Our first day was a relatively restful day, since we had a half marathon the next day. We decided to return to Armstrong Woods to check out the redwoods. We had visited during a prior visit to San Francisco and were looking forward to seeing the redwoods again.
Lisa finishing the Napa to Sonoma half marathon in the Sonoma Plaza
We spent the remainder of our day checking out wineries in the area
The day after the half marathon, we drove out to Point Reyes national seashore
It’s always fun to visit somewhere with completely different flora than home
We ended up on a trail on the northern end of Point Reyes, at the recommendation of a park ranger. We were fairly remote and only saw other hikers a few times
There was a heavy fog for most of our hike. Fitting for the bay area
The coast was visible for a large portion of the trail
We decided on this trail after the ranger told us about the elk that roam the area. We saw them everywhere, and they are fairly accustomed to being in close proximity to people
Elk at a watering hole, just off the trail
At times, the elk were very close by
For the most part, the trail was mostly grass and rolling hills
Our last day in Sonoma, we drove to the overlook trail. The trail begins just outside of town and provides a nice view of the whole area
