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Muir Woods - Main/Fern Creek/Ocean View Loop, CA
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| Hiking | 6.30 Miles |
1,000 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.30 Miles | 3 Hrs | | 2.80 mph |
| 1,000 ft AEG | 45 Mns Break | 8 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | Left the womenfolk in San Francisco and headed up to the Muir Woods for gentlemen-only hike through the Redwoods. The crew was myself, Dustin, Devin, Marius, and Mike (first time hiker!) The NPS website wasn't kidding...parking fills up early on weekends. Arrived about 9:00am and all the lots were full, had to park about half a mile down Muir Woods Road. Took a look through the VC and then some of the guys grabbed a pastry from the snack bar before heading up the Main Trail. I've seen the Redwoods once before, a couple years ago driving through in Humbolt County. This was my first real up close and personal experience with them. They are effing tall. Beautiful trees. A ranger was giving a talk at the Pinchot Tree, so we stopped to listen for a couple minutes. Passed through the Cathedral Grove, it was heaven on earth. Hung a right on the Fern Creek Trail, leaving the boardwalk and passing onto a nice dirt singletrack. There were still other hikers about, but far less of them. Yet we were still mingling with the Redwoods. Passed the Kent Tree, named for William Kent (supposedly his favorite tree), a now deceased giant Coastal Doug Fir now laying on its side. Took a drink from Fern Creek, some of the best water I've ever tasted. The trail started climbing faster, and we climbed up into the Redwood canopy and then out of the Redwoods altogether. Passed a couple semi-confusing trail junctions but made it to our turn-around point at the Panoramic Highway featuring distant views of the Pacific Ocean! Had cell service and called my wife to make rendezvous plans for later. Returned via the "Ocean View Trail", which is sometimes signed "Canopy View Trail" (like I said...semi-confusing). Hung around the VC a while and enjoyed the pleasantries while waiting for the womenfolk to arrive. They never showed so Devin and I walked down the road until we got cell service. Turns out our WAGS were taking their time and hadn't left the city yet. They weren't going to find parking down here anyway so we got the rest of the guys and headed out, meeting the girls for lunch in Sausalito. Trip distance includes walking up and down the road. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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