headlands hikes: along coyote ridge

my local path to the pacific along coyote ridge trail 

in golden gate national recreation area

tuesday night boys hike earlier in the year when the days were long...

gazing west

group selfie atop the high point of coyote ridge

the boys atop the WWII bunker at tennessee valley beach overlook

view of mt. tamalpais from the miwok trail

lil' whiskey on our "training hike" at the western edge of the continent

nighttime at muir beach overlook

mt tam hikes

view of san francisco from atop mt. tamalpais

back in the season when days were long and there was plenty of time to go on a sunset hike after work...

zeb took this beautiful photo of the sky.

z

looking west from east peak of mt tam with lake bon tempe in the distance

another evening, another hike with chris down the path

and andreas, visiting from boston

boys and dog atop mt tam

a clear day reveals the farrallon islands out in the Pacific.

a walk in andrew molera park, big sur

from april, before this Summer's Soberanes Fire

dan, zeb and jamie  - celebrating dan's bday

San Gregorio Beach

gathering for sunset at san gregorio beach in april

Steep Ravine

One of my favorite places...

The rocks exposed around the hot springs hearken back to the winter months...

cairns and bodies

Bolinas beckons from across the water and across the divide between continental plates.

yet another beautiful sunset on the pacific

at the drinking water spring

Stacey scares up the gulls at Stinson Beach.

Tennessee Valley

I love Tennessee Valley...It's so dang pretty...

In recent months, it's been my go-to destination for after-work evening rambles.

 

Pacific Sunsets, mostly

When I moved back to California last August, I became enamored, again, with the Pacific coastline, where the land meets the sea.  And the colors that come out in the evenings' magic hour make the photographs lovelier.   All these are from last year in 2015.  Above and below: From Mt Tamalpais State Park above Stinson...

The tip of Bolinas shows in the distance.

Near Rock Spring in Mt. Tam State Park

Martin's Beach south of Half Moon Bay

Part of the Golden Gate Bridge shows through the mountains from along the Coyote Ridge Trail in the Marin Headlands.

Black Sands Beach, Marin Headlands

Sunrise view from my balcony