctf5_XaGA01tnW9FolnxP3YL8O0echqGQxHFybUZZyZOIlt13lhiHImFWiErzDkPEsLNV3RyxpQYjl_fmps8WGRWQgDKxvsLnVXXaN0GoC/s1600/HalongBay.SeaStackTrailWalk.1.24.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDGE9YwH7To1f3s6DUMdMfA0MYr3RT7F3mtctf5_XaGA01tnW9FolnxP3YL8O0echqGQxHFybUZZyZOIlt13lhiHImFWiErzDkPEsLNV3RyxpQYjl_fmps8WGRWQgDKxvsLnVXXaN0GoC/s200/HalongBay.SeaStackTrailWalk.1.24.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Towering sea stacks loomed up through the mist the day we were there. Some of these vertical islands in the Bay were big enough to have trails and networks of caves in their interior.<br />
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Our tour boat landed on one island and we took a hike, around the shore, and up flights up stairs, and then into and through lit caves. It was a magical experience. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvP_qjkYKbhPCs3LyYVDEtICSk_Wq8tCTZHbuCcpcfcg_csCw9i9gb71R18OKFUcW8PBkDUyC9uO3zt4tLvZMk6xn8rnZlKqOOh_qd-8oSuBX1ZLqTzGp13UOKZOP0IptjlOrJHRMFOrx/s1600/HalongBay.InsideRockForms1.1.24.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvP_qjkYKbhPCs3LyYVDEtICSk_Wq8tCTZHbuCcpcfcg_csCw9i9gb71R18OKFUcW8PBkDUyC9uO3zt4tLvZMk6xn8rnZlKqOOh_qd-8oSuBX1ZLqTzGp13UOKZOP0IptjlOrJHRMFOrx/s200/HalongBay.InsideRockForms1.1.24.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Wildlife Sightings:<br />
A few sea birds flew by that I couldn't identify</div>
Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-29052976719938727202015-10-25T20:30:00.001-07:002015-10-25T21:21:01.491-07:00Hamilton to Las Gallinas Ponds - Feb. 17, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEEYY2FRCCRLHuIhte_d8Y90lOffSoX4dF2PtxxX7Atdft2H5Xz7yr2_GGk19RXxv_vfSHttdK03SjiYvTDCAXlC8zh5adP-29XEd0pboiFFmhH6FdJF1SgmsitIp1STySum0_BM-ZbJW/s1600/Hamilton.GreenBuckeyeLeaves.2.17.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEEYY2FRCCRLHuIhte_d8Y90lOffSoX4dF2PtxxX7Atdft2H5Xz7yr2_GGk19RXxv_vfSHttdK03SjiYvTDCAXlC8zh5adP-29XEd0pboiFFmhH6FdJF1SgmsitIp1STySum0_BM-ZbJW/s200/Hamilton.GreenBuckeyeLeaves.2.17.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 4 miles (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 2 hrs., 8 min. (2:05 - 4:13 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Parking lot, end of Hamilton Ave.<br />
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In this late afternoon walk, I got lost once, but I did reach Las Gallinas area eventually.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKSmJy3bYLvxJHL7FrRkExiqFXm_KSYmTBW8tJ0gJnE12XU-fDbYlizvQIBCdl8iPLY3QKUmDOskhjSXdcppgEje__fLywZhDEF8TZM3z3Y7xeJaAAwEGvfEpiGYgyj9m595hON8agbDV/s1600/Hamilton.NewTrail.2.17.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKSmJy3bYLvxJHL7FrRkExiqFXm_KSYmTBW8tJ0gJnE12XU-fDbYlizvQIBCdl8iPLY3QKUmDOskhjSXdcppgEje__fLywZhDEF8TZM3z3Y7xeJaAAwEGvfEpiGYgyj9m595hON8agbDV/s200/Hamilton.NewTrail.2.17.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>The ponds are part of the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District, and are a rich haven for birds and wildlife. They're a great place to take bird photos.<br />
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Trails on this walk ranted from newly rolled, wide packed dirt and gravel to more narrow dirt trail with very short stretches of asphalt. Access can be a bit confusing if you're coming from the north.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2aIbM2j1FsNcAtO3k1uko2jfJb_kpoVvDfSxroIgqwFfnna_R3PrqPNYvFCwAHvpWpelqNCYELZvcCBqVEPGamhp8oRSel424ihwrxXVKeBZOAAalE53WBW-e0lIKq07MmK8VH83LPak/s1600/LasGallinasDay.MtTam.Fields.2.17.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2aIbM2j1FsNcAtO3k1uko2jfJb_kpoVvDfSxroIgqwFfnna_R3PrqPNYvFCwAHvpWpelqNCYELZvcCBqVEPGamhp8oRSel424ihwrxXVKeBZOAAalE53WBW-e0lIKq07MmK8VH83LPak/s200/LasGallinasDay.MtTam.Fields.2.17.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I started this walk from a parking lot (near a playing field area—Palmisano Community Play Park) near the SE end of Hangar Ave./Calienta Real, at the south end of the old Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato. From here I headed south along the Bay. This section of trail opened recently, and was newly rolled, and nice and broad; however, it narrowed further south.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8adVXtjaXUx8C_71PqYacsu_IydOUd0EXuqmdJv9eSXxka9Jnc0YwEI3KMxfvuruKfeC1JQ2vmGVmlxQywQuJL8zJBW7ilah_R0xnb9a_XtcRsny6j_yMzRiRoDTS1LkAukeAMeJ4khhc/s1600/LasGallinas.SolarArrays.2.17.14.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8adVXtjaXUx8C_71PqYacsu_IydOUd0EXuqmdJv9eSXxka9Jnc0YwEI3KMxfvuruKfeC1JQ2vmGVmlxQywQuJL8zJBW7ilah_R0xnb9a_XtcRsny6j_yMzRiRoDTS1LkAukeAMeJ4khhc/s200/LasGallinas.SolarArrays.2.17.14.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I had to cross through an area that included a small section of trail that was still "planned" (shown as a dotted line on the Bay Trail map). However, unaware of this, I continued to walk until I reached some hills and a golf course, and eventually found my way around the golf course to a road and to Las Gallinas Ponds entrance.<br />
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There were some nice views of Mt. Tamalpais on the way. And winter rains afforded some refreshing green areas.<br />
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I enjoyed seeing the solar collectors (arrays) near Las Gallinas Ponds. Next time, I'll get here earlier to see more birds up close. Winter days end too quickly.<br />
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7 white pelicans; 1 white swan; 32 little brown jobs (LBJs), mostly sparrows; 3 black-necked stilts; 6 turkey vultures; 5 Canada geese; 16 ducks (mallard pair, 6 shovelers, others); 1 phoebe; 2 swifts/swallows (closer to black and white - not orange and blue); 1 hawk/bird of prey, 1 Harrier with white rump patch; 1 snowy egret, 1 great egret; 2 balls (yellow bowling ball + 1 rubber ball); 2 crows<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-42372077924219003962014-07-09T15:40:00.000-07:002014-07-11T12:14:33.540-07:00John F. McInnis County Park - Dec. 11, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 5 miles (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 2 hrs., 30 min. (1:55 - 4:25 p.m.)<br />
Starting Point: John F. McInnis County Park, parking lot<br />
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The trail furthest out by the bay was adjacent to a large area of patchy, but healthy looking marsh grasses. I watched a great blue heron, a kite (bird), and some other birds of prey out in baylands either staring into the grasses intently (hunting) or making sudden grabs at tiny, unseen items (food).<br />
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<b>Wildlife Sightings:</b><br />
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Walking Distance: 6.1 miles<br />
Walking Time: 2 hours, 0 min. (2:05 - 4:05 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: 4050 Redwood Highway, San Rafael, CA<br />
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From 4050 Redwood Highway (the intersection of Marin Center Drive and Redwood Highway), I walked south, on sidewalks, toward the Marin County Civic Center/Civic Center Drive.<br />
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Back to today's walk. I turned around, a bit south of the SMART sign, at the South Fork(s) of Gallinas Creek just past old railroad tracks (at the intersection of Redwood Highway and McInnis Parkway, at the northern end of Marin County Civic Center complex). The Creek with not terribly visible close to the road, but in the distance (east, toward the Bay) I could see a great white egret standing in shallow water.<br />
