We visited Point Reyes National Seashore past weekend and experienced contrasting weather. Saturday was sunny, little wind, and gorgeous blue sky. Sunday turned out to be cold, super windy, overcast, and not fun.
Tomales Point Trail
We were wise to go for a hike called Tomales Point Trail (TPT) on Saturday and spent about 3 hours along the ocean hiking and covered 4.2 miles total. There was a ranch village at the beginning of TPT which didn’t look inhabited for most part. However, we saw one car parked outside one of the houses. The rest of the houses looked empty and not in use. The ranch village had a blacksmith shop, a barber shop, a barn, etc. It was pretty fun to imagine the life at the ranch years ago. There were lot of active ranches/dairies on the way to TPT and we saw at least a hundred cows resting in the sun.
Beautiful hike along the pacific ocean
Barn at the ranch
Village at the ranch
Wildflowers and Vistas
Being a plant biologist, I am always fascinated by flora of the region. I observe tree architecture, leaf shapes/colors, and most of all- flowers! I love flowers, not just the ornamental ones you will find at stores, also the wild flowers. They come in all shapes and sizes and it is always fun to find such a variety within 2 miles of a hike.
Vistas are just amazing at TPT. You are hiking among wildflowers around the hill and suddenly the pacific ocean peek-a-boos to give a surreal feeling. No matter which direction you look, you will feel awe and gratitude to be part of such beautiful surroundings.
Trees had striking architecture
Moo!
Wildflowers on our trail
A beach peeking through cliffs
Wildflowers on our trail
Trail
Wildflowers on our trail
Wildflowers on our trail
Wildflowers on our trail
Wildflowers on our trail
Trail had some narrow passages as well
Toddler friendliness
The TPT hike was a lot of fun and my toddler S walked most of the trail. S waved to people along the trail, said Hi to almost everyone, stretched her arms to block the trail (although her arms are not long enough to close the way :)), and chanted “I think I can” while going uphill. We met a very friendly dog named Ali who was panting profusely and looked pretty tired after a long hike! And if you are lucky, you might see some Elks on the hills 🙂
Elks resting in the sun
Finished our hike!
We had a great time and also got some beautiful pictures of the trail.
Nidhi Sharma 