We had a free Saturday so Nick & I headed to a place we'd been meaning to visit - Point Reyes. It's a National Seashore (is that like a National Park? Because National Parks are a 101 item...?) not far from us distance-wise, but it took a while to get there are the small, twisting (beautiful) roads. It has over 150 miles of hiking trails and its beaches are listed as one of the most beautiful places in the world for picnics with it's dramatic cliffs and Pacific Ocean views. We also wanted to check out some hiking gear for our upcoming trip to Peru!
Wasn't a great day to practice with the camera & tripod
We visited the historic lighthouse and took a walk to Chimney Rock and then headed to the Tule Elk Preserve. Never heard of Tule (Too-lee) elks? Well, they are native to NorCal, look like deer, and it's their mating/rutting season. Never heard of rutting? Official name of head butting.
Yep, foggy fog fog
This is the best picture of the harem with my super fancy iPhone camera
Anywho, we spent several chilly hours walking around gazing down at the ocean - but mostly just looked at fog. It was beautiful in a creepy way, we'll definitely have to come back in the fall when the weather is better.
Highlight of the day: we came upon a harem - one huge male Tule elk and his pack of ~30 females and a few juvenile males (small fuzzy antlers)! It was really neat to see such a huge group together and really close to the hiking path.
This is kind of a soft check, but we HAVE been meaning to do this for a while, so I'll give myself credit for #47 a new hike & #50 new national park.
So, what do you think -- does National Seashore = National Park?? :)
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