Thursday, January 17, 2013

Tennessee Valley Beach Changes Its Look

Have you visited Tennessee Valley Beach lately?
Nature seemed to have taken control over a longtime familiar landscape on December 29, 2012.
A small crowd of only ten or twenty people were witness to the facelift or rather facedrop that day. One person in particular was able to catch the whole process on camera! Click here for the sequence as it happened.



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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Wheelchair Access to Mt Tam Trails


The best way to view Marin is from the top of Mount Tamalpais 

From the highest point of the mountain at East Peak, any visitor can traverse the paved trail for those fantastic photo ops to bring home!
If one is unable to hike any part of the mountain, there are a number of wheelchair access trails to try out:
The Verna Dunshee Trail circumvents the East Peak offering extraordinary panoramic views of Marin and the San Francisco Bay area. This trail is accessible for its .7 mile length. There is accessible parking, picnic tables, restroom facilities, and drinking fountain available at the trailhead.

The Old Mine trail (packed dirt) at Pantoll is also accessible by wheelchair. 
Spectacular vistas may be seen from this .4 mile portion of the trail from Pantoll as well as the .25 miles of the McKennan Trail. An accessible campsite, restroom and parking area are additionally available at the Pantoll Ranger Station. Both the Alice Eastwood campground and Pantoll campground have ADA access. 

Cabin #1 and campsite #7 at Steep Ravine are both accessible for wheelchair access.

 The Frank Valley Horse Camp is accessible and has an accessible ramp to assist riders from a chair to a horse with additional assistance from the chair users party.

The Mountain Theater has a wheelchair platform on the right side of the theater for all of their Spring performances.




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Highlight Community of the Month

Mill Valley


Nestled below majestic Mt. Tamalpais, Mill Valley is reminiscent of a charming European village. Surrounded by national parks, including Muir Woods, an ancient coast redwood forest, Mill Valley's lush landscape of hills and canyons is a favorite place for visitors who enjoy hiking, mountain biking, golf and running. Two national financial magazines, MONEY and CNN/Money, recently named Mill Valley as one of the 10 top cities in America in which to live. They noted that millionaires and well-known names in the film and music industries, like Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir and Sammy Hagar, make their homes in this quaint community.

Downtown activities center around Lytton Square, where people gather for coffee at the Book Depot Cafe or for a game of chess while conducting some serious people-watching. Fashionable boutiques and restaurants fill the downtown. The Sweetwater Music Hall, one of the top roots music clubs in the nation, is well-known for its live musical performances and famous guest musicians who occasionally drop in for an evening to improvise.

Mill Valley is host to a range of cultural activities. The Mill Valley Film Festival is an internationally recognized festival that has attracted leading filmmakers and movie aficionados for the past 28 years. The Mountain Play, produced in June in an outdoor amphitheatre, attracts thousands of theater-goers to the top of Mt. Tamalpais to watch Broadway musicals performed by talented local actors. The Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club, a state historical landmark, was designed in 1904 by internationally known architect, Bernard Maybeck. Particularly notable for its unusual roof truss system, the Arts and Crafts style building exemplifies Maybeck's creative use of natural materials.

Mill Valley, home of the Marin Mountain Bike, hosts the annual Dipsea Race, the second oldest footrace in the United States. The race takes runners over a 7.1 mile course up and over Mt. Tamalpais to one of the most beautiful California beaches on the Pacific Ocean. Whether it's for cultural events, dining, shopping or recreation, Mill Valley is a draw for both visitors and residents alike.