7/01/2006

Point Bonita Lighthouse, a whole day re-cap

Not substantial enough to be a daytrip; this is more of a jaunt. Up to Marin County to visit Point Bonita Lighthouse. It's a half-mile walk from the parking lot.

road

Some plants along the walk. Artemesia?

artemesia

honey bunny

Small tunnel.

tunnel

The view down at the tunnel entrance.

look down one

Waiting at the other side of the tunnel, Mimulus aurantiacus, Sticky Monkey Flower. One of my favorite native plants.

Mimulus aurantiacus

Eriogonum, or Buckwheat. California has many lovely buckwheats. I only know a few of them by name. I know the family name: Polygonaceae.

Eriogonum

The name for this escapes me...

Unk

At first I thought this was some Oenethera, but I think it's pretty clearly Calystegia (Convolvulaceae).

some convolvulus

Some Angelica on the way down...

look down 2 angelica

The lighthouse comes in to view.

lighthouse view

Beautiful cliffside.

beautiful look down

"One American at a time, two of everyone else."

Bridge sign

You can feel the bridge sway.

Sweetie making prorgess

The lighthouse approach. It looks like I stepped over the rail to take the picture, but I didn't.

lighthouse

The ocean that covers half the world.

half the world

A natural bridge. Surprisingly clean of bird guano.

natural bridge

The north coast.

north coast

An example of the light bulb actually used by the lighthouse.

light bulb

The bridge supports.

bridge supports

The Golden Gate Bridge in summer fog.

Golden Gate in summer fog

Close up.

GGB close up

Little house, threatening to jump.

cliffside house

)sigh(.

Last weekend's jaunt here.

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