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| Lupin, Lagoon - Point Reyes 2026 |
Photo taken using the wide-angle option on an iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Yes, Mike's spelling of "lupin" (vs "lupine") is idiosyncratic. Although to be honest, Wikipedia shows "lupin" as one of the options:
"Lupinus, commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet, is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae."
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| Driftwood - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Ocean - Point Reyes 2026 |
There's no established trail to the ocean, just walk through the dunes towards the sound of the waves.
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| Lupin, Fence - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Trail - Point Reyes 2026 |
Top: view from the trailhead parking lot.
Next: Abbotts Lagoon trail. Overgrown in some spots . . . my pants got soaked walking through wet grass.
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| Hills, Clouds - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Lagoons, Bridge, Ocean - Point Reyes 2026 |
Changeable weather that day . . . warm sun giving way to foggy mist. At times I wished I had brought a parka.
Top photo taken with a Nikon Z7II. Bottom one with an Olympus E-M1II using a 75-300mm zoom lens.
The bottom photo show both upper and lower lagoons as well as the bridge over them.
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| Lagoon, Ranch Buildings - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Hemlock, Lagoon, Mist - Point Reyes 2026 |
Photos taken during a June hike. I was using a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm zoom lens.
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| Hemlock, Lupin - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Fence, Hills, Lupin - Point Reyes 2026 |
Hiking out to the ocean on the Abbotts Lagoon trail.
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| Caspian Terns - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Caspian Terns - Point Reyes 2026 |
"The regal Caspian Tern is the largest tern in the world, easily recognized by its brilliant red fish-knife of a bill and deep, raspy call. Found all over the world, the Caspian favors both freshwater and saltwater environments. It feeds mostly on fish, captured in nimble aerial dives."
I didn't see them diving for fish, but I was able to see them swooping around the Abbotts Lagoon area.
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| Caspian Terns - Point Reyes 2026 |
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| Cattails, Barn - Point Reyes 2026 |
The barn has been on the blog before . . . I regularly stop for photos here before driving on to my day's hike.
Photo taken with a Nikon Z7II.
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| Moon, Airplane - Marin County 2026 |
Interesting. Taken with a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm lens.
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| Trucks, Clouds - Berkeley 2026 |
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| Elegant Kingdom - Berkeley 2026 |
Photos taken while April fabric shopping in Berkeley.
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| Oliver's Fruit Basket Cake (Windsor) - Sonoma County 2026 |
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| Machado Burgers Burger (Windsor) - Sonoma County 2026 |
After arriving on the train we disembarked and walked around the town of Windsor. We hadn't been here in a while, so most of what we saw was new to us. Highlights: Oliver's, a fancy grocery store, and Machado Burgers where we got burgers with a combo fries and onion rings.
Then the return trip home.
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| Northbound SMART Train - Marin County 2026 |
SMART: Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit. We'd been meaning to take a ride on it for a while, finally entering a date into the Google Calendar. Senior Citizens ride free! Whoa!
We took the train up to Windsor in Sonoma County (the end of the current line). Some fun views on the way up.
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| Wetlands, Oaks - Marin County 2026 |
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| Spotted Towhee (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Spotted Towhee (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2026 |
Very vocal! Lots of them this season.
