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The New York Times
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Travel Section Explorer/Marin county, Calif.
A Wild Ramble, Near the Golden Gate
By Gregory Dicum
Edited/Abridged/Added to by the SBCCommerce, www.stinson-beach.org,
Minister of Info.
MARIN COUNTY, just north of San Francisco, cradles wealthy bedroom
communities in picturesque bays. But nearly half of the county's 520
square miles is protected open space � bucolic and wild, its tiny
towns separated by forested mountains.
The Rambling Trails of Marin County, California
It is the kind of landscape, with miles of well-maintained trails,
that people travel across the globe to traverse � to Wales, say, or
the Cinque Terre. But Marin, particularly its western reaches, offers
something for anyone spry enough to walk a mile or two, on any budget.
One Friday afternoon last fall, my wife, Nina, and I rode the Golden
Gate Transit{www.goldengatetransit.org}to the San Rafael Bus Transit
Hub, across the Golden Gate Bridge out of San Francisco with the
hordes of commuters. We planned to spend the next three days hiking
back to the city. While our route may have been ambitious � covering
as many as 20 miles a day � it's easy to choose shorter routes, or
make connections by car or bus if you want to do it in less time.
We got off in Olema[by way of the West Marin Stagecoach, www.
marin-stagecoach.org, which we transferred to in San Rafael], a
crossroads in a long valley formed by the San Andreas fault. We
already felt a world away in the eucalyptus-scented darkness before
the understated wooden form of the Point Reyes Seashore Lodge, where
we had booked a room.
In the morning, we headed out into a dazzling fog, climbing east
toward the Bolinas Ridge. Ghostly white deer � descendants of fallow
deer imported in the last century � looked down on us through dripping
stalks of fennel. The air smelled like a cool herbal balm, and our
boots grew dark with dew.
At the ridge, fog was pouring in from a neighboring valley like heavy
cream. Tomales Bay, where the fault reaches the sea, shone in the
distance. All about us was mad morning chirping and grass bejeweled in
the sun.
Heading south along the ridge, we met our first human beings at noon.
Bolinas Artist, Peter Lee
Brownlee{wayne.browningstreet.net/bio/peterbrownlee" & BoBo Troubador
Stu Art Chapman, www.flickr.com/photos/bbraasch/251709196/, were on a
northward walk markedly better organized than our own, to a vantage
point to paint the Sunset through the trees, a hidden spot on the
Ridge, that Peter wished to reduce to canvas. Having rambled & sailed
throughout Europe, Western Hemisphere, Asia and Africa, individually,
they settled in West Marin, in the Coastal Village of Bolinas,
continuing their artistic pursuits, where they popularized their
individual art forms, meshing with the local variegate 60's Haight
Ashbury Dead Head Counterculture. We chatted for a bit and serenaded
by Stu Art, were inspired by his Bo Counter Culture Ballad, " Way out
West in West Marin". As we parted, Mr. Brownlee turned and called back
in his gruff, New York/South Seas/Bo/Long John Silver Merchant Marine
Accent, " I am 87 years old, by the way!"
"So," Nina said as we watched them proceed jauntily toward Olema, "46
more years of this for us?"
Soon, we joined the Coastal Trail, which follows the shoreline at a
distance, atop a ridge. In the late afternoon, it broke onto rolling,
golden hills and our first view of the Pacific. Hawks and vultures
romped in the updrafts, swooping close to the shaggy-maned hills,
while paragliders sought to imitate them from a promontory, atop Mt.
Tamalpais, up ahead.
We were above the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, part of the Audubon Canyon
Ranch[See , Sieze the Day, below] and one of the first places in the
county to be protected � a reminder that these hills are not unspoiled
by accident. Freeways and subdivisions planned in the 1960s were
blocked by local activism. Instead of sprawl on its slopes, West Marin
County has salmon in its streams.
As the sun lowered, the ocean became a molten blaze punctuated only by
the Farallon Islands near the horizon. The surf whispered from Stinson
Beach below us, and we turned toward it. The woods soon gave way to
streets of bougainvillea and Monterey cypress around '60s-era beach
houses with BMWs and surfboards out front.
We were quickly in the center of Stinson Beach: a green, some shops
and cars tooling up and down the Shoreline Highway. We made the beach
just in time to see the perfect ball of evening fire quench itself
across Bolinas Bay off Duxbury Point. The hills we had marked with our
footprints seemed improbable pink confections.
