Healing through Nature!

 One of my all time favorite places to hike in the North Bay is Mt. Tamalpais State Park.   I used to hike here all the time when I lived in Sausalito.  The trail I chose to hike is the Cataract Trail starting from the Rock Spring Parking lot.  I wanted to hike here because it was my favorite hike to take with my dog Bonsai.  She is now 17 years old, and we are preparing to send to her soul over the rainbow bridge.  I've been doing a lot of reminiscing about her, and all the many hours we spent hiking together.  This was our favorite trail to hike together.  It is rare for a CA State Park to allow dogs on the trail, and this park does, but you have to keep them on leash.  We actually saw some people being lectured by a Ranger about their dogs being off leash.  He gave them a warning, and he said next time it would be a $300 fine.  I used to let Bonsai off leash here all the time (oops!).  This trail is so beautiful because it ...

 My youngest and I recently took a drive down to Mill Valley and walked the multi-use trail that I used to cycle all the time when I lived in Sausalito.   It was a lovely, sunny Sunday, and she was in the mood for a long drive and listening to her favorite music.  I chose this because I knew I could park at an EV charging station and power up while we were walking.    I love this trail for the birding opportunities.  While we walked it, I believe it is better on a bike. You can go a lot farther and it branches off to Corte Madera and Tiburon.  We essentially walked from Hauke Park in Mill Valley (where there are EV chargers) to Sausalito and back - about 7 miles.  It is very scenic with Mt. Tamalpais in the back ground and wetlands all around.   The trail was quite crowded with cyclists of all varieties:  serious cyclists, tourists that rented bikes, families with little ones.  The whole gamit!  Everyone was very wel...