Got busy in the summer and early fall, and before I knew it, we only have two more months to finish 4 more hikes! Whoa, where did the time go? No complaints here since Mt. Tam and the Stinson Beach – Dipsea Trail – Steep Ravine – Mt. Tam is arguably THE best hike of this group. Although going from easy 6-7 mile hikes, laying off for 4 months, then starting again with this climb was a bit overboard. I was beat on the way back down so instead of looping this with Matt Davis Trail, we decided to go back down on Steep Ravine and Dipsea again to enjoy those views and skip the singletrack of Matt Davis. This was a warm day on Mt. Tam especially given the late fall, but it was still quite cool at the top of the mountain. I didn't quite have enough water so I was fortunate to have Friends of Mt. Tam selling snacks including Gatorade at the peak (YMMV on when the snack bar is open). The park ranger at Pantoll was also offering coffee early in the morning when we passed through, which I believe is a usual Sunday morning thing for them.