thorny
mmmm blackberries. i did not eat these. i just admired them and continued on my hike, as with so many other things i happily stumbled (luckily not literally) upon the way. a few weekends ago, i realized i had almost 24 hours unscheduled and decided to escape the city and it’s cold, cold fog. little did i know that pt. reyes would also be foggy (until my 24 hours were up, and the sun busted out in its full glory to light my way back to foggy SF). i stayed at a very wonderful farm with chickens and a friendly goat, Stanley, and fruit trees and flowers and all kinds of loveliness. including some other nice ladies who had been hiking all day and were very nice and helpful.
i explored the farm and pt. reyes town a bit saturday night, read a funny book, and then on sunday, i hit the trail! the Coast-Laguna Loop, an easy 5 mile hike (a little extra because i went the wrong way for awhile, whoops, i will get a map next time!). out of 150 miles of trails, it was hard to choose where to start, but i usually default to ocean/water access where possible, so that helped. i am so glad san francisco is not far from pt. reyes and i can go back any time for more. soon!
although i was hoping for sun – i love it so much – i ended up being glad it wasn’t super sunny because i would have been a lot sweatier and probably sunburned, since that happens to me so damn easily. the fog was kind of perfect, actually, and left a lovely mist over the hills that made the day feel a bit more magical. and when colorful wildflowers and blackberries popped out from the green and grey, the sudden burst of color was extra exciting.
subtle titillation 