Greetings from Bodega Bay, California, home to many fantastic walks!\u00a0 I\u00a0can hear the Pacific from\u00a0my hotel room, which overlooks a peaceful marsh just above Doran Beach. I flew into San Jose on a Thursday about 2pm, caught a bit of traffic through Oakland and San Francisco but was in my room by 5pm. I gotta a lotta walking to do – feets don’t fail me now!<\/p>\n
I was put in my place at Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in a nearby town called Gurneville.\u00a0 The redwoods are spectacular – “Colonel Armstrong” stands 308 feet, is over 14 feet wide and over 1400 years old. 1400 years old. Really puts things in perspective.<\/p>\n
The visitors center suggested nine different walks and hikes.\u00a0 I took a short 1.7 mile hike to Armstrong Tree.\u00a0 Nature’s artistry is on display here – it’s as if there are sculptures naturally carved into the bark of many of the trees.\u00a0 Some of the fallen wood take the shape of artistic testaments to these mighty trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Greetings from Bodega Bay, California, home to many fantastic walks!\u00a0 I\u00a0can hear the Pacific from\u00a0my hotel room, which overlooks a peaceful marsh just above Doran Beach. I flew into San Jose on a Thursday about 2pm, caught a bit of … Continue reading