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| Fencing (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Mt. Tamalpais from Loma Alta - Marin County 2026 |
Maybe the now-dilapidated fencing was once used for cows.
I ate a Kirkland Protein Bar at the top, standing up (should have brought my super light backpack chair). Then the foot-pounding trek downhill.
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| Richmond Bridge from Loma Alta - Marin County 2026 |
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| San Francisco Skyline from Loma Alta - Marin County 2026 |
Hazy. Photos taken using a Nikon Z7II and a 24-200mm zoom lens.
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| Vetch (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Milk Thistle (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2026 |
"This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Once native from Southern Europe through Asia, it has spread throughout the world."
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| Cattle Gate (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Summit Ridge (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2026 |
Alas, no cows, unlike my 2020 hike.
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| Mt. Tamalpais from Loma Alta - Marin County 2026 |
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| Grass, Fence - Marin County 2026 |
"At 1592 feet, Loma Alta is one of the highest points in Marin."
My last hike to the top was in 2023, so I was thinking that it was probably time to go up again.
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| Fence - Marin County 2023 |
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| Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County 2023 |
I used this September hike up Loma Alta as a kind of training exercise for a planned October Sierra Nevada hike. Made it to the top without too much difficulty, although I've decided that carrying the Nikon Z5 with the 24-200mm lens attached is too unwieldy. OK going down, but too clunky going up.
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| Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County 2022 |
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| Loma Alta - Marin County 2022 |
Views from the hill in back of our house, taken with a Nikon Z5.
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| Bicyclists - Marin County 2022 |
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| Runners - Point Reyes 2022 |
Top: Bicyclists heading up the Loma Alta fire road.
Bottom: Runners on the Bear Valley fire road in Point Reyes.
Click to enlarge!
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| Clouds, Loma Alta - Marin County 2022 |
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| Clouds, Loma Alta - Marin County 2022 |
The hill off to the left is Loma Alta. Interesting clouds seen during an early morning hike up the fire road at the end of our street.
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| Mount Tamalpais, Fence - Marin County 2022 |
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| Fire Road, Clouds - Marin County 2022 |
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| Redwoods, Clouds - Marin County 2022 |
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| Loma Alta Gate - Marin County 2022 |
So, the gate was wide open. Not the case sometimes, as there can be grazing - or curious - cattle on the other side.
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| Coyote Bush, Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County 2022 |
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| Loma Alta Fire Road, Fence, Clouds - Marin County 2022 |
Taken during a hike up to Loma Alta last January. I was using a Nikon Z5 with a 24-200mm lens.
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| Coyote Bush, Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County 2021 |
Likely taken while hiking up on the Loma Alta fire road. This and the last two photos were taken in October, 2021.
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| Dry Grass, Mt Tamalpais - Marin County 2021 |
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| Coyote Bush, Clouds (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Skyline (Loma Alta) - Marin County 2020 |
I hiked up the fire road until I could get a shot of some coyote bush in the foreground with some lowering clouds overhead, and then the San Francisco skyline.
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| Oaks, Backlit - Marin County 2020 |
Up the Loma Alta fire road, smoke-filtered light coming through.
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| Loma Alta Fire Road - Marin County 2020 |
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| Coyote Bush - Marin County 2020 |
I've taken a couple of hikes up the Loma Alta fire road recently, the first with a view affected by wildfire smoke, the second under overcast skies.
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| Cow, Looking - Marin County 2020 |
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| Serpentinite, Mt Tamalpais - Marin County 2019 |
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| Slow, Mt Tamalpais - Marin County 2019 |
