Sunday, May 28, 2006

Alamere Falls

Meet at the Palomarin Trailhead, 11 a.m.

It's 2006, and Hike Club has been on hiatus for a year. Or just shy of a year. The return of the this hike gets us in just under the one-year wire. Veteran hiker Nancy Schwartz invites the Hike Club to the 14th Annual Memorial Day Hike to Alamere Falls.

This hike begins at the Palomarin Trailhead, at the end of Mesa Road out of Bolinas. From the parking lot, we enter the Pt. Reyes National Recreation Area and begin our four mile hike over mostly level terrain, along the Coast Trail. We'll pass by several swimmable lakes, and finally reach Alamere Falls.

After our unusually wet spring, the falls should be very full. It drops off a cliff directly onto the beach.

Bring a lunch and binoculars and we'll have an adventure.

Getting there

From anywhere in Sonoma County, take your favorite route to Olema, which is where Sir Francis Drake Blvd. meets Highway 1. Then continue south on 1 to the turnoff for Bolinas. Look closely for this, because local residents are known to remove the sign from time to time. Look for Mesa Road on the right, and take it to where it ends at the Palomarin parking lot.

I'll send out a notice for a show of hands later this week - sorry for the short notice. Contact me with any questions. This is a good hike for kids.

Here's a shot from the 12th Annual Alamere Falls hike: