Golden Gate Bridge / View South (Mt. Tamalpais - October 2026)

Golden Gate Bridge (from Mt Tamalpais) - Marin County  2026

View South (from Mt. Tamalpais) - Marin County  2026

Photos taken with a Nikon Z7II / 24-200mm lens combo.

Monday Heron Blogging

Heron - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Bird is often to be found in the same spot. We spend some time eyeing one another.

Skyline / Viewpoint (Mt. Tamalpais - October 2026)

Skyline (from Mt. Tamalpais) - Marin County  2026

Viewpoint (from Mt. Tamalpais) - Marin County  2026

My first two earlier trips to the top of Mt. Tamalpais featured zero views, so we waited until the weather was relatively clear to venture up there once more, this time in October.

Lots of haze, but you could see for quite a distance! And the viewpoint actually had a view this time.

Saturday Morning Walk Photos

Buckeye Leaves, Concrete Wall (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Not A Through Street (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

On Saturday mornings we take a longer walk than our normal daily ones. Some interesting photo sightems.

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.

Moss / Viewpoint (Mt. Tamalpais - August 2026)

Moss Covered Tree - Marin County 2026

Viewpoint - Marin County  2026

Again, hiking just below the top of Mt. Tamalpais. Picturesque moss-covered trees, and a viewpoint looking out onto blank nothingness. Very windy . . . had to make sure my hat didn't get blown off!

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.

Monday Robin and Western Bluebird Blogging

Robin (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Western Bluebird (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

As seen during our early morning walks.

Manzanita (Mt. Tamalpais - August 2026)

Manzanita - Marin County  2026

Manzanita - Marin County  2026

Very wet! Quite windy as well.

Mount Tamalpais

Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County  2026

Continuing the Mount Tamalpais theme. Taken last August from the Sky Oaks entrance going to Lake Lagunitas. 

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.

Short Hike - 2 (Mt Tamalpais - July 2026)

Trail - Marin County  2026

Hikers - Marin County  2026

"The connecting Plank Trail is a short but very steep climb up an uneven, rocky path to the historic fire lookout. The ascent requires minor scrambling over boulders to reach the summit plaque."

(The trail description from AllTrails.) 

The trail, broad enough at the start, quickly became increasingly rocky. When I started up I hadn't known that there would be any boulder scrambling, minor or not. Plus, it was hot! So I only went part of the way before turning back.

Short Hike - 1 (Mt Tamalpais - July 2026)

Trail to Top (Start) - Marin County  2026

Parking Lot from Trail - Marin County  2026

The drive to the Mt. Tamalpais parking lot is much longer that you might think. Also, the Google/Apple maps didn't really help. I finally arrived at the parking lot and then had the thought that, as long as I was there, I should hike up to the lookout structure on top. The start of the trail didn't look too difficult! As I went up I could look back down on the parking lot.

Monday Dog Blogging

Dog Napping #1 (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Dog Napping #2 (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

My old gym was the 24 Hour Fitness gym at Larkspur Landing (long since closed). Got some nice photos there!

These photos were taken just outside my current gym in Fairfax. Sometimes the dog is not napping!

Dog Not Napping (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

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.

Bay / Buckeye

Bay - Marin County  2026

Buckeye Leaves - Marin County  2026

Top photo taken with an iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Bottom one with an Olympus E-M10 / Lumix 12-60mm lens combo. Pretty old, as such digital things go, but actually still quite serviceable. Light weight, too.

Redwoods, Clouds

Redwoods, Clouds - Marin County  2026

Redwoods, Clouds - Marin County  2026

Both photos taken from the same location (front of our house looking south). Top one taken with an iPhone 16, bottom one with a Nikon Z7II.

Trees

Eucalyptus - Marin County  2026

Oaks - Marin County  2026

Photo on top taken with a new (used) iPhone 16 Pro Max. Bottom one with a Sony RX100.

Backpack Tent

Tent Drying Out (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

I had an unfortunate tent mildew episode some years ago, so I always make sure to get the Big Agnes tent super dry before putting it away. 

I got the tent in 2018, so I've had it for a while.

Monday Heerman's Gull Blogging

Heerman's Gulls - Point Reyes  2026

Heerman's Gulls - Point Reyes 2026

Heerman's gulls were featured in an earlier 2018 post. Very picturesque.