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After turning around, I walked north on Redwood Highway, passing my starting point. As I was headed toward Smith Ranch Rd., I passed the Cat Chateau and Luxury Cat Boarding, Joe's Cafe (4150 Redwood Highway), Happy Garden (Chinese) Restaurant, and Jimbo's Hot Dogs. In short, small businesses which I'm always interested in seeing.<br />
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Once in the park, I found another trail (solid green line on the Bay Trail map) near the old railroad tracks -- a more northerly stretch of the same tracks I'd seen further south; and I walked back on this more peaceful, shaded trail with occasional views of the creek and ducks, that led me back to Redwood Highway (Frontage Road).<br />
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I'd seen a family of quail crossing this same trail a few years ago, but it was too late in the day to see much this evening. I did however, enjoy seeing some great views of Mount Tamalpais in the distance as the sun set.<br />
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11 little brown jobs (LBJs); 11 ducks; 1 red-tailed hawk; 8 pigeons; 7 crows/ravens; 2 clouds of ankle-to-eyeball gnats; 1 great egret; 1 sea gull with bread in beak being chased by 2 crows<br />
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Walking Distance: 2.4 miles (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 1 hour (12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Near Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, CA<br />
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I started today's walk by visiting the Farmers Market off Civic Center Drive, in San Rafael. The Farmers Market was set up near the distinctive-looking Marin County Civic Center buildings -- designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.<br />
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After I'd stowed my market purchases in my car, I headed north on Civic Center Drive.<br />
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The first part of this walk was on sidewalks and paved (asphalt) paths (green dotted and solid lines on Bay Trail Map). I also chose to take a detour and walk along a packed dirt path that wasn't part of the Bay Trail, before returning to paved surfaces (walkways and parking lots).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pHQBRoV-fRk9iXj02xD_DGvMsdzCio1W6C2m_SwGFoqsFkpFCJMvUahJ6RnmFGRMlv0C1cpfnHnGYFBSYAESMwmv-gkRyQwo0HdGwjrlvnyFqlRCCWq29uErTxxhA163wALl0GVL-2-S/s1600/SanRaf.MtTamCivcCentrRoof.11.21.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pHQBRoV-fRk9iXj02xD_DGvMsdzCio1W6C2m_SwGFoqsFkpFCJMvUahJ6RnmFGRMlv0C1cpfnHnGYFBSYAESMwmv-gkRyQwo0HdGwjrlvnyFqlRCCWq29uErTxxhA163wALl0GVL-2-S/s1600/SanRaf.MtTamCivcCentrRoof.11.21.13.600.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a>I made a brief stop at Embassy Suites. This hotel chain often has large internal spaces on the lobby level filled with light and green plants, and I'm always interested in finding possible overnight stops for Bay Trail walking. After my stop, I returned to the trail, and crossed a nearby bridge over the south fork of Gallinas Creek. Once on the other side, I headed back toward the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium (part of extended Civic Center complex) parking lot, and to where my car was parked near the Farmers Market.<br />
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<b>Wildlife Sightings:</b><br />
25 little brown jobs (LBJs); 15 crows; 1 white butterfly; 1 pigeon; 15 sea gulls; 9 ducks; 4 great egrets<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-54007856816515291752013-09-03T21:42:00.000-07:002013-09-03T21:46:14.924-07:00Marin Civic Center - Aug. 15, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rR1TP2xPfI4OT_gCXHcnVdZvLG3Y2MQDWL3dDs3XYzdwdw9bGB85bhQlSmez-LmNKgsKyhohOU-ykgTPbifuwfHJ3LKvPULY5mpH7i8WEKN74D5QQUL3JBm9fa4RVuPEQ2Qg5mYQnQdE/s1600/NSanPedro.8..15.600.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rR1TP2xPfI4OT_gCXHcnVdZvLG3Y2MQDWL3dDs3XYzdwdw9bGB85bhQlSmez-LmNKgsKyhohOU-ykgTPbifuwfHJ3LKvPULY5mpH7i8WEKN74D5QQUL3JBm9fa4RVuPEQ2Qg5mYQnQdE/s200/NSanPedro.8..15.600.png" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 3.5 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 1 hr., 21 min. (3:49 - 5:10 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Street parking, 120 N. San Pedro Road, Santa Venetia/San Rafael, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UR2NtRfwsfqv1oAOmNGEiWYFZbUIt-nryJ-lMdkYZ3gHlermMRtqeqGx3SueJ37aHxVurTOQoj-CTM-XRh2YcwHBzFBn_S5MbhC057jbgiykYoRqqATUM8m8B_A9Xq4Ndd9HYMn09PhX/s1600/NSanPedro.BerriesRdside.8.15.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UR2NtRfwsfqv1oAOmNGEiWYFZbUIt-nryJ-lMdkYZ3gHlermMRtqeqGx3SueJ37aHxVurTOQoj-CTM-XRh2YcwHBzFBn_S5MbhC057jbgiykYoRqqATUM8m8B_A9Xq4Ndd9HYMn09PhX/s200/NSanPedro.BerriesRdside.8.15.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Today was another hot summer day, and the heat curtailed my walk. But, I did enjoy walking the last bit of N. San Pedro Road and seeing the Marin Civic Center complex (designed by architect, Frank Lloyd Wright). Most of this walk was on paved sidewalks or walkways, and all of this stretch was depicted as a broken green line on the latest (2012-2013) Bay Trail Map Set.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5FE729djsCO6jFbzbzfY0WMMNszbpeKVaej4cyHhYIatFlavyh-m1HJ2NenWP48RauvzP_blzsmN4W6bFxuzpefawoJKQB5QfeWzpRkXRT_81G97GOWsD0Usk3u9ru1J5n8rIGKu1I8L/s1600/NSanPedro.LeChaletBasque.8.15.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5FE729djsCO6jFbzbzfY0WMMNszbpeKVaej4cyHhYIatFlavyh-m1HJ2NenWP48RauvzP_blzsmN4W6bFxuzpefawoJKQB5QfeWzpRkXRT_81G97GOWsD0Usk3u9ru1J5n8rIGKu1I8L/s200/NSanPedro.LeChaletBasque.8.15.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>First, I walked (northeast) on N. San Pedro Road to Le Chalet Basque restaurant and bar (where I'd left off on the previous walk), passing schools and a 7-Eleven store, along the way. I turned around and walked back (southwest) toward Highway 101. On the way back, I noticed the first tree with leaves changing from green to oranges, yellows and reds. Wild, ripe berries were growing by the roadside -- reminders that, despite the warm weather today, summer was winding down.<br />
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From N. San Pedro, I made a right turn on Civic Center Drive and headed (northwest) walked past the post office and fire station (on the right) and the main Marin Civic Center complex (on the left). All these buildings were designed in a similar style, with wide vaulted, domed roof lines.<br />
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I also passed "Field of Dogs" -- one of my favorite names for a dog park on the Bay Trail.<br />
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Most of the birds I spotted today were located in Lagoon Park. The large, shallow lake attracted a large number of geese, ducks and other birds (see list below). I walked a circular path around the entire lagoon, stopping to rest in the shade on two different park benches along the way, before heading back to the car. At the far end of the lagoon, where there was less foot traffic, dozens of Canada geese had taken up residence. And, I set off a slow stampede geese into the water as I walked by them. No hissing, just a quiet, deliberate march away from the approaching human, en masse.<br />
