(c) 2010 Lydia Hinshaw
Point Reyes Light and the blue Pacific
The Light is 308 steps downPOINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, CA -- It is our habit to get an early start on our day. Friday that wasn't necessary.
We got to the Point Reyes light a half hour before the place opened, which was fine because we'd forgotten that the typical Northern California coastal fog often smothers the magnificent views until lunchtime. Happily, within an hour of our 9:30 a.m. arrival, things started to clear up, and we had a lovely morning seeing the light and hiking the headlands.
Not so lovely was the road out to the light, which twists and turns like a snake and is extremely bumpy to boot. But we'll take it over yesterday's freeway adventure from Placerville, where we camped Wednesday night, to San Rafael, where we turned right on California 1, which roller coasters along the coast north of San Francisco.
Back in the small town of Point Reyes Station, we had an outdoor lunch under a wisteria arbor before heading north to Bodega Bay, where we will spend Friday night.
We got to the Point Reyes light a half hour before the place opened, which was fine because we'd forgotten that the typical Northern California coastal fog often smothers the magnificent views until lunchtime. Happily, within an hour of our 9:30 a.m. arrival, things started to clear up, and we had a lovely morning seeing the light and hiking the headlands.
Not so lovely was the road out to the light, which twists and turns like a snake and is extremely bumpy to boot. But we'll take it over yesterday's freeway adventure from Placerville, where we camped Wednesday night, to San Rafael, where we turned right on California 1, which roller coasters along the coast north of San Francisco.
Back in the small town of Point Reyes Station, we had an outdoor lunch under a wisteria arbor before heading north to Bodega Bay, where we will spend Friday night.
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