Trail
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Naturalist and writer Jules Evens has lived near Point Reyes for over 30 years. He is the founder of Avocet Research Associates and the author of The Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula and An Introduction to California Birdlife (both UC Press).
Park: 38.05243289 -122.87606295 park Point Reyes National Seashore
Good for:- Views
- Chaparral
- Forests and Woodlands
- Hiking
Overview
This rather long and moderately strenuous hike ascends the west-facing slope of Inverness Ridge and traverse long sections its fir-forested spine. I visited the Woodward Trail November 2 with my friend Joanie under remarkably similar conditions.
Start at the Sky Trailhead off Limantour Road, take the Sky Trail to Woodward Valley Trail, then the Coast Trail and finally the Fire Lane Trail.
The salubrious effects of two early and gentle rains, the first in many months, were readily apparent in the softness of the soil underfoot and freshly washed foliage. Although mushrooms had not yet pushed through the forest duff, salamanders had emerged from their subterranean summer haunts and were migrating to recently freshened ponds and creeks. The brittleness of the landscape, so distinctive at the end of the dry months, had largely vanished.
See photos from this and a simialr hike at Jules Evens's Point Reyes Walkabout blog.
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