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<\/p>\nDespite numerous hours spent outside each week between work and trail running, my feet start itching for adventure whenever Friday rolls around.\u00a0 Good ol\u2019 wanderlust! Oh the amazing places it has led me: Yosemite, the original Jelly Belly factory, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass– just to name a few.<\/p>\n
Most recently I left the dry, brown central Sacramento valley behind for the greener pastures of Point Reyes National Seashore.\u00a0 A weekend at the ocean seemed the perfect way to celebrate President\u2019s Day weekend.\u00a0 My trusty Ford Taurus and I hit the road loaded down with adventure essentials: camera, mix cd\u2019s, sleeping bag, and my favorite drive time snack- Pirate\u2019s Booty!!<\/p>\n
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Planning ahead isn\u2019t one of my strong suits, and this trip was no exception–I headed to the coast with little more prepared than mapquest directions.\u00a0 Fortunately I was far from disappointed by all that Pt. Reyes has to offer.\u00a0 Picturesque beaches miles long, rolling green hills with windy roads, and grand vistas welcomed me to the Pacific. I even had pleasure of sitting through an amusing \u201ccow crossing\u201d traffic jam.<\/p>\n
As I climbed down 30 long flights of stairs <\/strong>to visit the famous Pt. Reyes lighthouse I couldn\u2019t help but gawk at the gorgeous view\u2014what a foreign site for a formerly landlocked Ohioan.\u00a0 During my visit to the elephant seal-covered beaches<\/strong> I felt like a kid at Christmas\u2014so overcome with pure excitement all I could do was smile \ud83d\ude42 It was unlike anything I\u2019d ever seen (or heard) before; giant slug-like creatures lolling about and then suddenly crashing at one another in a fight. Amusing until I remembered the video I\u2019d seen of an alpha male attacking a car! LINK<\/a><\/p>\n I spent my nights at Sky Camp, one of the park\u2019s hike-in only campgrounds complete with a sweeping panoramic view<\/strong> of Point Reyes, Drakes Bay, and the Pacific Ocean\u2014all without ever leaving my tent. Talk about camping in style!<\/p>\n A short but sweet interlude between dry chaparral days and poignant reminder that spring is just around the corner– even for those of us in the central valley.<\/p>\n Over and out.<\/p>\n Sophia Weinmann, El Dorado Hills, CA<\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/p>\n Despite numerous hours spent outside each week between work and trail running, my feet start itching for adventure whenever Friday rolls around.\u00a0 Good ol\u2019 wanderlust! Oh the amazing places it has led me: Yosemite, the original Jelly Belly factory, Lake … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_1492-1024x680.jpg\")
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