"It feels like another country," said Nina, even though we had been on
that beach many times before.
We stayed that night at the World at Peace Redwood Haus Inn,
www.stinson-beach.com, 415 868-9828, 868-1034, a bed-and-breakfast Inn
that harked back to West Marins Spanish/Pioneer/Seafaring/60's flower
child days. In the welcoming breakfast/potluck dinner room, we
listened to the owners' tales of life in San Francisco(spanning the
Eisenhower Beatnik Years, to the Flower Child 60's), nibbled set out
appetizers & tea on the buffet table. Then we went upstairs and slept
like logs, the surf sighing through our open window.
We woke at dawn to murmuring in the dovecote by the longboards and the
smell of frying potatoes and eggs. We eagerly, joined in the Buffet
Style BreakFeast, set out for all, took our laden plates to the the
Biergarten, surrounded by a Rainforest of Succulents, Fruit trees and
Redwoods on a patio of bricks and cobblestones in a Buddhist Zen
atmosphere. After Breakfast and the camaraderie of international and
domestic guests/new friends and discussion covering interesting
topics, from Global Warming, Crises of Leadership in the World
Politic, Health and the need for Peace in the World, as well as trail
tips & directions to, off the beaten path; Red Rock Beach Sulphur Hot
Springs; Pacific Plate Wildcat Beach, Bass Lake & Alamarin Falls. We
ascended the staircase to our room, with nostalgic VCR Tapes from the
200+ Video Library & the Wi-Fi Passcode for our laptops.
Noontime, Mourning Doves, in the branches of trees, that paralleled
our windows, chortled, "Surfs up". We slipped into provided wet suits
& boogie boards & set out to challenge the waves of the Pacific
breaking on the white sands of Stinson Beach. Afterwards, showered
away dried salt and sand, used the Haus Computer Fax & Copier, scanned
RH Proprietor Handwritten Maps of the Bo Palomarin Trailhead & Red
Rock Beach Goat Trail. Made calls to the Times, most cell phones don't
get service on the Coast, luckily for guests, there is a provided Long
Distance Land Line at the Redwoods Haus. Saying Goodbye to our New
Friends and Family, we shouldered our packs and headed off into the
fog along the Dipsea Trail.
We ascended through fantastical, gnarled woods into open, misty heath.
Quails, rabbits and an elegant buck � in the mist all the same carob
color as the trail�granted us room to pass into a dense redwood
forest.
As we climbed, sunbeams pierced the brume to pick out pools of water
in bowls of polished rock and carpets of glistening, emerald ferns.
Big trees lay over the narrow ravine, their backs covered in moss. As
we rambled higher still, blue sky tinted the fog and, suddenly, we
were in warm sun on the golden flanks of Mount Tamalpais.
The Sacred Miwok Mount is beloved in the Bay Area, and as we
approached the Pantoll Ranger Station, the headquarters of Mount
Tamalpais State Park, the trails became crowded. Hikers, bikers,
campers, walkers, runners and others swarmed the routes to the
mountain's peak. But a friendly ranger directed us to a trail, Troop
80, that even on a sunny Sunday, was quiet and lovely. Even better,
when we emerged at the Mountain Home Inn, we were able to get a table
for lunch on the deck right away. We sat overlooking Mill Valley, and
beyond it the bustling Bay Area, while Mount Tam's green mass loomed
behind us.
. "This beats sitting on a rock with a PowerBar," observed Nina,
sipping a tall glass of iced tea mixed with lemonade. Truth be told,
anything tastes good after a few miles on the trail, West Marin is an
area, that is home to many artisanal food enterprises, such as Tomales
Bay Croat Founded, Tonys Seafood, Vladimir's of Inverness, Rancho
Nicasio, Bolinas Coast Cafe, Stinson Parkside & Sandollar. Still, with
full bellies we were glad to be heading downhill. Now that we were
more than 30 miles from Olema, people we met found our ramble
enchanting: many who know these trails well had not considered linking
them together, and surprisingly few take multiday walks there.
A trail as steep as a ski slope deposited us into the Muir Woods
National Monument. A grove of truly gigantic redwoods, Muir Woods,
declared a national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt 100 years
ago, has long been a popular tourist excursion from San Francisco. The
trails at its heart are paved, and visitors are separated from the
monstrous trunks by split-rail fences.
