This week’s hike was new to me, and was one of the more scenic trails I’ve seen. We weren’t even that far in when we noticed we had a peekaboo view of the ocean.
The trail was fairly strenuous in places but mostly shady.
I liked this stretch of manzanitas.
And they were blooming which was an added bonus.
There was a tribute to the crew of an airplane that crashed there in 1953.
And our lunch spot was a vista with another beautiful view of the ocean.
And here’s the group.
Our next stop on this sightseeing hike (as our leader called it) was the Tafoni Sandstone Formation which was pretty spectacular.
And finally we stopped by the Methuselah tree, an enormous old growth redwood.
It’s always hard to see the size of these trees without reference, so here are a couple of our hikers standing next to it for perspective.
Once again my tracking app showed this hike as 7.44 miles while everyone else’s trackers came up with more miles. Let’s say it was 8 and call it a day.