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