Children with tall ice cream cones gathered around a friendly, dapper
ranger who explained the circumstances behind the latest fallen tree
(nobody was around, he told them, so it didn't make a sound). We soon
found ourselves walking past tour buses in the parking lot.
But a few more steps and we were alone again, hiking through meadows
and scented alders along a river. Evening fog gathered in the last
mile, restoring the air's coastal quality. Then we smelled wood smoke,
and came out in front of the Tudor confection of that day's
destination: the Pelican Inn.
We walked right into a cheerful scene of dark wood beams, roaring
fires, darts, and fish and chips. As guests at the inn, we repaired to
the snug private drawing room off the pub with a couple of pints and,
sloughing off our boots, propped our feet by the fire to toast the 15
miles we had walked that day.
Part of West Marin's appeal is its diversity of enclaves. Shortly
after leaving the Pelican Inn the next morning, we were walking
through fields of organic greens at Green Gulch, a Zen retreat and
organic farm.
Wool-clad Zen students nodded to us as we passed them at work cutting
chard. Visitors looking for the deeply contemplative experience of
dawn zazen and Japanese tea ceremonies can stay there, but we had just
begun our day and were soon climbing out of the valley.
On the ridge, we turned and looked back. Below us, Muir Beach sat fast
like a pleasant Hobbitown. Beyond it, the Pacific was glowering
slightly, and low, ominous streaks of rain splattered the sky.
A drizzle set in, and by midday we came to a fog-shrouded eucalyptus
copse where two paths diverged. One led down to Sausalito and the
ferry home.
"Come on, let's go," said Nina.
So we took the other path, rambling on along the ridge down to the
Golden Gate Bridge, into the city and right to our doorstep
. FIRST STEPS OF MANY
GETTING THERE
Marin is an easy drive from San Francisco. Bus service is also
available from Golden Gate Transit (415-455-2000; www.goldengate.org)
and Marin Transit (415-499-6099; www.marintransit.org); the latter's
West Marin Stagecoach (415-526-3239) serves the small towns of West
Marin. Call 511, for up to date, changes in scheduling, of local bus
routes.
WHATS NEXT in Stinson Beach
The Strip, Commercial sector bordering Hwy. #1, beginning with the
World at Peace Redwoods Haus, including the Sandollar and Stinson
Beach Grill Restaurants, as well as the Stinson Beach Market and
Meristem Florists, Many Villages Pacific Rim Indigenous Talismans &
Emporia-White Light Sage & Seer, Osheno. Further on, the Cycle Race
Pack loses its cohesiveness as it passes the Stinson Beach Fitness
Center, Donnies Surfboard/Kayak Rental & the Video Odyssey, [the three
have excellent provided seating & vantage points for photo pics].
WHERE TO STAY
There are many options, but they all fill up fast, so make reservations.
In Olema, the Olema Inn (10000 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard;
415-663-9559; www.theolemainn.com; rooms start at $185) and the Point
Reyes Seashore Lodge (10021 Coastal Highway 1; 415-663-9000;
www.pointreyesseashorelodge.com; starting at $135) are both central
and comfortable.
Stinson Beach has many vacation rentals, but few nightly options. One
is the World at Peace Redwood Haus Inn, #1 Belvedere and Redwoods
Highway #1; 415-868-1034; www.stinson-beach.com; the five rooms start
at $55. for a single person on weekdays, $440. for a weekstay in
either the Redwood or White Room, includes Texan/German Style King
Sized Breakfast, WiFi/Computer/L.D.Phone on Site, VCR/VCR Library,
HBO/Cable T.V., Biergarten, B.B.Q. Facilities, Boogie Boards/Wet
Suits). Bus Service, is direct by the West Marin StageCoach, bicycle
friendly, just tell the driver, "The Redwoods Haus", he will drop you
off right in front, Coast Hwy. #1 and #1 Belvedere.
In Muir Beach, the Pelican Inn (10 Pacific Way; 415-383-6000;
www.pelicaninn.com) has rooms from $190, while at the very different
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (1601 Shoreline Highway; 415-383-3134;
www.sfzc.org/ggf) doubles start at $145 with three meals a day. You
can always, take part in the functions at the Green Gulch Zen Center,
commute, from the coed lodging of the World at Peace Redwoods Haus.
