Diggin the Clam Dig

The Coast Miwok people were the first to inhabit the coastal area of coves, beaches, tidal marshes, and forest of Bishop pines now known as Tomales Bay State Park, forty miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. We visited Heart's Desire Beach which offers a nice sheltered cove and picnic grounds. There were plenty of clams for digging and plenty of other tidal creatures to explore.

“A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.” – Henry Grunwald

Happy Times at Hetch Hetchy

In the northwest corner of Yosemite National Park there is a valley that John Muir described as “a wonderfully exact counterpart of the great Yosemite." The Hetch Hetchy Valley has changed of course since the times of John Muir and was dammed in 1923 and today a large blue reservoir covers the valley.The trail around the reservoir provides impressive views and waterfalls. We visited on a beautiful Jun-uary weekend. 

Wapama Falls

Kolano Rock

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir 

Smith Meadow

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John Muir