And yes, I’ve done Big Basin, perhaps you thought I was mentioning Berry Creek Falls when I mentioned falls. That’s a nice little day hike, hike out Sunset Trail, hike down to the observation platform at the base of the falls (*very* scrambly trail where you’re holding on to cables in many places), eat lunch, hike out Skyline to Sea. But that’s only a 10 mile trip from HQ. Though I once did the hike from the sea up to Berry Creek Falls, I think that one is more like 12 miles round trip, mostly easy along the old creek road until the last little bit. Maybe 15 miles if I’d hiked to the top of the falls, but that’s something I don’t recommend doing unless you’re *really* good at scrambling, because it’s steep uphill all the way and very wet and slick, I remember falling on my behind a couple times going downhill (still hanging onto the cable so I didn’t tumble to the bottom, of course), going uphill I would have fallen on my face, much less well padded.

BTW, you might try Big Basin State Park. You can walk all the way to the ocean.

Spud, yep, describes Marin County to a tee. The county’s unofficial motto is, “I got mine, and fuck you.” Just ask George Lucas.

- Badtux the Not-quite-as-tired-now Penguin

p.s. watch out for poison oak.