Muir Beach to Tennessee Beach Hike

photos by Dennis Ratay

The climb out from Muir Beach.   A little overcast.   That will change.

 

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The Pacific – note the same picture on the return with a bit more sunshine.

 

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What Steep Grade???   No way!

 

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Cresting the ridge.- note the stairs on the bottom of the trail.

 

On the trail

 

 

Looking down toward Pirates Cove

 

 

Horsetail along the trail

 

 

Pirates Cove

 

 

Jim, Joyce and Margaret negotiate the stairs.

 

 

Pirates Cove – with the sun starting to appear.

 

 

My favorite – as the hikers trek along the majestic Pacific

 

 

Ah! Tennessee Beach – Can lunch be far away?

 

 

 

Headed to the beach for lunch

 

 

Scenes from the beach

 

 

Scenes from the beach

 

 

 

Lunch break on Tennessee Beach

 

 

Chris & Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

View back to Tennessee Beach

 

 

The majestic Pacific

 

The up hill grade in this northerly direction is not so steep

 

 

 

 

Pirates Cove in sunlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gunilla & Margaret

 

 

 

 

Here is the same picture taken earlier when the skies were overcast.   What a spectacular transition.

 

 

The return to Muir Beach

 

 

The Bay Model – note the shipping channel under the Dumbarton Bridge in the South Bay

 

 

The harbor in Sausalito at the Bay Model