Point Reyes National Seashore Hiking Trips

Fourth of July weekend and the crowds were out. But I immediately veered off to head up Mt. Wittenberg and lost nearly everyone. Only saw the occassional hiker after that. Great July weather -- which is to say foggy -- and perfect for a hike. Point Reyes always offers great sites and a lot of options. In this case I took Mt. Wittenberg to Sky Trail to Coast Trail and back up...

This is one of my favorite Point Reyes hikes.  There are wonderful views at every turn.  Ocean to your left, bay to your right, rolling hills in front of you and if you're hiking the spring, wildflowers at your feet.  There aren't many hikes where you get out to a dramatic headland point like this. The drive to the trail head is interesting in itself.  It rolls through old dairy country and ends at a...

This was a fairly easy hike until the very last descent to the falls. I didn't feel comfortable making the final drop down to the beach to get a photo of the lower falls.

We started out at Point Reyes Bird Observatory/Palomarin trailhead. We were looking for Phantom falls, which we found, but it was a trickle. Looks like it's best to go after a good rain.Alamere Falls was running pretty well, as were the falls above it.