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Kestrel and I did not end up going on a particularly long trip, but it was memorable. We kayaked across Tomales Bay to Pt. Reyes and camped on one of the beaches there. Unfortunately, we neglected to bring the poles for our exciting new 4-seasons, oh so warm and toasty, tent. (I managed this feat because, since I'd never used the thing, I didn't realize the poles and fly were stored in a separate bag as the tent itself. And Kestrel didn't double check). So when everything froze solid that night, we were, um, cold. But not too cold; it was still fun.

We saw tule elk, harbor seals, sea lions (which were huge! They were just amazing) and oodles of birds, including scaups, bufflehead ducks, terns, mergansers, osprey, surf scoters, loons, cormerants, murres, great blue and green herons, pelicans, egrets and all sorts of little songbirds. I went to sleep to the sounds of coyotes yipping, and saw their tracks on the sand, along with raccoon, fox and bobcat. It is a beautiful place.

...next time, I won't forget half of the tent. :P

( There are a few pictures )