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North Bay
Sheltered Cove
In a state of acute post Avenue-of-the-Giant-Half afterglow, I went in search of an ocean in which to stick my feet, an ocean for walking in the freezing cold water, with waves up to my knees, maybe higher to make up for my PR sins. (My chiropractor had warned me in no uncertain terms~ no […]
Avenue of the Giants (some very big trees)
Everything is bigger in America, right?: bigger cars, bigger bellies and bigger pocket books! Well, no not really but the Avenue of the Giants truly IS one of the validations to the myth: one of the American Icons of Big~ only this time we mean it. If you wanted to, you could sit […]
Jonesing for endorphines: Goat Rock Beach
Like a moth to the flame, I fluttered back to the Pacific Ocean in hopes of finding a glamorous viewpoint on the otherwise gloomy situation of my injured tendon. My once dreamy images of 20 plus mile runs in bucolic Sonoma County have been replaced by stoic walks in the frigid waters of Goat Rock […]
Abbotts Lagoon: an ice bath for your feet
Hurting cowgirls need to to make their days off from running count. Miles of the turbulent ice bath known as the Pacific Ocean provide ample options for Bay Area residents but Abbotts Lagoon at Point Reyes National Seashore is a particularly dreamy spot. The ever present California crowds, intimidated by the hour and half […]
Graton (i think i can, i think i can)
Following the tracks of the once vital Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway (P&SR) are the The West County and Joe Rodota Trails, a fitting location for my first day after post-18 mile run with my i think i can, i think i can mantra chugging through the miles with disbelief. Transversing the apple orchards and […]