Drakes Beach

Point Reyes National Seashore Sand Castle Competition @ Drake’s Beach

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It’s not the first time I’ve written about Point Reyes and nor will it be the last. This gorgeous stretch of ocean is magnificent and enjoyable no matter the time of year. The Drake’s Beach Sand Castle competition brought us for this journey and it did not disappoint. People and their abilities and imagination were immensely entertaining. Other times of the year the enormous Elephant Seals are breeding or calving on this very beach so it’s never dull.

*To those that had the foresight to recognize these gorgeous places as National Seashores or Parks you have my gratitude. And to those who continue to fight to keep them in that status you also have my gratitude. I am so lucky to have a place like this to share with my son who thinks it’s just normal to have these treasures.

I stop and take our photo in the tree tunnel every time we visit and hope I continue to have them when my son is bigger than me!

Kehoe Beach, Point Reyes

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The weather did one of those things it does in the winter that is nothing short of miraculous. It was 74 degrees (23 degrees Celsius or so) in January on the coast of California. So I did what it seems every single other person in the Bay area did and hit the beach. Because I am obsessed with Point Reyes National Seashore right now I visited a beach I had never been to and wasn’t disappointed, Kehoe Beach. It’s a bit of a drive on a rough road to get there. A good parking lot connects to a trail where one walks on a well maintained trail for over a mile to be rewarded with crashing waves and an estuary next to a great set of sand dunes. (All make for safe and fun play for my little one.) I know this might seen ironic to some of my friends who aren’t from around here but many, if not most, of the beaches in this area are not safe to get in the water. The undertows are so strong it will suck you out and you will never be seen again…We played in the sand and water from the estuary for hours. My son asked if we could move our house to the beach so I think it was a successful day.

On the way home we made a quick drive to Drake’s Beach in order to see the lounging Elephant Seals. What a lovely reminder of how massive and amazing these creatures are.

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