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2 blurs in bushes (BIBs, probably lizards); 37 pigeons; 43 little brown jobs (LBJs) - including at least 20 sparrows; 9 crows/ravens; 1 whiteish butterfly; 246 Canada geese; 57 sea gulls; 85 ducks; 41 red-winged blackbirds; 9 non-Canada geese (white-fronted, other domestic, a few hybrids); 1 cormorant</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-62334786778313330352013-09-02T22:20:00.003-07:002013-09-02T22:20:48.555-07:00China Camp to Marin - July 18, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 7 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 2 hrs., 1 min. (3:27 - 5:28 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: street parking near intersection of Birch Way and N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_qol-8SbmziZ4eWSuIw9B7_sslYh8QMuN2v-K-4EtxpsHhxVpjmUt-pV4AkYwRo7O0DMqIQUoSyG_X6PuEjNdkIQ6Z0YUcl63bGszKpWms1ixo_iS-dOd6vwyO-TrmrCbarwE4Gs_0K2/s1600/NSanPedro.RoadSetbkTrees.7.18.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_qol-8SbmziZ4eWSuIw9B7_sslYh8QMuN2v-K-4EtxpsHhxVpjmUt-pV4AkYwRo7O0DMqIQUoSyG_X6PuEjNdkIQ6Z0YUcl63bGszKpWms1ixo_iS-dOd6vwyO-TrmrCbarwE4Gs_0K2/s200/NSanPedro.RoadSetbkTrees.7.18.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Today I returned to walk the last part (northern end) of China Camp State Park, from Santa Venetia/San Rafael. I walked back (south) along N. San Pedro Road toward China Camp, on mostly paved (sidewalks, asphalt walkway). Initially, the partly shaded walkways were very pleasant on a warm day. Flowers (wisteria, trumpet flowers, passion flowers) spilled over and through a wood fence on my left side.<br />
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I passed the entrance road to Buck's Boat Storage (and where there also appeared to be a place to buy cold drinks). I was tempted to walk down Buck's driveway to buy a bottle of water, but thought the better of it, since it wasn't clear whether the small store was open.<br />
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I continued, passing where my car was parked on Birch Way, to walk as far as a restaurant. Le Chalet Basque restaurant and bar was tucked away into this residential neighborhood and I remember enjoying a stop there for dinner on my previous walk around the bay. I turned around here and returned to my car.<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-70183095542727958002013-09-01T20:37:00.000-07:002013-09-01T20:38:50.078-07:00Candlestick Point - July 8, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Time: 2 hrs., 19 min. (10:26 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Candlestick Point State Recreation Area (SRA), picnic/day use area parking lot, San Francisco, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_V5uAgI6Amk1AKbBAzsjSeBEhHjSTtgKgxlIg3xvy9zUsYSz_ojJ4uY7OQBsGon5OcHuPRE9OOeZVYo3144ZOrrbn1e5MsYAcA92hmSZ9V8eK0AgfBvBDf0yqbFarxznC6EYtzWK4V-t/s1600/Candlestick.PurpleFlowrSprigClose.7.8.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_V5uAgI6Amk1AKbBAzsjSeBEhHjSTtgKgxlIg3xvy9zUsYSz_ojJ4uY7OQBsGon5OcHuPRE9OOeZVYo3144ZOrrbn1e5MsYAcA92hmSZ9V8eK0AgfBvBDf0yqbFarxznC6EYtzWK4V-t/s200/Candlestick.PurpleFlowrSprigClose.7.8.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>This morning I went "backwards" and walked a stretch of Bay Trail in southern San Francisco that I skipped last year. Thank you to Ellen, Betsy and Susan for their good company. We had beautiful sunny weather, during today's walk at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area in San Francisco. We walked on both paved and packed dirt areas (solid green lines on Bay Trail map), and enjoyed a day with no wind (unusual for this area).<br />
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We walked out to Sunrise Point and back. We continued southeast, stopping to walk out to the end of a public fishing pier and back.</div>
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We paused to try out some exercise course equipment/bars (part of an old Par Course perhaps?), and then continued east. We enjoyed walking on a very creative, multi-colored sidewalk (visible from Harney Way, and accessible by foot). The design was one of a large primary-colored mosaic along Candlestick Cove.</div>
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35 ground squirrels; 3 crows/ravens; 2 white butterflies; 102 sea gulls (about 100 were on the beach area by highway 101); 3 cormorants; 2 little brown jobs (LBJs); 1 robin; 1 lizard; 1 rusty screw; 2 mockingbirds</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-2562033416238998552013-08-31T21:16:00.000-07:002013-08-31T21:16:15.886-07:00Cooley Landing - June 21, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Time: 1 hr., 22 min. (11:32 a.m. - 12:54 p.m.)</div>
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Start and End Point: Cooley Landing (packed gravel parking lot), East Palo Alto, CA</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlVm8gSGCxqm8q_x-WRv6X-JYb24y6rE3IeBQPIqVHzvRXatpquoXsNXa-sYNRtHmr2HKjhgn4j8-zlsAFOAYgl3dnQrMZPhqfwBXg45pC15jgeXDA43rMb8zNcz9PyvGzy5DAItvYxv1/s1600/EPA.BayTrail.KurtWlkgWManDog.6.21.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlVm8gSGCxqm8q_x-WRv6X-JYb24y6rE3IeBQPIqVHzvRXatpquoXsNXa-sYNRtHmr2HKjhgn4j8-zlsAFOAYgl3dnQrMZPhqfwBXg45pC15jgeXDA43rMb8zNcz9PyvGzy5DAItvYxv1/s200/EPA.BayTrail.KurtWlkgWManDog.6.21.13.600.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a>Cooley Landing is located at the east end of Bay Road in East Palo Alto, at the Southern end of the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve. It was once part of a network of boat landings, built before there were modern freeways on the San Francisco peninsula. Boats carried freight, not semis. In later years, Cooley Landing hosted a boatworks.</div>
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Several organizations cooperated to preserve and make this historic site accessible. After a first phase of work was completed, the site was finally opened to the public in 2012, creating another link in the San Francisco Bay Trail.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jZRj3uKfPTAeOhmr6LGVL4WjGo9pY6es9a2nHdwButE7cpz18qgMT1tCdohyGqT09jYcx8aaqH6rj7JmG1d0edl2wCCCK38dIQghyCzTqfL7DwpPfr7lDtR2_hij_OEriw_RPZ8hG573/s1600/EPA.BayTrailMapCardKurt.6.21.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jZRj3uKfPTAeOhmr6LGVL4WjGo9pY6es9a2nHdwButE7cpz18qgMT1tCdohyGqT09jYcx8aaqH6rj7JmG1d0edl2wCCCK38dIQghyCzTqfL7DwpPfr7lDtR2_hij_OEriw_RPZ8hG573/s200/EPA.BayTrailMapCardKurt.6.21.13.600.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a>I was happy to walk the new stretch of Bay Trail at Cooley Landing (shown as a dark green, solid line on map) for the first time today -- all the more so, because I was joining <a href="http://www.walkingthebaytrail.com/">Kurt Schwabe</a> on this walk. Kurt was in the process of doing a round-the-bay walk in 30 days (June 2013), using public transit.</div>
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To meet Kurt, I walked back (south) a short distance. He'd gotten an early start and had already walked several miles. When I spotted Kurt, he was walking briskly with a man he'd met on the trail (and his dog).</div>
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This point featured views of the Dumbarton Bridge to the north, the east bay hills across the bay, and Shoreline Ampitheater to the south.</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-69728154886056467622013-08-31T21:14:00.002-07:002013-08-31T21:14:39.568-07:00China Camp, part 2 - June 8, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Time: 1 hr., 48 min. (1:11 - 2:59 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Back Ranch Meadow parking lot, China Camp State Park, Marin County, CA<br />
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This afternoon was a continuation of an earlier walk at China Camp. We revisited the China Camp historic area and eventually made our way from the Back Ranch Meadow parking area, up to the Bay View loop trail that headed up into the hills.<br />
