To celebrate the new year, we took off and hiked to the top of Mount Tamalpais, the highest peak in Marin County.? There is a lot of UP involved: we started under 1000 feet at the Mountain Home Inn, and ended up on the East Peak at 2751 feet. There were quite a few people on the trail, on foot and on mountain bikes. Very lean and fit-looking people. Some were wearing “Happy New Year” party hats. On the peak, La took this awesome panorama:
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And yes, one can theoretically actually see the house from here. I just checked in the Sun Porch, and the East Peak of Mt. Tam is clearly visible now that the Japanese Maple is leafless.
We found this hike on a page of the Mount Tamalpais Interpretive Association. Awesome way to start the year.
