Farewell to 2024 from Marin County
Look at this beautiful new sign! Sadly, the original beautiful sign that was a birthday gift to Rob in 2021 had delaminated. While in Eureka in April this year I saw the beautiful woodwork of a friend and asked if she could replicate our sign in wood, and this stunning work of art is the result. Complete with tree, mountains, trilliums and two little kitties poking from behind the tree. On December 3, I finally hiked the strenuous 10+ mile loop that starts at our RV and ends at our RV. The loop includes about four miles of the Cross Marin Trail, a steep climb up Shafter Grade to the east, then between four and five miles descending on the Bolinas Ridge Trail before joining the Jewel Trail to take me back down to the Cross Marin Trail. I have done this complete loop in the past, and have hiked various parts of it several times, including hiking down the very, very steep Shafter Grade to Leo T Cronin Fish Viewing area. Shafter Grade is 1.7 miles and...