A Day With Nature

Rhoda and I spent most of the day at the Muir Woods National Monument, just a 30-minute drive from where I live. We did a short hike among the last old growth redwood forest in San Francisco Bay Area. These redwoods which are tallest in the world can only be found along the coast of Washington, Oregon and California.

It was a beautiful hike. The air was cool, the sound of the creek was relaxing and the scent of the forest was envigorating. I wish we had more time to explore more of the trails but we plan to go back, soon. Maybe tomorrow. It's just 30 minutes away so it shouldn't be too hard to just get up and go one morning.

On our way back, we decided to take a quick sidetrip to Mt. Tamalpais State Park. We took a lot of pictures with the whole bay as the backdrop. We were so lucky it wasn't foggy at all. Sky was clear and visibility was almost endless. The view was spectacular. We decided to head back down to the Bay when we noticed that the sun was just setting. I parked my car on a cliffside so we both could marvel at the setting sun. It was beautiful. It's one of the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. I wish I could post a pic right now but we used Rhoda's sister's camera so unfortunately, I have to wait til Rhoda burns me a CD of all the pictures we took. I will post the sunset pictures here as soon as I get them.

The hike left us very hungry so we went to a Thai restaurant on University Ave. in Berkeley. Dinner was good although it was a bit expensive. As we were getting back on the freeway, I noticed that the Embarcadero lights had been turned on for the Holiday season. I got so excited so we decided to go to the City. It was so cold and windy but we went anyway, stopping by Treasure Island to get some cool shots of the Bay Bridge, Embarcadero Lights and the Ferry Building. The view from Treasure Island was awesome. Too bad we couldn't stand outside for too long because of the cold wind.

It was so cold and windy as we headed back home but a cup of hot mocha gave our day a very relaxing ending.