Stinson Beach Chamber of Commerce, www.stinson-beach.org, 415
868-1330. Up to date, rental listings, list of B&Bs, hotels and motels
in the SW Marin Area-Bolinas, Stinson & Muir Beach.
MAPS
We found the "Rambler's Guide to the Trails of Mt. Tamalpais, Muir
Woods and the Marin Headlands" (Olmstead & Bros.; 510-658-6534; $8)
indispensable, even though most trails are well marked. It is a
detailed trail map that not only is printed on waterproof material,
but also includes a reassuring guarantee from the publisher, Gerald
Olmstead: "If you're lost out in the woods somewhere, please note that
my phone number is on the map. Just call me up."
Farther north, we used the "Point Reyes National Seashore and West
Marin Parklands" map from Wilderness Press (800-443-7227;
www.wildernesspress.com; $9.95). Wilderness also publishes the helpful
"North Bay Trails," by David Weintraub ($16.95).
The Proprietors of the World at Peace Redwoods Haus (circa 1910),
provide up to date info., on: trail accessibility; out of the way
places; day/night concerts at restaurants/community centers; hidden
beaches/lakes/streams/waterfalls/hot springs in West Marin. Also
Provided, hard to find services in West Marin: WiFi/Computers w FAX,
Scanner & Copier/Long Distance Free Calling Onsite; VCRS w 200+VCR
Library; Breakfast-Dinner Potlucks-BBQ; BBQ [we show you how]Tomales
Bay Oysters; Boogie Boards & Wetsuits; 2nd & 3rd story view decks &
rooms, w views of Stinson Beach Village/MTTAM/Bolinas/Pacific Views &
Decks
ORGANIZED TRIPS
Wine Country Trekking (888-287-8735; www.winecountrytrekking.com)
offers a variety of supported rambles through West Marin that also
include things like kayaking excursions and wine tastings.
The Sierra Club runs numerous outings through West Marin as well, some
with features like meditation, birding, painting and nature study
(415-977-5522; www.sierraclub.org/outings).
The World at Peace Redwoods Haus, www.stinson-beach.com, 415 868-1034
or 868-9828, supplies up to date info. on Hikes & Foot races hosted by
local internationally recognized Enviro Sports, www.envirosports.com,
& other recognized local hiking/foot race event organizers. There are
spontaneous hikes, volleyball games, cookouts, campfires that occur at
the RWH daily and nightly, amongst the guests inspired by the freedom
of opportunity, freshness of the sea breeze mixed with the Scent of
the surrounding Redwoods Forest & blossoming Rain Forest of the RWH.
There are also, birding expeditions, both organized & spontaneous by
those interested in the Audobon Canyon Ranch Activities or their own
individual forays to the Bo Lagoon, to catch glimpses of the Blue
Herons, Pelicans, Egrets & migrating Aquatic Fowl that visit the
Lagoon. Not to mention, Tule Elk, Elephant Seal & Whale Watching,
maps/directions via the RWH. Wading in Duxbury Reef, Red Rock Hot
Springs, Bass Lake, Esteros of Sir Francis Drake Bay�Discover the
Paradise of the Coast of Marin, www.stinson-beach.com, 415 868-9828 or
868-1034..
The Places to Explore
We offer information on all of the local natural viewing locations of
interest where you can see Whales, Seal and Elephant Seal colonies,
Egrets, Herons, Pelicans, and the Tule Elk. Visit the Sulphur Hot
Springs at Red Rock Beach , 4-5 days a month during negative tide
periods of the Full Moon, the Ocean rolls back, giving 2 hrs., to
enjoy the 110 degree heated Seawater, in a open pool of rock, by the
edge of the Ocean. Walk into the tide pools of Duxbury Reef during
minus tide, study close up the indigenous sea life of the Reef: Sea
Anemones; Clams; Mussels; Starfish;Crabs;Coral; and the reef fishes in
small pools of water.
On Visitors Days of the Week, walk down the 300 steps leading to the
Point Reyes Lighthouse, on the Point Reyes Peninsula, see the interior
and the antique beacon light of French Manufacture, dating back over a
100 yrs.
Kayak with Point Reyes Outdoors www.pointreyesoutdoors.com, 415
663-8192 Sea Kayaking Tours & Classes Guided Nature Hikes
Mesa Road in Bolinas: Visit the Point Reyes Bird Observatory and take
part in banding expeditions of migratory birds as well as study
statistics of their numbers and sightings; Hike to Bass Lake on the
Panoramic Trail head, from the parking lot at the end of Mesa Road ;
See Agate Beach, where all the rocks are green agate.
