Point Reyes National Seashore (Estero Trail to Drakes Head, 8.8 miles)

Western Sandpipers feed on the edge of Home Bay

Home Bay

On the trail as Home Bay meets Drakes Estero

A small panorama of Drakes Estero, on a perfect winter day

Descending to the small pond on Home Bay, . . .

. . . which reflects the clouds like a mirror on such a calm day

The old Eucalyptus invites climbing and gazing over the estero

A view back to the bluff top Estero Trail

We leave Drakes Estero to cross to the south and meet the Drakes Head Trail

The Drakes Head Trail crosses grazing land, brilliant green thanks to a month of rain

Panorama from Drakes Head (click on image for larger version)

View from our picnic spot overlooking Limantour Estero and Spit

Another view down Limantour Estero . . .

. . . to it's eastern end

We begin the return trip--it is hard to leave on such a beautiful day!

A final view of the marshland around Limantour Estero