A Gem of a Day

At 8:45am on Monday I headed out for a day of hiking near Mount Tamalpais. You never know what adventures the day holds when you step out of your door in the morning. At the trailhead for Cataract Falls six of us started out on a hike and journeyed through a day of wonder.

We hiked along a stream with many waterfalls.




















And even more waterfalls.




















We consulted a map on which way to go.














We hiked through woods, marsh and meadow. We hiked in rain. We hiked in sun. It was hard to believe we were just minutes from San Francisco.














After the hike we drove to Stinson Beach. The Air National Guard was airlifting parts for a new crane to the Farallon Islands.




















A man from the Department of the Interior talked with us about the Farallons. He wondered why everyone was taking pictures of his truck.














On the way back to Oakland we drove through rainbows.















For dinner the six of us went to Sura Korean in Oakland. A Korean woman in our group ordered family dinner for us. We had lots of little dishes with tasty food in them, and a few big dishes too.














Our last stop was for frozen yogurt. We all agreed Monday was a very special day filled with twelve hours of natural beauty, great company and unexpected adventure.