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1 blur in the bushes; 3 turkey vultures; 2 lizards; 2 squirrels; 2 white butterflies; mystery bug on path; 1 bird (little brown job)<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-86551518123036925542013-08-29T17:11:00.004-07:002013-08-29T17:13:06.837-07:00Bellam Blvd. - Baypoint Dr. - April 21, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 1.3 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 30 min. (4:00 - 4:30 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Mi Pueblo (store) parking lot, San Rafael, CA<br />
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Then I turned around, and walked west on Bellam Blvd. enjoying a lizard and a jerusalem cricket in the first block from the shoreline park, before returning to more well traveled concrete and asphalt surfaces. Later I spotted a small concrete channel carrying a creek down to the Bay. Things are more controlled in more urban areas.<br />
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I returned to Mi Pueblo to order a great-tasting chicken combo plate at The Grill, before driving home. </div>
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2 little brown jobs (LBJs); 1 jerusalem cricket on sidewalk; 1 lizard</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-76811521916945321912013-08-29T16:02:00.002-07:002013-08-29T16:21:55.655-07:00Pt. San Pedro Rd. - McNears Beach - April 16, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 6.5 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 3 hrs., 47 min. (3:51 - 7:38 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Residential street parking on Lagoon Road, San Rafael, CA<br />
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I walked the entrance road (green dotted line) into McNears Beach County Park. At the south end of the park, there was what looked like a dock re-construction project going on. I walked north through the middle of the park, along a paved path with Canada geese on the surrounding lawn. And, further north, I walked along a sandy beach, where there were a number of moon jellies (jellyfish) floating ashore, and crabs that had washed up -- signs of a healthy crab population in the area I'd like to think.<br />
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This beach with soft waves would be a great place for a family picnic. (There is also a nearby pool and snack bar; check website for hours of operation between Memorial Day and Labor Day.) Note: there is an admission fee.<br />
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I turned around at Summit Avenue, where I had ended my last walk a few days ago. I stopped for a few minutes to rest on a bench at Bayside Park, then continued until I reached Peacock Drive (Lagoon Road), as it was getting dark.<br />
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19 ducks (3 were Lesser Scaups); 10 crows; 5 Western/Clarks grebes; 20 little brown jobs (LBJs); 1 finch; 1 great egret; 4 red-winged blackbirds; 3 butterflies; 11 Canada geese; 4 sea gulls; 1 coot; 1 cloud of ankle-to-eyeball gnats; 5 plovers with dark throat patch/shorebirds; 2 doves</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-47625639192773746882013-08-29T13:37:00.000-07:002013-08-29T13:45:01.759-07:00San Rafael - 3rd St., cont. - April 14, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxD3FiGIrv45VXHq95ODTxfPnntZON7DDjVs3Q5U3_0QEJQY64dvppC2g9bKElj8aoTtaXBuu5TPLeb_nkczW9dAHVlyLQ2TLLDfW4KFkHSQqIWz-DuseNyJXLCM05TDdqUi3gPnYite1/s1600/PtSanPedroRdp2.4.14.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxD3FiGIrv45VXHq95ODTxfPnntZON7DDjVs3Q5U3_0QEJQY64dvppC2g9bKElj8aoTtaXBuu5TPLeb_nkczW9dAHVlyLQ2TLLDfW4KFkHSQqIWz-DuseNyJXLCM05TDdqUi3gPnYite1/s200/PtSanPedroRdp2.4.14.13.png" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 2.2 miles<br />
Walking Time: 59 min. (5:33 - 6:32 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Montecito Plaza Shopping Center, San Rafael, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELWJOU_blEHVStN0MVngMmTwBuxY-lVXyZavOcpZBqyuu4Bx7nep55r3Mw-dxFmGlujIWp0N4Kt31xNrbWl8FlZhRXN3Bu1gt-ESOhFhQAvSqZQ-F3NXLeWsp2WT-X2Czf0mJQyLGrBFz/s1600/SanRaf.LowrieYachtHarbr.4.14.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELWJOU_blEHVStN0MVngMmTwBuxY-lVXyZavOcpZBqyuu4Bx7nep55r3Mw-dxFmGlujIWp0N4Kt31xNrbWl8FlZhRXN3Bu1gt-ESOhFhQAvSqZQ-F3NXLeWsp2WT-X2Czf0mJQyLGrBFz/s200/SanRaf.LowrieYachtHarbr.4.14.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>This segment was a continuation of my walk on 3rd Street from earlier this afternoon. I walked east on 3rd Street, which soon turned into Point San Pedro Road. Most of this walk was on sidewalks along Point San Pedro Road, with a few transitional areas (packed dirt/asphalt shoulder). This stretch of road was shown as a broken green line on the 2012 - 2013 Bay Trail Map set.)<br />
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I passed San Rafael High School on the left, and a light industrial and yacht/marine services area on the right, with signs promising live bait and bargain slip rates. A residential neighborhood followed as Point San Pedro Road curved to the left.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME5CWYkHAgEzwEh3ZCOhL63nya-32MN7VMz-saeq_LH5ZdHhyPXh7BoE0ucEEaRPGc1B8ziqdzEJHBhFRr3lGbIclWPGRcEXJ13jB6sn8AfTpk21fsH8w4buYs3sLOYFT8mlCGWadqMB0/s1600/SanRaf.PtSanPedro.LiveBaitSign.4.14.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME5CWYkHAgEzwEh3ZCOhL63nya-32MN7VMz-saeq_LH5ZdHhyPXh7BoE0ucEEaRPGc1B8ziqdzEJHBhFRr3lGbIclWPGRcEXJ13jB6sn8AfTpk21fsH8w4buYs3sLOYFT8mlCGWadqMB0/s200/SanRaf.PtSanPedro.LiveBaitSign.4.14.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>There was a stiff breeze this afternoon, and I watched as some birds had to work harder to land on telephone wires above me. This may have been good news to sailors out on the Bay. As is often the case, the sporadic gusts would diminish as the sun went down.<br />
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In the meantime, I enjoyed walking through a sheltered "tunnel" of trees and flowers along one stretch of sidewalk.<br />
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On the way back into town I enjoyed views of boats in the water with Mount Tamalpais in the distance as the sun was starting to sink lower in the sky.<br />
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It's always good to see Mount Tam -- visible for almost a third of my walk around the Bay Trail last time.<br />
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18 little brown jobs; 2 pigeons; 4 sea gulls; 1 turkey vulture; 3 crows (one was attacking the turkey vulture); 3 black-necked stilts (flying low over water); 3 ducks (mallards)</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-17619200110340899632013-08-29T12:21:00.000-07:002013-08-29T13:30:53.947-07:00San Rafael - 3rd St. - April 14, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 3.2 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 3 hrs., 1 min. (2:17 - 5:18 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: street parking on B Street, San Rafael, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvomQL2YxBT2BIUfrhWcos4dFB9iAEJ-n5iM43tPwtVTTp3UAkc70pYntiD8BrRSjrCR9dNsy1VjyyF51JJ8UVAK6EZYnANpEkHdcPkXS9IY2giwY9TJzVbZpjaQ5tGFeBT_NGnuV1Gzv/s1600/SanRafael.ASt.Mission.4.14.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvomQL2YxBT2BIUfrhWcos4dFB9iAEJ-n5iM43tPwtVTTp3UAkc70pYntiD8BrRSjrCR9dNsy1VjyyF51JJ8UVAK6EZYnANpEkHdcPkXS9IY2giwY9TJzVbZpjaQ5tGFeBT_NGnuV1Gzv/s200/SanRafael.ASt.Mission.4.14.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Most of today's walk was on sidewalks and paved surfaces in the downtown area of San Rafael (the largest city in Marin County), with a few short stretches on packed dirt/gravel. From my starting point on B Street, I stopped at Safeway and then walked through their parking lot, where I turned left onto A Street (shown as solid green line on Bay Trail map). On A Street, I enjoyed seeing a garden and architectural details on one of the few remaining older houses.<br />
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From A Street, I turned right onto 3rd Street (shown as a broken green line on the 2012-2013 Bay Trail map set). Ambling along 3rd Street, I passed commercial buildings and restaurants, some painted in bright colors. <br />
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I continued on third until I reached Grand Avenue, and made a right turn on Grand. I crossed over the San Rafael Canal, and passed a car dealership on the left. I made a left turn on Francisco Boulevard East (a broken green line on the Bay Trail map) until I reached the end of the Bay Trail, and extended my walk to include a detour on Canal Street.<br />
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From Francisco Blvd., I made a left on Harbor Street (shown only as a white line on the map), then a left on Canal Street. I followed Canal a short distance to the end, to a small park near the water -- a branch off the main canal). The little park looked a bit forlorn -- with dry grass, two trees, an old fence, and a partially overgrown cement walkway; but it did provide an overlook to the water.<br />
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After eating too much good food, I walked the last, short stretch of trail (broken green line) along the canal (between Yacht Club Ave. and Grand Ave.), before crossing the canal, heading east on 3rd for a bit (to Whole Foods Market), then heading back to my car.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
3 crows; 7 sea gulls; 2 ducks (in canal); 1 rusty screw<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-85445972608846481142013-08-29T09:55:00.002-07:002013-08-29T09:55:37.116-07:00Andersen Dr., WildCare - March 10, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Time: 1 hr., 55 min. (3:05 - 5:00 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: diagonal parking space (4-hour limit) on Albert Park Lane, San Rafael, CA<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">First, I walked (north) through Albert Park, between rows of palm trees with a view of the Mission San Rafael Arc</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">á</span><span class="Apple-style-span">ngel. When I reached Andersen Drive I headed right/south on the sidewalk (on Andersen) toward Bellam Boulevard. </span><br />
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Trees lining the sidewalk were laden with white blossoms, a sure sign of spring. A bush with bright pink/purple sweet pea flowers spilled through a fence within smelling distance of where I stood. Tiny patches of grafitti sprouted on cement surfaces.<br />
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I became aware of the Cal Park Hill bicycle/pedestrian trail to my right, and merged with it before I reached Bellam Blvd. Somehow this bike path had escaped my notice on my first walk around the Bay. I turned around when the bike path passed the intersection of Bellam Blvd. and Andersen and started to curve south.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-oP3gFiPoapH2YmoR9hu-3wMRuad7OioEFvyfp2cXX7FoYCMZZFGS2x829yAFSEd423DdswmnoAXFpX66z1QPVk1cKl6N8_leDOsU0MUlsQ8dkUMJGyS5VtnzalkO2oh3h_yQIb0eaLc/s1600/SanRafael.BlossmsAndGrafitti.3.10.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-oP3gFiPoapH2YmoR9hu-3wMRuad7OioEFvyfp2cXX7FoYCMZZFGS2x829yAFSEd423DdswmnoAXFpX66z1QPVk1cKl6N8_leDOsU0MUlsQ8dkUMJGyS5VtnzalkO2oh3h_yQIb0eaLc/s200/SanRafael.BlossmsAndGrafitti.3.10.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>After turning around, I walked west, back up Andersen Drive, and made a stop at Safeway for something to eat and drink, then proceeded on (southeast) to WildCare. I arrived before closing time (and the last feeding of the day), and caught glimpses of pelicans in the courtyard/pool area. I also saw a great (white) egret that may have flown in hoping for a fish.<br />
Wildlife Sightings:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X8DFAcpDfN5vNCnVDNof7Qf4Qfdujhxjdw1PQjwK4-Q0twTg9-H1L93u97JWvaIla7261U4REyN5N4QFbFcKk_Ghx_AiwS2jqN-qbii4MSa-taoVWkZZ3Rdbhxn4GUO3PC52Htg081KE/s1600/SanRaf.WildCare.Egret.3.10.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X8DFAcpDfN5vNCnVDNof7Qf4Qfdujhxjdw1PQjwK4-Q0twTg9-H1L93u97JWvaIla7261U4REyN5N4QFbFcKk_Ghx_AiwS2jqN-qbii4MSa-taoVWkZZ3Rdbhxn4GUO3PC52Htg081KE/s200/SanRaf.WildCare.Egret.3.10.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a><i>*WildCare treats approximately 3,000 injured or sick animals per year, and seeks to educate the public on how to best co-exist with fellow wild creatures.</i><br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-52440605796558934702013-08-19T21:56:00.001-07:002013-08-19T21:56:15.883-07:00San Rafael, Shoreline Park - Mar. 3, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqjp3tLE1ak6yL9k_QQjAO49oYFMPdhwMXa2vFpokUNmrPCOWHE4guJmFA0LKvTS8MuEisvccIG43w0trxLAiQUTGou29YK4Sd72_I4uYADYKmfvxJc0b-KogE4eCKJreAiEKkLuhOPa5/s1600/SanRafael.Shoreline.3.3.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqjp3tLE1ak6yL9k_QQjAO49oYFMPdhwMXa2vFpokUNmrPCOWHE4guJmFA0LKvTS8MuEisvccIG43w0trxLAiQUTGou29YK4Sd72_I4uYADYKmfvxJc0b-KogE4eCKJreAiEKkLuhOPa5/s200/SanRafael.Shoreline.3.3.13.png" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 3 mi. (estim.)<br />
Walking Time: 1 hr., 39 min. (4:31 - 6:10 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: street parking near entrance to Jean and John Starkweather Shoreline Park<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEab2nVAUJ_dYmGd_JoVCd5E6f1t7mFmRnsnyO8hfem8pRvnlk1Fmyk45ptKAlhWROu3zia1f-PTG6mgtYVNL5EAiPtikTtchYNX2ZWKXIztmUSdlYWUC2B7PGzcZn172kEvxsPROLCig/s1600/SanRaf.JandJStrkwthrShorlnPkSign.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEab2nVAUJ_dYmGd_JoVCd5E6f1t7mFmRnsnyO8hfem8pRvnlk1Fmyk45ptKAlhWROu3zia1f-PTG6mgtYVNL5EAiPtikTtchYNX2ZWKXIztmUSdlYWUC2B7PGzcZn172kEvxsPROLCig/s200/SanRaf.JandJStrkwthrShorlnPkSign.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>While I am walking around the Bay in a clockwise direction, I occasionally skip segments and then go back to walk them later. After hiking the southern end of China Camp State Park last week, today I backtracked (south) to walk a stretch of Shoreline in San Rafael that I missed.<br />
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This area was north of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (and San Quentin Prison), and south of China Camp and McNears Beach, and included a few miles of scenic shoreline trails (some paved and some packed dirt). Today's stretch is shown as solid, dark green (asphalt) and medium green (packed dirt) lines on the 2012-2013 Bay Trail Map set.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTqB_RJVU-3NNFgDggT6oNsIUy7OiWqIY8JwW2QJ4cLDJ3Cxvt1AJUeVZMNDvfe5CeZWsXOepTRsH6tqtvdAmuqKDAHBWv-rJrQ2UEOba5IJ5GhRcUohoGq2j-oE0BoRt05OHhil3bQh1/s1600/SanRaf.WidePavdPathBrush.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTqB_RJVU-3NNFgDggT6oNsIUy7OiWqIY8JwW2QJ4cLDJ3Cxvt1AJUeVZMNDvfe5CeZWsXOepTRsH6tqtvdAmuqKDAHBWv-rJrQ2UEOba5IJ5GhRcUohoGq2j-oE0BoRt05OHhil3bQh1/s200/SanRaf.WidePavdPathBrush.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>This afternoon's walk at Jean and John Starkweather Shoreline Park was a beautiful one by the Bay, with a winter bonanza of ducks -- more than 200 sighted in less than 2 hours, and great views of the Bay, the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and Mount Tamalpais.<br />
