Hi! I'm Lara from En Route Traveler and I'm coming to
from Point Reyes National Seashore in California.
Point Reyes is a hiker's paradise.
It's only about a 90-minute drive north of the San Francisco Bay Area
and you'll encounter all different types of trails
that lead through beautiful coastal beaches, grasslands,
forests, and even marshes.
I got to the famous lighthouse a little too early today,
I didn't realize that it opened at 10:00
so I took a little detour and I'm taking the short trail to Chimney Rock
to get some views of the dramatic coastline.
I am in my happy place right now!
I've got water to the left of me, water to the right.
This Chimney Rock Trail is beautiful because
it follows a peninsula that juts into the middle of the ocean and the bay.
I arrived just in time to get a ranger tour of the lighthouse and it was really
fascinating to understand the mechanics of how it worked.
Back then, they didn't have electricity so it required a lot more manpower.
This afternoon, I'm hiking the Tamales Point Trail
on the northern end of the park.
I don't know if you can see, but there's still quite a few wildflowers in bloom
even though the seasons about to end.
I'm a little disappointed because I didn't get to finish this hike.
It's just gonna take a little too long, I still have to drive 45 minutes back
to the hostel and grab dinner before a moonlight hike tonight.
I cut it short, but I don't regret it because the scenery is gorgeous.
All I'm missing are some beautiful bluffs with waves crashing into them.
That was incredible! I was hiking and then all of a sudden I realized I was
surrounded by wild elk.
I just stood there and watched them and they watched me
and we had a connection.
Now I'm king of glad that I head back early because I got to see them up close.
What's your favorite coastal hike?
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