Duxbury Reef-ID Tidepool Life,Healing Seas+Bolinas Hike,Forest+Agate Beach Walks
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Here's a link to the last time we went out to Duxbury Reef on 3/26/22.
(Not the last time, one of the times. The video is on You Tube. An app called Relive was used to make it.)
It is roughly a 90 minute drive from SF or the East Bay to Agate Beach Parking Lot (Duxbury Reef). Be on time we need to catch the low tide. The tide comes in fast. There are very few tide times a year that fit the timing needed for this event.
Guided tide-pooling at Duxbury Reef Marine Reserve just north of the town of Bolinas. Access to the reef is by way of Agate Beach. Go to the intersection of Elm Rd. & Ocean Parkway, Bolinas. Parking for Agate Beach is at the end of Elm Rd. Restrooms there, porta-potties. There is a map in the Photos here of the area.
Learn to find and identify; Algae, Anemones, Chitons, Dogwinkles, Limpets, various types of Seaweed, Periwinkles, Urchins, Snails and Nudibranchs. While experiencing the spiritual nature of this phenomenal location.
We'll also take a walking tour of the back beach area and Agate Beach to the north.
Agate Beach has a special healing sea aura.
This site link below will help you fully prepare for your time at Duxbury.
https://www.pointreyesnature.com/agate-beach-duxbury-reef
For identifying species, iNaturalist is a great resource both on the web and in the field. You can type in the location you plan to visit and see which species have been sighted there, with photographs taken at that very location, creating a site-specific field guide.
I'll have single page, water-proof, tide pool inhabitant, picture field guides, to loan out also.
In the photos there is a note about "Tidepool Etiquette", out there. Please read and follow same.
Dress in layers. Bring snacks, food and water, sunscreen, a hat. Waterproof footwear is nice to have. Bring a light beach chair or beach blanket.
Meet at the Parking Lot for Agate Beach at 11:15 am sharp. It is roughly a 90 minute drive from SF or the East Bay.
Afterwards there are some nice choices for dining stops on the way home. To name a few, Parkside Cafe in Stinson Beach and Pacific Catch in Corte Madera and Hog Island Oyster Co. Marin Country Mart. Also the Mill Valley Market Buffet.
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