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The entrance to this trail was located at the NE end of Bellam Blvd., marked by a sign (Jean and John Starkweather Shoreline Park). I followed a paved (asphalt) path toward the Bay and headed north.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC43Qa_1JE-mhtnmGB2gAZmWJxmuXd4OG0PkG7kdcK89j9_ThrghwgE8KM6uOl1NcLdQH4Jaac7ysGXOsrpddQnVZFhpZvmlCaVhUjm22L8Am6p80MkYj-OFhQVHyaC2sBhjjhFNXZZJQt/s1600/SanRaf.PinkFlwrGreenGrss.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC43Qa_1JE-mhtnmGB2gAZmWJxmuXd4OG0PkG7kdcK89j9_ThrghwgE8KM6uOl1NcLdQH4Jaac7ysGXOsrpddQnVZFhpZvmlCaVhUjm22L8Am6p80MkYj-OFhQVHyaC2sBhjjhFNXZZJQt/s200/SanRaf.PinkFlwrGreenGrss.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Along the way I could see the Richmond - San Rafael Bridge to the southeast, two small islands in the Bay (part of Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge). These islands are home to egrets and other nesting birds.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSJm5KGgFQcoiKgsM-6QKOUK41QqPEW3nzJ4YYbfuQUI-Q0aB_HBXWng3xSvS8dpPM-pMr8RrYEmrhYmPgBIDdu_Lf2w9Td0P7ctsFHrePljzxikNhuuwsQ-T8g4ROqGz7NaCsLmMmbh-/s1600/SanRaf.AshphltTrail.SunsetColrs.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSJm5KGgFQcoiKgsM-6QKOUK41QqPEW3nzJ4YYbfuQUI-Q0aB_HBXWng3xSvS8dpPM-pMr8RrYEmrhYmPgBIDdu_Lf2w9Td0P7ctsFHrePljzxikNhuuwsQ-T8g4ROqGz7NaCsLmMmbh-/s200/SanRaf.AshphltTrail.SunsetColrs.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I walked north until I reached a small point and turned around. I then walked south, along a packed earth path for some of that time, then a paved path again, passing some light industrial/office buildings. At the south end of this stretch I reached a small beach. I sat down on a large driftwood log to watch birds for a moment. A gate blocked shoreline access further south (toward a shooting range and San Quentin).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXem2WJeJifZgi2q4IMz5l7ROrx2tvG83rC-CO_RvM3gI2WaYZLTP1Y0MWHQey6dqGMS_xQITQzxpSyAzYElMMsoTH3s4c3tuKpo2RfDm3xyb77PvyBy4_EVgg3u5rJ4WkXrAfBpGU4kb/s1600/SanRaf.BoatBay.Hous.DuskClrs.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXem2WJeJifZgi2q4IMz5l7ROrx2tvG83rC-CO_RvM3gI2WaYZLTP1Y0MWHQey6dqGMS_xQITQzxpSyAzYElMMsoTH3s4c3tuKpo2RfDm3xyb77PvyBy4_EVgg3u5rJ4WkXrAfBpGU4kb/s200/SanRaf.BoatBay.Hous.DuskClrs.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt4Zc_m2ctOr3VHjPzIg-mxx-bpRrOjotcgTbQU_2MbUtrAtvgjebG6wwVZQ16dIALw-K1Gi5eCtupOhLdh692r7aQoZphE8pkUr8-g1oandm-QAEfMEWFsKwGvZ7kATfQFjMRz3_vUew/s1600/SanRaf.Richmnd-SRBridg.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt4Zc_m2ctOr3VHjPzIg-mxx-bpRrOjotcgTbQU_2MbUtrAtvgjebG6wwVZQ16dIALw-K1Gi5eCtupOhLdh692r7aQoZphE8pkUr8-g1oandm-QAEfMEWFsKwGvZ7kATfQFjMRz3_vUew/s200/SanRaf.Richmnd-SRBridg.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>On the return walk (north) back to the car, the sun was setting in the west and I enjoyed watching Mount Tamalpais turn into a dark and beautiful silhouette, surrounded by the sunset.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_1aRDiQpb2IU4W6mUIze6Ttf6JNr4E0wTtg4UAdJs-IT2khNOf3qMg5KJ_d9ybMChAaBeDFe0zjHSqgi6ta5SMoRNYBDmvxxXAZZ60MpZsZUwqvZRNOrCrwLRfsnp_iQXXbIEWgTzHV3/s1600/SanRaf.View2Ilsnds.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_1aRDiQpb2IU4W6mUIze6Ttf6JNr4E0wTtg4UAdJs-IT2khNOf3qMg5KJ_d9ybMChAaBeDFe0zjHSqgi6ta5SMoRNYBDmvxxXAZZ60MpZsZUwqvZRNOrCrwLRfsnp_iQXXbIEWgTzHV3/s200/SanRaf.View2Ilsnds.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Wildlife Sightings:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEH_Gyk0770o2yT-ju_gIJz2C8IHBOKS89Dsrba_iqJ_MMJdjPS2ZeRJ5n9Np1fCjztr5CIxWgADMiPrxt5XvD4r-fa-QOo5WIDtSHzjJVG8zILUwSrCmDK0AGVX-aGJMQZrDg5BHqwhhv/s1600/SanRaf.PkdDirtTralDogWlkr.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEH_Gyk0770o2yT-ju_gIJz2C8IHBOKS89Dsrba_iqJ_MMJdjPS2ZeRJ5n9Np1fCjztr5CIxWgADMiPrxt5XvD4r-fa-QOo5WIDtSHzjJVG8zILUwSrCmDK0AGVX-aGJMQZrDg5BHqwhhv/s200/SanRaf.PkdDirtTralDogWlkr.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGVBfe6UpvMt72Sh6R5ND58oxA5YDjQwSXgZwEg9VtXwtMPEbQNCIWNJDwJip3zIJH8uKpvrrAPeRvQFaix0Lm9-2dI7wwCCq6hc7IN8fnGiDSKusX22hLWSyhW2iBVCIja2Ih_1VqpVw/s1600/SanRaf.ShorelineBeach.3.3.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGVBfe6UpvMt72Sh6R5ND58oxA5YDjQwSXgZwEg9VtXwtMPEbQNCIWNJDwJip3zIJH8uKpvrrAPeRvQFaix0Lm9-2dI7wwCCq6hc7IN8fnGiDSKusX22hLWSyhW2iBVCIja2Ih_1VqpVw/s200/SanRaf.ShorelineBeach.3.3.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>209 ducks, including 20 lesser scaups; 24 little brown jobs (LBJs); 2 red-winged blackbirds; 2 UFO grebes; 4 Canada geese; 4 unidentified brownish shorebirds (UBBs); 7 crows/ravens; 5 bumblebees; 5 black-necked stilts; 1 killdeer; 1 coot; 1 cormorant; 3 sea gulls; 2 mockingbirds; 2 doves</div>
Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-70579424183297971142013-08-08T23:36:00.001-07:002013-08-08T23:39:09.424-07:00China Camp, part 1 - Feb. 27, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1mhMygOfDCbg04lJDiNKbuLUknXaYQUgapDYfrh1hU89XiaGUrk1eUQwybWcXKTLQKZxfLbhuasZZ6LaSkMSV6xyYuCdMy5bDFfSb5YBt-nCyLiQnJnlCf_IYD6w1W0mtZ6HIzlChyphenhyphen58/s1600/ChinaCamp.2.27.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1mhMygOfDCbg04lJDiNKbuLUknXaYQUgapDYfrh1hU89XiaGUrk1eUQwybWcXKTLQKZxfLbhuasZZ6LaSkMSV6xyYuCdMy5bDFfSb5YBt-nCyLiQnJnlCf_IYD6w1W0mtZ6HIzlChyphenhyphen58/s200/ChinaCamp.2.27.13.png" width="200" /></a>Walking Distance: 2.5 mi. (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 2 hrs., 34 min. (12:58 - 3:32 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Parking lot, China Camp State Park (Marin County), CA<br />
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I skipped ahead almost a mile this afternoon, to take a walk at China Camp, a California State Park. Thanks to Mark for joining me today.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgm4O9qz_xi_-m1085jwhxCns0f8K9EN2ZDdTkvGvUWOLyAkWYw9LLU_R1HcKa1DIhg6D7smjfkRXB9e6S_6IF5CUGV12NyOokTEjEP9ONymBSm3-eiAV1Z-oD0fGRA9VDXoo7H03hfG_/s1600/ChinaCamp.QuanSnackBar.2.27.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgm4O9qz_xi_-m1085jwhxCns0f8K9EN2ZDdTkvGvUWOLyAkWYw9LLU_R1HcKa1DIhg6D7smjfkRXB9e6S_6IF5CUGV12NyOokTEjEP9ONymBSm3-eiAV1Z-oD0fGRA9VDXoo7H03hfG_/s200/ChinaCamp.QuanSnackBar.2.27.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>From the parking lot, we walked downhill to a beach and a partially restored Chinese shrimp fishing village (China Camp Village) that had been most active in the 1880s. We made our way through exhibits in one building and passed the Quan Brothers snack bar (open on weekends).<br />
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We turned around and headed back along the beach, and back uphill to the parking lot, and through a picnic area along the shore/bluffs. From an outlook (China Camp Point) we had a nice view of Rat Rock (in the Bay) and beyond.<br />
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We crossed this road, from the shoreline side to the hillside, close to a Ranger's Station.<br />
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Next up: hike the trails in the northern part of China Camp State Park, and the rest of the North Point San Pedro Rd., eventually leading out of the park and toward the Marin Civic Center.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">1 pelican; 2 sea gulls; 6 little brown jobs (LBJs); 5 crows/ravens; 1 cormorant; 2 Canada geese</span></i><br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-21311043968322302013-08-05T13:00:00.003-07:002013-08-05T13:04:27.247-07:00Marin Uplands trail - Feb. 23, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Time: 1 hr., 35 min. (4:30 - 6:05 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Side of road (shoulder), Paradise Drive, Tiburon, CA<br />
