Crissy Field Picnic

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a nice weekend.  

We had beautiful weather in San Francisco, and in honor of St. Patrick's Day, my friend hosted a picnic in Crissy Field.  This was on my bucket list for 2013, and it was as fun and relaxing as I'd hoped.

We had a green-themed picnic, plus a grill full of food and coolers with drinks.

The bay was full of sailboats in the distance.

Sailboat race:

We relaxed on picnic blankets until the sun fell below the trees and we decided to pack up.

I'm not sure why it took a year and half to do this, but I hope to head back to Crissy Field soon!

Friday

Happy Friday!  TGIF, that's for sure.

My plans are currently completely up in the air...anyone with exciting plans this weekend?

Wacky Wednesday: St. Patrick's Day Edition

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the greyhound!

And a happy Wednesday to you.

Lately

Scenes from around here lately:

From our hike in Mount Sutro the weekend before last

Cocktail from my Virtual Dinner Party last week 

Cheering on Juanita's lacrosse team this past weekend

San Francisco's Boudin Bakery gets ready for St. Patrick's Day

Sunday night dinner was a success

Signs of Spring around here...

Hope your week is off to a good start!

Marin Headlands: Tennessee Valley Trail

Before moving to the west coast, my former boss gave me a number of outdoor activities we had to try after we moved.  (He had lived in San Francisco for a number of years before.)

One of his recommendations was to hike the Tennessee Valley trail in the Marin Headlands.

We attempted to hike this route last April, but it turned out we pulled off the road too early and didn't end up hiking the correct trails.  Finally we returned to the Tennessee Valley (with friend "E" this time!), parking at the correct trailhead this trip.

The first quarter of the hike is an easy and down-sloping dirt trail to Tennessee Cove.

We ate sandwiches on the beach before beginning the strenuous uphill part of the hike:

The trail rose quickly in elevation.

And it was a clear enough day to see the Farallon Islands.

View North, towards Bolinas

Turkey Vultures

A peek back at the city

The hike turned out to be just a bit over 6 miles...easy at the beginning and pretty challenging for the loop in the middle!  (Our route, using this map, was Tennessee Valley Trail to Coastal Trail, to Coastal Fire Road, to Fox trail, and back to the trailhead via the Tennessee Valley Trail.)

Thanks, E, for joining us!