Hike the many trails that abound in the Golden Gate Recreation Area,
Mt. Tamalpais and Tomales State Parks , as well as the Point Reyes
National Seashore: Matt Davis-Steep Ravine-Dipsea-Lake Lagunitas-Kent
& Nicasio Lakes. Gather Mussels in Season, for ethnic & old fashioned
soups/stews. Dance at Smiley's Schooner Saloon & dance/dine at Rancho
Nicasio, Sat. Nights to live music.
Eat at your pick of 3 art bedecked and fine food dining establishments
here in Stinson & Coast Cafe in Bolinas.
Rent/Ride Horseback at Five Brooks Stable, Horse Rental, Open Year
Round in Olema. 415 663-1570, Fax 415 663-8766, www.fivebrooks.com
Workout Regimen, Beach Accessories, Kayaks, Surfboards: At the Stinson
Beach Health Club, open daily, 7a.m.-9p.m.,415 868-8801, 3605
Shoreline Hwy.#1 , full range gym, offers weight sets, stationary
bikes, Pilates studio, w views of Easkoot Creek in a Polynesian
Village Natural Setting Ambiance. Stinson Beach Surf and Kayak Co.,
same location, Rent and Sell Beach Accessories, Full Range of Kayaks &
Client friendly surfboards, Donny 415 868-8801, cell 415 257-1831.
Los Banos Surf & Adventure Camp- Coach Dave Lich, certified lifeguard,
415 847-2221 or 415 380-8900, www.stinsonbeachsurfcamp.com, Surf
School Classes beginning 6/11, all ages welcome. Free shuttle from
Mill Valley. "Bringing the beach to the kids of Marin & Fellow
Travelers."
BoBo Bikes located in Bolinas, 6 Wharf Rd., 415 450-0621, Bike &
Surfboard Impresario Sports Czar Terrence, Proprietor. High Tech State
of the Art Bikes, Surboards, Skates from the Czar of Sports Gear.
Every detail of hardware can be found as well as Terrence's Extensive
Knowledge of what sports gear, is right for you. Bring your equipment
in for troubleshooting & maximal gain for high performance on the
roadway or surf.
Visit/Shop: Claudia Chaplines Art Gallery, Annies Bookstore for
Hiking/Biking Maps/Postcards, SurfGear/Beach Wear, Live Water Surf
Shop.
Many Villages, 2264 Hwy. #1, where you can select from a vast emporium
of indigenous jewelry, buddhist artifacts, sacred totems, folk art of
Bali, Handmade Oracles Mystical Talismans from the Island Jungles of
Thailand and the floating Villages of Indochina. Astute World
Expert/Time Traveler of White Light, Oshen, 415 868-1419.
Experience:
The Museum of Miwok Native American Artifacts at Slide Ranch; Nicasios
Russian Orthodox Church, dating back to the Russian Colonial Period at
Fort Ross; Smileys Schooner Saloon, an English Pub imported in 1850,
oldest functioning alcohol establishment in California; Bodega
Schoolhouse made famous in Alfred Hithcocks, "The Birds"; Muir Woods
Trail, the setting for Hitchcocks "VERTIGO", where Jimmy Stewart
followed Kim Novak into Muir Woods,on the Matt Davis Trailhead,
beginning at Belvedere in Stinson(Right up from the Redwoods, #1
Belvedere]; Skywalker Ranch, East of Nicasio, creative brainchild of
George Lucas; Peak of Sacred Mount Tamalpais-from which the viewer can
experience 360 degree panorama views, of the Greater S.F. Bay Area &
the City, Mt. Diablo, the Farollone Islands of the Pacific Ocean.
These and many more view spots as well as Treasures of Wild West
Architecture in West Marin Towns, will be addressed, directions will
be given & an itinerary for all points of interest in Marin, Sonoma
and the S.F. Greater Bay Area.