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While this is not part of the Bay Trail, the Uplands trail is a great, off-map hike for those who love almost 360 degree views of the Bay. This packed dirt trail starts with a series of steps at the Paradise Drive trailhead and quickly blends into the wooded hillside.</div>
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Along the way uphill to the ridge, in the winter/spring (the wetter months in California), the path is dotted with wildflowers, and interesting moss, fungi and lichens.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyWqEEwmdJ1fniT-yG4a9fdYi_Jhz1jORy_HlL7-p2nK97x_1Jz3BVdQG4CZtFz2cLmoruw1yow4LmIhKk4XV3MQzH8DQnn0KpL0tz9u_ajRJOWAftsRW9EoTvBT2CGR__hGPFAs8GwfV/s1600/Tiburon.Uplands.Trail.flwrs.2.23.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyWqEEwmdJ1fniT-yG4a9fdYi_Jhz1jORy_HlL7-p2nK97x_1Jz3BVdQG4CZtFz2cLmoruw1yow4LmIhKk4XV3MQzH8DQnn0KpL0tz9u_ajRJOWAftsRW9EoTvBT2CGR__hGPFAs8GwfV/s200/Tiburon.Uplands.Trail.flwrs.2.23.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I had hiked this .7 mi. loop trail (plus another 1/2 mile up on the ridge, at the top) during my first walk around San Francisco Bay (2009 - 2011), also in the winter. The wooded hillscape looked a little drier this time, with some trees looking a little drought-stressed. But, this could have been my imagination.</div>
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There is at least one bench, in a clearing, about 2/3 up to the top, where you can stop and catch your breath.</div>
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Eventually you'll arrive at the top, a ridge area with views across the Bay to Richmond, and further south, on a clear day, you'll be able to see the skylines of Albany, Berkeley, and Emeryville in the East Bay. If you follow the trail (to the left/south) along the ridge just a bit further you'll be able to see views of the San Francisco skyline, the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.</div>
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-86977544419921203962013-08-05T10:05:00.001-07:002013-08-05T10:05:55.293-07:00Andersen Drive, cont. - Feb. 1, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 1.05 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 45 min. (3:15 - 4:00 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Orchard Supply Hardware, parking lot, San Rafael, CA<br />
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I started this walk by buying some bottled water at Orchard Supply for the walk. And I headed northwest on Andersen Drive until I reached the intersection of Andersen Dr. with Bellam Boulevard (traffic light), where I turned around. Not many birds today other than ones you'd expect to see in more urban or light industrial areas near the shore: sea gulls, and a few crows perched on fences.<br />
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<i>Tap Plastics stop</i><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvQMoLuOzJGGx_J3Sw8ibdHkU_oN7vIoBeH7jADk-MML3Z3eeyb-JhWGR0uaHmsvlRClf6d-pPPYRkJL5oxVjCcF-r35_X_s-bP6XNWtbtnxEfawMZsNVcURIpApsUZf6Efyth6OOoRpx/s1600/SanRaf.AndersnDr.BlkCrowFence.2.1.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvQMoLuOzJGGx_J3Sw8ibdHkU_oN7vIoBeH7jADk-MML3Z3eeyb-JhWGR0uaHmsvlRClf6d-pPPYRkJL5oxVjCcF-r35_X_s-bP6XNWtbtnxEfawMZsNVcURIpApsUZf6Efyth6OOoRpx/s200/SanRaf.AndersnDr.BlkCrowFence.2.1.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Occasionally I've noted possible places of interest while walking the Bay Trail. Here's one that might appeal to a select few. On the way back to my car, I stopped at Tap Plastics -- (a chain of) stores in the Bay Area that offer custom-made and off-the-shelf plastic sheets, dowels, cases, and many other shapes and options. It's a great store for people who are building specialty items, creative projects, or just want to solve a simple problem. I lingered over the displays and bought some custom cut plastic sheets (for a photography shoot) and happily lugged them down Andersen Drive back to my car.<br />
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<i>Three Twins sundae</i><br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
11 sea gulls; 3 little brown jobs; 3 crows<br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-77463737302918720462013-08-04T21:51:00.001-07:002013-08-05T09:00:30.443-07:00San Rafael, Andersen Dr. - Feb. 1, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 1.4 mi.<br />
Walking Time: 23 min. (2:35 - 2:58 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Andersen Drive, San Rafael<br />
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Because I was walking relatively close to fast-moving vehicle traffic I was hiking at a pretty brisk pace -- eager to finish the stretch along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (shown as less developed, dark green dotted line on the 2012-2013 Bay Trail map set). I did not walk far along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. The closer this road gets closer to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, it seems the dicier it gets.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
1 turkey vulture; 1 hubcap; 1 rusty screw</div>
Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-89782934349035327172013-08-04T21:15:00.000-07:002013-08-04T21:15:07.685-07:00Larkspur Ferry, Corte Madera - Jan. 19, '13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walking Distance: 4 mi. (estim.)<br />
Walking Time: 2 hours, 0 min. (3:12 - 5:12 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: Larkspur ferry station parking lot, Larkspur, CA<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEikOGly5oSTTZN6Zqf4f-is2RA6zIKF365MOftzghVccsPlWBLoam6q78XE2bzi0ZLtLpW5LIq3ibYwhwupwRci1T3DlqsPugPGOC-XAPI9Cgc48oT6O6sqLd7qph6DadXFQVYrpNII3C/s1600/Larkspur.CemntPillarsFwy.MtTam.1.19.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEikOGly5oSTTZN6Zqf4f-is2RA6zIKF365MOftzghVccsPlWBLoam6q78XE2bzi0ZLtLpW5LIq3ibYwhwupwRci1T3DlqsPugPGOC-XAPI9Cgc48oT6O6sqLd7qph6DadXFQVYrpNII3C/s200/Larkspur.CemntPillarsFwy.MtTam.1.19.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Most of today's walk was along asphalt paths or sidewalks through Greenbrae and Larkspur. However, there were stretches along roads (e.g. the dotted green line on the map, near San Quentin Prison) that were less welcoming than others. The remaining bits were mostly optional packed dirt paths along the shore. Mount Tamalpais was visible from multiple locations.<br />
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To explore the area, I walked south first, to get under Highway 101, and toward the Marin Rowing Club. I went down some stairs and passed big freeway cement pillars, then went back up stairs and up and over freeway overpass -- and followed a fairly narrow combined bicycle and pedestrian walkway, toward the Marin Storage / Marin RV Park on Redwood Highway.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYz0V5bt_HDxzRE0bzVD3YimPc-2hFGnFiMrvhppZXodCZZo433IQAP7FgKW_d11SeKn1CdyJOyrrvRtTGw2DVVMLKJThEWce2YUyX9Xw7MGXNDX5HDE08kA5FAtrCpRtL3YzaPmzKdQZ/s1600/Larkspur.Ferry.GoingPast.Close.1.19.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYz0V5bt_HDxzRE0bzVD3YimPc-2hFGnFiMrvhppZXodCZZo433IQAP7FgKW_d11SeKn1CdyJOyrrvRtTGw2DVVMLKJThEWce2YUyX9Xw7MGXNDX5HDE08kA5FAtrCpRtL3YzaPmzKdQZ/s200/Larkspur.Ferry.GoingPast.Close.1.19.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
I turned around after I'd reached (and browsed inside) Toy World. I went back over the overpass on the East side, took path at the end this time (instead of stairs and boardwalk).<br />
