November 1, 2009, 9:30 pm We replaced our battle-scarred garage doors with new roll-up doors, but of course, that required me to move things out of the way so the installer could work. We’ve collected so much stuff over the years that half the garage is used for storage. I can’t remember when we last parked two cars in the garage.
Anyway, in the process of restoring order to the garage after the installation was done, I threw out loads of stuff. I readily admit that I’m a collector, so I feel some accomplishment that I was able to toss some things—like some books that were probably last opened when I was in college.
In the process I ran across a few items I found interesting—especially some technology items that were cutting edge at the time. I’m thinking there may be a few upcoming nostalgic blog posts based on this material.
October 17, 2009, 9:51 pm  A bit of a bushwhack to get on top of this rock As part of a clue retrieval in an annual geocaching puzzle solving activity, Karen and I joined a group of friends at Pinecrest Lake. Our first order of business was to retrieve the clue we needed up a steep hill to a rocky outcropping. We started up the hill a couple of hundred yards before being directly under it, and quickly found a water line with a trail leading almost directly to it. Next up was a nearby cache which was a bit more of a rock scramble. With such a picturesque viewpoint, we decided to have lunch.
We continued on around the lake, picking up the geocaches along the way. At the far end of the lake, the rest of the group decided to hike on up the creek to Cleo’s Bath, but Karen and I elected to sit and listen to the creek sounds, given that we’d hiked a fair distance the day before. We got a little bored waiting.
We finished the hike around the lake, finding another couple of geocaches, and then stopped for pizza dinner at a nondescript place in Mi-Wuk Village.
—Links
—Pinecrest Lake hike photo gallery
—Everytrail GPS track for Pinecrest Lake hike
October 16, 2009, 10:01 pm We drove over to Bolinas this morning for something different—some sightseeing, some geocaching, and mostly some hiking. Our route took us west over the Richmond/San Rafael bridge and then on Highway 1 to Muir Beach. This has got to be one of the crookedest roads around—nearly got sick.
 Monarch on wild sweet peas In Stinson Beach we paused for a look around and Karen had a cup of clam chowder at The Sand Dollar restaurant.
Our destination was the Palomarin trailhead and a hike to Alamere Falls. We had lovely weather and a nice walk. The last quarter mile of the trail is through heavy undergrowth and the trail is not maintained, so you just have to push through. In areas, poison oak abounds. I don’t think we got any.
After the hike, we headed home through Point Reyes Station. We considered eating dinner at the Station House Cafe, but it seemed expensive, so we settled for a nice pizza at Cafe Reyes.
Links
—Alamere Falls hike photo gallery
—Everytrail GPS track for Alamere Falls hike
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