Mt Tam — Attraction in Mill Valley

The views were beautiful, but there’s one part of the trail on a 45 degree slope that was snowed over (in mid July) and very treacherous to get across. I wouldn’t make a deal of it if it had been marked off but it wasn’t and I saw several people lose footing and almost fall down the rocky slope. There were families with young children up there and I’m just worried they might get hurt. Please mark hazards on the...

Breathtaking, the view from Mt. Tam at sunset with fog covering the ocean view, was unexpectedly surreal.

These are my phone pictures; what I took from my DSLR was more dynamic. Here, I am at the top of the East Peak, looking out over the Pacific and the Bay.

Word to the wise: don't linger long past sunset! Being the last to leave was not...

Bring a jacket because the winds blow frigidly from the sea in the mid-autumn months when the waning moon hangs low over the sea. The natives of this county, Miwok, Pomo, Ohlone, never climbed this peak. For their lore foretold ill omens of Tam's rocky crags. Especially when the moonlit shone on the strange and mighty mists which swirl...