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I turned right at an orange detour sign to an asphalt path around the Larkspur Ferry parking lot. I walked around the periphery of this peninsula-shaped parking lot (shown as a small green loop on the 2012-2013 Bay Trail map set). I then made my way up and over (detour) to Larkspur Landing (and shopping center).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSCYichWJwKcpJEAipBrjgc_SYVY3BmWw95PDAJZ0z1wvOe-TkgBsnwuO1B42mD5uHISyQMG-2hyulo4nbyUL_ap9vUl9fRxRGuhXoFbfrqEBZ0TNujpLVIeJgQTYz14xc7zIGwOPRgHl/s1600/Larkspur.Ferry.MtTam.Dusk.1.19.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSCYichWJwKcpJEAipBrjgc_SYVY3BmWw95PDAJZ0z1wvOe-TkgBsnwuO1B42mD5uHISyQMG-2hyulo4nbyUL_ap9vUl9fRxRGuhXoFbfrqEBZ0TNujpLVIeJgQTYz14xc7zIGwOPRgHl/s200/Larkspur.Ferry.MtTam.Dusk.1.19.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I crossed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Francis_Drake_Boulevard">Sir Francis Drake Boulevard</a> to get to the Marin Country Mart shopping center at Larkspur Landing to buy something to eat. Since my first walk around the bay (2009-2011), several new shops had opened, and it looked like the whole shopping center may have experienced some improvements. There appeared to be more options for food stops including: Berry Bliss Yogurt, Marin Brewing Company, Rustic Bakery and Cafe (organic), and many more*.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFAqzg5B48raE0GwilUpMHjgbROG0p3TAMe92DswgIlNUsYYl74eotadRriA20yoVyYvzqNkqj_NVuyOMSKGnJFxhpdAzMQzLeLxwHYI47xZN4xIZHosxcCLKKsfnR6R_FiRZikF3KhI4/s1600/Larkspur.NarrowPedPath.Fwy.RichmBrdgSign.1.19.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFAqzg5B48raE0GwilUpMHjgbROG0p3TAMe92DswgIlNUsYYl74eotadRriA20yoVyYvzqNkqj_NVuyOMSKGnJFxhpdAzMQzLeLxwHYI47xZN4xIZHosxcCLKKsfnR6R_FiRZikF3KhI4/s200/Larkspur.NarrowPedPath.Fwy.RichmBrdgSign.1.19.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>After a frozen yogurt stop, I continued along Sir Francisco Drake Boulevard, and walked along water toward San Quentin Prison, passing a very tall sculpture of Sir Francis Drake, a tall red brick chimney that was part of an old brick kiln, and some new buildings around this structure. The brick making facility (a California Historic Landmark) now houses a restaurant, The Melting Pot.<br />
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I enjoyed walking past lush, green grass along paths -- as it had looked on my first walk a few years ago. (I've passed through this area in the winter both times.)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnbyK_bfOaCTT1vGpqM8L7GkJRLXfg-tsZgOYf8G4xhED8apGXVZIyp-m12H6_10U6Emo23uZq_OINNVuy13kMWkKdbMeS82sedjh4qsZ0SWTAM54TU2uiYWZzfMJLHheVfcliRLemwvy/s1600/Larkspur.SanQuentin.Towrs.Fences.1.19.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnbyK_bfOaCTT1vGpqM8L7GkJRLXfg-tsZgOYf8G4xhED8apGXVZIyp-m12H6_10U6Emo23uZq_OINNVuy13kMWkKdbMeS82sedjh4qsZ0SWTAM54TU2uiYWZzfMJLHheVfcliRLemwvy/s200/Larkspur.SanQuentin.Towrs.Fences.1.19.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>As I approached San Quentin Prison, the trail became a setback along Sir Francis Drake Blvd., near relatively rapidly moving traffic. In part because of this, I turned around at the first San Quentin sign gate/entrance/driveway. (I was reminded that prisons are not meant to look approachable; neither do they want to attract random visitors.)<br />
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On the way back, I walked the side of the trail closer to the road - through City of Larkspur Remillard Park, a small park sandwiched between Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and the bay. I then continued on Sir Francis Drake, back across the freeway, and to the Larkspur Ferry parking lot.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
1 kingfisher; 10 ducks; 18 little brown jobs (LBJs); 2 crows; 6 pigeons; 2 sea gulls; 1 turkey vulture; 5 coots; 1 great egret; 1 hummingbird; 1 Western/Clark's grebe<br />
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<i>*Postscript: I would also recommend Three Twins Ice Cream, Belcampo Meats, and Miette (bakery).</i><br />
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Corinne DeBrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645804567583549229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892291860755637482.post-48367146388682969482013-08-02T12:39:00.003-07:002013-08-02T15:04:18.642-07:00Corte Madera, cont. - Jan. 12, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Walking Distance: 3.2 mi. (estimate)<br />
Walking Time: 1 hr., 34 min. (4:31 - 6:05 p.m.)<br />
Start and End Point: parking lot, Corte Madera, CA<br />
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This late afternoon stroll turned into a hustle to get in before dark. This was great for photographing some items at sunset, but not so great for photographing birds.<br />
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I started this walk by heading north from The Village Shopping Center to the Bay Trail along the water, passing a small public parking lot (on Bay Trail map). I then passed more stores, including a BevMo, and a car wash.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_IScesbZ12rGf1VEDh4wfyzczJ6En4jNvd0ZbED8iVRejYRndjaOEei-mqdDKpENgBnQEUne-krYYa1wae_R-H4B3nvZfad0qSK-_0-b3NhCIEHeRpIBstT7zXO-oc1MAXX1yskLU-jj/s1600/CorteMadera.Canvasbk.Watr.1.12.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_IScesbZ12rGf1VEDh4wfyzczJ6En4jNvd0ZbED8iVRejYRndjaOEei-mqdDKpENgBnQEUne-krYYa1wae_R-H4B3nvZfad0qSK-_0-b3NhCIEHeRpIBstT7zXO-oc1MAXX1yskLU-jj/s200/CorteMadera.Canvasbk.Watr.1.12.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I turned left on Industrial, and went up and over a combined pedestrian/bicycle overpass that led to a pedestrian/bicycle walkway on the west side of Highway 101. I walked down toward the Marin Rowing Center - turned left, then left again to pathway, past Marin Rowing, and kept following the asphalt trail until I reached the 3rd mast/flagpole (~ .5 mi.?), then turned around.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71am6b51VP8y_ZPWVAchdrJGOPC7V3kwuvvhVm9rB_lMR1vgmXvKokC7IEQqp0ztfbZF7ZcWWIO3T3EW3n6MLpIcp0Hf-nglqaJ-zDtRJRbSQ1VnG4CRfbET04HcInWclqMxLxChZYt5R/s1600/CorteMadera.MtTam.Sunset.Silhtt.1.12.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71am6b51VP8y_ZPWVAchdrJGOPC7V3kwuvvhVm9rB_lMR1vgmXvKokC7IEQqp0ztfbZF7ZcWWIO3T3EW3n6MLpIcp0Hf-nglqaJ-zDtRJRbSQ1VnG4CRfbET04HcInWclqMxLxChZYt5R/s200/CorteMadera.MtTam.Sunset.Silhtt.1.12.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I started to walk under two big freeway underpasses (a cavernous cement cathedral space, that I'd photographed on my first walk around the bay). But, I turned around and walked back up, to the way I'd come, to Industrial, then taking the same way back to car (in the dark).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4xUHqSMHzmTh4S5Ej96UXOQccT-nESG5Nk4bUa_KS0SBSbKKu_zy_elSvLLqLKm7VUeL5pPD0jaT1IM534Obeh6v6udQVyEPEVL2I-BFmXE0y0z_P02cz2odnKO1xT4YeiVZskeX4duT/s1600/CorteMadera.Night.BlueGoldMtTam.1.12.13.600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4xUHqSMHzmTh4S5Ej96UXOQccT-nESG5Nk4bUa_KS0SBSbKKu_zy_elSvLLqLKm7VUeL5pPD0jaT1IM534Obeh6v6udQVyEPEVL2I-BFmXE0y0z_P02cz2odnKO1xT4YeiVZskeX4duT/s200/CorteMadera.Night.BlueGoldMtTam.1.12.13.600.jpg" width="200" /></a>I took some really dark pictures of canvasback, teal ducks, a group of white egrets below, and lots of pictures of Mt. Tamalpais (some at, after sunset). Colored street and car lights lit up the foreground as Mt. Tam turned into a shapely silhouette.<br />
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Wildlife Sightings:<br />
41 ducks (21 mallards, 11 canvasbacks, 8 teal, 1 bufflehead or duck with similar head); 32 coots; 8 black-necked stilts; 2 killdeer; 11 sea gulls; 1 turkey vulture; 8 little brown jobs (LBJs); 4 snowy egrets</div>
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