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April 26, 2007
Mt. Tamalpais wildflower walk - Saturday June 2nd
Mt. Tam wildflower walk - Saturday, June 2nd. Well this is going to be a tasty little hike. We'll begin in the redwoods of Cataract Canyon on the North side of Mt. Tam, hike along the coastal bluffs of the Bolinas Ridge and end our hike with frosty pitchers of beer on a deck overlooking muir woods at the best-view-in-the-world pub, the fabulous german Tourist Club.
Hmmmm, I spent almost half of my intro paragraph talking about beer and the tourist club. I have no shame, and I suppose that is a correct representation of my priorities, but the hike itself will be the real treat. I love the micro-climate ecosystems of Mt. Tam, and we'll be passing through a veritable greatest hits of the Sleeping Lady's extensive catalog - redwood forests, oak/bay woodlands, serpentine pygmy forest, wildflower meadows, dramatic coastal bluffs, chaparral - do I need to go on? I'm probably overselling this hike and we're going to end up with more people wanting to go than we can take, but I'm in love with this mountain so what am I supposed to say? Your trip leader is a opinionated misanthrope (there, that should scare some people away)and finds an unhealthy amount of sustenence and solace in his relationships with wild plants, so there will be lots of talking about native plants, herbal medicine, wild foods, ecology etc ... He also has the unfortunate habit of lapsing into referring to himself in the third person in his blog entries for no apparent reason. Can a love of wild plants heal this person and make him normal? Stay tuned.
How, When, Where. I've mapped this out in my head, but I have to do a little research to plan out our exact route, meeting spot etc ... I don't have all the details yet, but it will be about a 8-10 mile hike starting at 10am on Saturday, June 2. I will email details the week before the hike to the folks who have signed up for this trip. Please note that we have to limit this hike to 15 people in order to keep it manageable, and I have a feeling this is going to be a popular trip, so sign up early if you want to go by emailing me hall@juniperridge.com. See you there!
Posted by juniperridge at April 26, 2007 9:02 PM