Sensational Seashore Sanctuary  

What’s your favorite seashore “getaway”?

 

“Lose yourself in nature and find peace.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) 



Looking at the San Francisco Bay Area packed with over 7,000,000 residents from a local travel perspective in comparison with my equally crowded South Florida home region seems easy to do. Just get out of town when you can and enjoy wild nature’s blessing. For me, that’s  quite efficiently  done out of Fort Lauderdale as I just head due west on Alligator  Alley and barely turn the steering wheel to eventually stop at a boat ramp or nearby  canal on the side of the road in the Florida  Everglades. 

But not so fast when sizing up this west coast exploratory version! For while the same kind of leisurely excursion in the Bay Area can similarly yield such escape rewards, it typically must be done with considerably more time and effort. To demonstrate my conclusion, Ruth and I undertook a twenty mile journey from our motel in San Rafael on a busy Saturday morning  to well renowned Point Reyes National Seashore.    
  

Know then that such an outing into Marin County countryside would begin for us with a northwest turn into the steep mountainous ridges paralleling the Pacific Ocean coastline. Such an arduous route would thus require me to attentively maintain tight control of my steering wheel as I faced a series of “hairpin” turns and steep descents to and from the  Pacific coastline. Our loss of G.P.S. car guidance as we faced similar topographic challenges driving to sightseeing points within Point Reyes boundaries caused further directional and distance confusion at times.

Yet for all the intense driving effort I put in, our weekend outing here seemed totally worth it from a positive mind perspective. Such moment to moment impressions of this day trip are thus captioned in the following photo series. I hope to connect with you once again in my latest road trip blog series as we head to Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday afternoon.  


 I caressed the wetness and secluded darkness slithering through a giant Redwoods tree canopy.

I experienced the refreshing realization  that a herd of deer seemed unafraid of my human encroachment at the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

I stepped  quietly and safely over the “Sleeping Giant” of the San Andreas Fault Zone on the land ravaged Earthquake Trail.

I noticed the calming effect on my psyche of sleeping horses at Morgan Horse Ranch.

I enjoyed the  friendly human touch of “chit -chatting” with local produce sellers in the small village of Olema.                         

I crossed coastal waves of green grassland throughout the highlands of the park with mind clearing hypnotic focus.      

I joined contented cows in celebration of conquering the highest hills in the park. 

I inhaled the harmonious feeling of nature’s unity with springtime blooming.

I felt the exhilarating freedom of flight as I stared in awe down to the vast Pacific Ocean.

I took greater interest in protecting our country’s fragile beach shorelines from destructive human encroachment. 

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