In celebration of spring and wanting to maximize weekends, the hiking adventures have started up again. This time, we headed back to Muir Woods/Mt. Tam to do a hike from Bootjack parking lot to the infamous Tourist Club and back.
The Tourist Club is a Nature Friends members-only clubhouse that celebrates nature and Alpine heritage. However, on specific weekends in the summer, the club is open to the public from 1-6 PM only. It is located via trails (how we got there) or a short but steep road from Panoramic Hwy. The clubhouse is nestled in the woods and have fantastic wood decks to hang out and enjoy some Belgian beer while taking in the views.
This was my second time to Tourist Club, but we were psyched to try new trails in Muir Woods.
From Bootjack parking lot, we took the Bootjack Trail --> Troop 80 Trail --> Sierra Trail --> Lost Trail --> Ocean View Trail --> Panoramic Trail --> Redwoods Trail --> Tourist Club. This was not the most direct, or the easiest, by any means. It took us about 5 miles and not quite 2 hours to do (by the way, the Lost Trail is essentially straight up, with ~250 steps, ow...). Check out pics below.
Tourist Club...finally!:
And small world experience of the hike, we ran into Ashley and Lissy at the Tourist Club!:
We took as shorter route home: Tourist Club --> Ridge Rd --> Panoramic Hwy --> Panoramic Trail --> Alice East Wood Road --> Troop 80 Trail --> Bootjack Trail --> Bootjack parking lot. It was about 3.3 miles back, so the total loop was about 8.4 miles.
It was a great hike, but I was happy to be done. Great day!
1 comment:
8.4 miles!? No wonder I passed out! And you tricked me! It was supposed to be a leisurely 5 miles with beer & laughter and instead it was filled with lactic acid and tears!
-Cookie (that's right, I saved you the trouble!)
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