Manzanita / Chinquapin (Mt. Tamalpais - August, 2026)

Manzanita, Tree, Fog (Mount Tamalpais) - Marin County  2026

Western Chinquapin (Mt. Tamalpais) - Marin County  2026

Hoping that the iPhone was correctly identifying various plants on Mt. Tamalpais.

Daisybush / Boulder (Mount Tamalpais - August 2026)

Daisybush - Marin County  2026

Boulder in Fog - Marin County  2026

Giving the top photo the name suggested by the iPhone. But it may be dubious.

Ridgecrest View (Mt Tamalpais - July 2026)

Hills, Trees, Fog - Marin County  2026

Driving home from the Mt. Tamalpais visit I took Ridgecrest Blvd to the very twisty Fairfax-Bolinas Road. 

Nice views of the marine layer blanketing the ocean.

Fennel, Fog (Mount Tamalpais - July 2026)

Fennel, Fog - Marin County  2026

Fennel, Eucalyptus, Fog - Marin County  2026

Although I've posted several photos of Mt. Tamalpais on the blog there are none taken from the actual summit. So to fix that deficit I drove down to the Marin City Starbucks for breakfast last July, then headed over to Highway 1 for the drive up to the top. The marine layer was particularly dense that day - I had to pull over to the side of the road for some fennel and fog photos.

Drake's Bay, Headlands

Drake's Bay, Headlands - Point Reyes  2026

 Taken from high up on a bluff . . . sun trying to break through the afternoon fog. The dark specks in the bay are "sooty shearwater" birds. Dedicated post tomorrow.

Wet, Windy Hike (Mt. Tamalpais - August 2026)

Hanna, Hali - Marin County  2026

Hanna, Hali - Marin County  2026

So my first Mt. Tamalpais hike didn't work out since the trail up to the lookout structure was way rockier than I had expected. But it turns out that there's a second trail, an accessible one that loops around the mountain just below the summit.

Hanna was coming over for a visit in August . . . Hali and I decided to take her up to the top of Mt. Tamalpais so she could enjoy the view. 

 Yikes . . . not only was there no view, but the weather at the trailhead was quite intense, very wet and foggy with strong winds.

Loma Alta View (Fairfax Hike)

Loma Alta, Fog (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Finishing the hike . . . a loop that took us past the water tanks down towards Glen Drive. A nice view of Loma Alta as we descended. 

My Apple Watch gave me a number of flights at least!

Hike Stats - Marin County  2026

Oak Tree, Fog

Oak, Fog (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

An iPhone photo. The iPhone does a pretty good job of preserving shadow details without blowing out the highlights.

Monday Crow Blogging

Crows, Tree Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Crows, Fog (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Morning walk crows.

Bay Leaves

Bay Leaves, Branches, Fog - Marin County  2026

Bay Leaves, Fog - Marin County  2026

Morning walk photos taken with a Sony RX100.

Spider Webs, Pine Branches, Fog - Lake Lagunitas

Spider Webs, Lake, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Pine Branches, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Last December.

Lake Lagunitas - December Fog

Oaks, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Branches, Lake, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Always nice to be there when it's super foggy!

December Fog - Lake Lagunitas

Trees, Lake, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Redwoods, Ferns, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

I always welcome fog-enshrouded days. Very atmospheric!

BTW, if one does an internet search on "enshrouded" all you get is computer game references.

Steps (December)

Stairs, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Stairs, Oak Leaves - Lake Lagunitas  2025

These stone steps are at the beginning - or end - of the hike around Lake Lagunitas (depending on the direction you take). They remind me a little of those granite steps you frequently find on Sierra Nevada trails, but those are usually quite a bit longer.

Oaks (December)

Oak, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Oak Leaves, Branches - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Taken last December using an Olympus E-M1II camera.

October - Lake Lagunitas

Leaves, Branches, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Reeds, Reflections - Lake Lagunitas  2025

October 12th, to be exact. Olympus E-M1II photos.

November Oaks

Oak, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Oaks, Fog (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2025

Taken near the Sky Oaks entry station going to Lake Lagunitas. 

Trees, Fog

Oak, Fog - Marin County  2025

Branches, Leaves, Fog - Marin County  2025

Early morning photos taken with a Sony RX100, top in December, bottom one in November.

Turkeys in the Fog

Turkeys, Fog - Lake Lagunitas  2025

Taken last January, probably out the car window.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pine Trees, Fog / Fennel

Pine Trees, Fog - Marin County  2025

Fennel - Marin County  2025

Top photo taken on a morning walk with the Sony RX100.

Bottom one taken near Costco with an iPhone 13.