MT. TAM

This past week I had the pleasure of hiking mt. Tamalpais for the first time. Being from Rohnert Park it was a little bit of a drive, but well worth it. The drive allowed for great music and and great conversation. We got lost at one point and ended in a rather sketchy residential road that seemed to be in the middle of a forest. We eventually found Panaoramic hwy which had a spectacular 360 view of Marin and even San Francisco. We listened the great tunes while meandering deeper into the forest. This song was definitely played, a favorite of mine at the moment. I can listen to XXYYXX on repeat all day long.



The road continued deeper into the woods until we saw the ranger station and parking lot. Being cheap college kids we drove back down the road a bit and parked to avoid the parking fee.

We were told to check out the ravine hike out of the many hikes mt. Tam has to offer. It was about 6 mile long loop and quite the work out. The loop started with another amazing view of the ocean, and since it was such a clear day, a distant view of the city. 

We continued down deep into the ravine covered in lush woods. The sound of running water was soothing as we trekked down hundreds of stairs. We crossed many man made bridges that were not only aesthetically pleasing, but fun to walk across.

We ran into some people that told us if we kept to the left we would make it to the beach, but that it was a far walk and we wouldn't make it back to the top before sunset if we went. We decided to play it safe and continue on through the ravine. The air was fresh and damp, the area is lush and heavily wooded. The hike had a lot of stairs going up and and down, I recommend it for more intermediate hikers. It was a great day and would do it again in a heart beat.

We cruised home listening to groovy tunes and dreamed of the food that awaited us back home. 
This is a fun song from one of my favorite bands of all time.