Having planned to burn off calories from the night at Town Hall, we drove up to Point Reyes to walk on the beach and hunt turkey vultures last Sunday. The wildlife didn't disappoint - multiple turkey vulture sightings (with some near fly-bys), lots of quail poking around, a few sun-bathing lizards, an elk that resembled a mountain lion, small rock crabs patiently waiting for the tide to return, and a snake a little larger in diameter than a hot dog.
The first of two hikes to the beach allowed us to go "off-roading" a little with the tide low, and off in the distance we could see what appeared to be a slow moving, very tall, mountain lion. Luckily, we brought Amy's less-than-clear binoculars, inspected the animal, and inconclusively concluded it must've been an elk.
At one point on our second hike, a snake poked out of the weeds on to the trail, and surprised me enough that I instantly went into protective fatherly mode and grabbed Amy's arm. What didn't register in my head was that Amy was already trying to back away and I was actually keeping her from retreating. I'll need to hone those skills a little bit.
The first of two hikes to the beach allowed us to go "off-roading" a little with the tide low, and off in the distance we could see what appeared to be a slow moving, very tall, mountain lion. Luckily, we brought Amy's less-than-clear binoculars, inspected the animal, and inconclusively concluded it must've been an elk.
At one point on our second hike, a snake poked out of the weeds on to the trail, and surprised me enough that I instantly went into protective fatherly mode and grabbed Amy's arm. What didn't register in my head was that Amy was already trying to back away and I was actually keeping her from retreating. I'll need to hone those skills a little bit.
Oh, and no fog this time. Perfect weather.
-M
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