Journeying On

Son Shawn and Granddaughter Naomi on the top of Barnabe Peak.     Whoa... I have some catching up to do since last writing before Thanksgiving! Over the past several weeks we have gathered with family in various configurations, continued thriving in our camp host gig at Samuel P Taylor State Park, watched water rise and fall in the creek, seen some salmon, and I have embarked on yet another education venture.     Bill's Trail, which begins in Devil's Gulch, across Sir Francis Drake Blvd. from Camp Taylor at Samuel P Taylor State Park, is the longest, but easiest way to hike to Barnabe Peak, the highest point in the park. It is a beautiful wide trail, with good foot tread and no steep places. The trail was rebuilt only a couple of years ago and the folks who built it and maintain it are very protective of it so it closes during the rainy winter months starting around the beginning of December. I had not gone up the trail yet this season so I was anxious to hike it bef...