From the Pacific to Redwoods...

This was the view during lunch...

...with our path actually going off to the right and paralleling the ocean.

On a side note, I had a strange conversation that morning. When buying our picnic lunch at the bait shop in Sausalito, the salesclerk asked me, “What kind of weapon are you carrying?” I was shocked and confused, “Excuse me?” He repeated himself and pointed at my hash shirt. Apparently my bum pack covered up the final line, which said On-On so all he saw was, Keep Calm and Carry. Only in America would someone think that old British motto would be an endorsement for open carrying of guns.

Luckily, we didn’t encounter any guns on our hike, but we did get to see some redwood trees...

,...and a dramatic view of Stinson Beach as we made our way down the hill to complete our 10.5 mile (16.8 kilometer) hike.