Abbott's Lagoon, Pt. Reyes
Sunday, September 7, 10 am
The gentle and flat two-mile long trail that leads out to Abbott’s Lagoon is a year-round CNPS favorite. By September, we should have the fall-blooming shrubs in full flower, and participants will have a chance to appreciate the incredibly fragrant Baccharis pilularis and the colorful Ericameria ericoides along the trail. In the marshes, we’ll encounter a few remaining Campanula californica and Stachys chamissonis, and perhaps Sidalcea, Ludwigia, Oenanthe, Mentha, Hydrocotyle, Sparganium, Lilaeopsis, and Mimulus, all still flowering. About the brackish lagoon, the receding water level should expose the swirling patterns made by the pinkleaved goosefoot, Chenopodium macrospermum var. halophilum.
Directions: To get to Abbott’s Lagoon from central Marin (or from further afield), take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west through Marin County. Go past Fairfax, the San Geronimo Valley, Olema, and several miles past Inverness on the west side of Tomales Bay. At the fork in the road, take the road that’s marked Pierce Point Rd., and follow that another few miles to the clearly marked parking lot at Abbott's Lagoon.
Leaders: Susan Schlosser and Carolyn Longstreth; cklongstreth@gmail.com
NO DOGS ALLOWED at Abbotts Lagoon. All hikes are free and open to the public. Beginning plant enthusiasts welcome on all hikes.