Bolinas for Smitty's B-day x2

I love Bolinas.  Such a quirky, funky spot.  And Smitty has been celebrating his B-days there the last few years in a sweet house.  I get to go on a sweet trail run in the morning, hang out with friends on the beach, maybe catch a few waves on my SUP, then

Smitty hooking it up for Dinner!

You could see the Farallons from the run in the morning... not sure if you'll see it in this pic... 

Just ran out to Bass Lake and back.  No rope swing for me this time... 

But what a sweet trail.  

Big drops all the way down to the ocean.  

Funky Eucalyptus trees.  

Back at the house, Smitty was ready to party!

Love this outdoor shower... 

Soon we were on the beach (a block away) chillaxin'... you can see me out on the SUP on this pic.  

not exactly sure what this says... 

Bolinas SUP-surfing

After my run to Alamere Falls, I met up with Smitty for lunch, then went surfing at the wedge on my touring SUP.  Super fun.... might have to look into getting a surfing SUP.  

as you might have made out from the vid, I wiped out quite a bit...

           Soon...

Bootjack Campin' & a beach day in Bolinas

We decided to do a last minute camp trip a few weekends ago.  This is always a bad idea in the Bay Area as folks are so on top of it, and campground are so limited in the greater bay area.

We tried our luck at Pantoll on Mt. Tam looking for any walk-in sites at Pantoll or Bootjack.  The ranger told us that these sites were all gone by 8 am.  So as we sat there giving some snacks to the kiddos a couple walked by and told us that the site next to them is saved, but won't be occupied until tomorrow.... so we decided to stay for the night and got a free site.  Turned out to be a beautiful day.  Went on a few short hikes, got Kai on his Strider on the fire roads, and had a nice campfire for the night.

The next morning after breakfast we drove down the hill to Bolinas for a beach day.

The mountain theater.  Haven't seen a play here, but what a beautiful place.  

Nikko didn't want to nap in the tent.  

West Point Inn and the summit.  

Kimbo deep in conversation with Nikko...

Hey!  That's not a chair!

Hey!  That's not a hat... 

Kai is basically a nudist.  

Nikko crying... still cute

the guys fishing pulled up a bunch of leopard sharks.  These guys told us they are pretty tasty.... I was skeptical, but turns out folks do eat them.  I guess you gotta gut them right away.  http://honest-food.net/2010/08/02/shark-fishing-in-san-francisco-bay/

In any case, catching them looked like a lot of fun.  

Hey!  That's not a horse...

I've started taking some parkour and acrobatics classes at Athletic Playground in Emeryville.  Loads of fun.  More practice needed.  

Gotta work on my timelapses... this one caught my eye the other day.  

https://vimeo.com/133202655