Mount Tamalpais

There always seem to be butterflies flitting and circling at the top of every peak. It's a welcoming crew, and always makes me feel a

We planned the Mt Tam hike for July as we thought it wouldn’t be too hot but…it was very warm. We started up around 9am

Perfect weather. Cool and foggy at the start, with streams flowing in the Steep Ravine canyon up to Pantoll. Good trail conditions. When we reached

Railroad Grade to Temalpa, to HooKoo-e-koo,to West Point, to Railroad Grade, to Summit.

Spectacular. My favourite of all the Bay Area Peaks. Dipsea Trail is stunning.

It was a full fog day when we set out to summit Mt Tam. I had second thoughts due to fog covering the beautiful views.