Public Transportation: For all points in the SF Bay Area, Use the
Transit Planner site, www.511.org From San Francisco , take #70 or #80
Golden Gate Transit, to Marin City Transfer to West Marin Stage Coach,
website for schedule is: www.marintransit.org, call for info., M-F, 8
a.m.-5 a.m., 415 526-3239
Important Phone No.s Stinson Beach Lifeguard Tower-415 868-0942
Stinson Beach Visitor Center- 415 388-2596
Driving Directions to Stinson Beach
From Highway 101 Exit Highway 1/Stinson Beach (there will be a sign
for Muir Woods/ Mt. Tamalpais at this exit) Drive about .5 miles. At
the stoplight, turn left. You now have two options, both about the
same distance, both on winding steep roads. Shoreline Hwy. 1 takes you
along the Pacific Ocean, through Muir Beach, to Stinson Beach.
Panoramic Highway take you up and over Mt Tamalpais, w breathtaking
panorama views of the City, East Bay, Sonoma County, to within one
block of the Redwood Haus in Stinson Beach. To get to Panoramic from
Hwy. 101, Drive 3 miles on Shoreline Hwy. #1. At the top of the hill,
turn right onto the Panoramic Highway. From Panoramic access, Muir
Woods/Mount Tamalpais and Stinson Beach.
Or Continue straight on Shoreline Highway #1 about 12 miles to Stinson Beach.
When traveling South to North on Hwy.#1, upon entering Stinson Beach,
Make a right at the Firehouse, onto Belvedere, a u turn and park
alongside fence, at #1 Belvedere and Hwy. #1, the Redwoods Haus, On
Street Parking.
Olema intersection and Sir Francis Drake Blvd.-16 miles South to Stinson Beach.
Point Reyes Station. So. to Stinson Beach-18 miles So. to Stinson Beach.
Barbeque in the Bier-garten:
Bring your own fish/chicken/duck/lamb/meat
cuts/zucchini/corn/beverages and b.b.q. coals for barbeque, we provide
potatoes, rice, onions, bread, condiments & b.b.q. coals or mesquite.
Oysters for Redwoods barbeque[Redwoods Chef gives instructions on
preparation] must be obtained beforehand at: the Tomales Bay Oyster
Farm, located on Shoreline Hwy. #1, 4 miles No. of Point Reyes
Station; the Hog Island Oyster Co. in Marshall; the Johnsons Oyster
Farm on the Point Reyes Peninsula.
Gesucht: Deutscher Schreiner oder Zimmermann fuer Renovierungs- und
Reparaturarbeiten fuer Redwood Haus fuer flexible Zeit. Keine
Arbeitserlaubnis noetig. Kommen Sie zu uns an die traumhafte
Pazifikkueste. Sagen Sie dies all Ihren Freunden. Siehe unsere
Internetseite: www.stinson-beach.de Kontakt: 415 868-1330
info@stinson-beach.com
Please check our websites for our pricing and service,
www.stinson-beach.com, in German, www.stinson-beach.de, 415 868-9828
or 868-1034. You will soon be convinced that we indeed have the BEST &
most EQUITABLE lodging service in the entire SF Bay Area!
Seize the Day
Bird Lovers flock to Stinson's Audobon Canyon Ranch
The Audobon Canyon Ranch, founded in 1962, one of the largest nesting
sites on the West Coast, offers sanctuary & a birds-eye-view of the
graceful ballet-of ritual courtship, nest-building, egg-turning,
chick-rearing & first flight of the Great Blue Herons, Great & Snowy
Egrets in Picher Canyon. Males gather sticks for nestbuilding, then
females arrange them just so, in the closest coastal redwoods to a
24-hour food supply in Bolinas Lagoon. Eight miles of redwoods,
Douglas Fir & Bay, coastal scrub & chapparral, grassland, pond, stream
& marsh trails cover 1K ares. Spring wildflowers display in dense
greenery. At the Redwoods Haus, located 2 miles from the Ranch,
receive trail maps & a itinerary for the folks & kids, of the many
other offerings afforded visitors & birdwatchers of this Pearl of the
Coast.
Crab Fishing off Muir & Duxbury Reef
Crab Fishing No. of the Golden Gate, then place your pot strings, off Muir and Duxbury and then, too, from Bodega Head to Carmet and from Martins Beach to Montara.
Asked New Huck Finn skip Jay Yokomizo where he would set pots if he had but, say, five, and this is his answer: "If the weather is good, off Muir Beach, at the Middlegrounds, between Dux and the Lightbucket. If I had to pull them by hand, I wouldn't drop them any deeper than 70 feet. With a puller, 110, maybe 115 feet deep."
For bait: "Salmon, the scraps, if you can buy them. Then squid, or mackerel and sardine. Something oily."
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