This Friday, May 9th, we enjoyed a leisurely day of hiking at Ring Mountain Nature Preserve in Corte Madera.
The weather was warm and the sky blue but slightly hazy. We had several guests and newer members with us today enjoying the 360 degree view on top of the 600 ft. hill called Ring Mountain. We searched for the elusive Tiburon Mariposa Lily that only grows at this preserve but alas it remained elusive. There were many other flowers to enjoy including flax, checkbloom mallow, Wally baskets, several kinds of lupines, CA poppies, madia, rattlesnake grass, tidy tips, blue eyed grass, sunflowers, coyote mint, and more. The hillsides were not as heavily covered with wildflowers as in past years. The grasses were tall and golden. It appears that we were too late for many of them. It has been a very dry spring all over the bay area.
We hiked to the top where we could see the city in the distance along with Belvedere, San Quentin, Richmond San Raphael Bridge, a tiny island near the bridge (it’s for sale). We hiked to petroglyph rock where Emmie I. (soon to be new member) climbed to the top.
Today’s hikers were Barbara C., Gretta T., Jacky H., Rose T., Suzy R., Sharon K. and Thang I. Guests were Emmie L., Sheri S., and Tina H. Welcome to the club Thang. Emmie is joining us soon.
After lunch we enjoyed lunch by the water at Sam’s in Tiburon, What a wonderful way to end the day. Thank you Jacky for driving!
Happy Trails, Sharon
