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Point Reyes, 10-11 February 2006 Day 2 We both slept very well and found, upon emerging from our tent, that 3 other groups showed up after we went to bed. Since we were not in a rush I took the fly off of the tent, climbed back in, and we both waited for the sun to come over the ridge before breakfast. When that time came I made oatmeal and hot chocolate at the picnic table at our campsite but we ate it on the bluff overlooking the ocean. Before striking camp we broke out the mini cards, played a game of spite-n-malice, then hit the trail around 10 am. We could have followed the coastal trails back to the car but instead opted for a walk up to the ridge, mainly through dense forest. It was very nice but I'm a bit spoiled as I at one point remarked to Em that it looked a lot like the trails around my parents house. A bit after noon we found a great spot for lunch, a grassy knoll bathed in sun overlooking Mud Lake. Not long after lunch, perhaps halfway down the Lake Ranch Trail we encountered a solo hiker with nothing but a 1.5 liter water bottle who asked if he was almost to the falls. As gently as we could, we got him turned around although he refused to look at our map. We made it back to the car around 2:40 pm, having walked pretty much non-stop the entire time but without rushing. Back at home we had dinner at Vick's and spent the remainder of the night watching our current Netflix selections: Roswell and Nero Wolfe. It was a good two days!
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