Day Hiking Get Away at Point Reyes National Seashore Accommodations at St. Columba Retreat House, Inverness, CA

June 21 – 23, 2017

Hikes will be led on Thursday and Friday, and you are free to go exploring on your own with the many beaches and trails available at this fabulous park. This is a casual two days of fellowship with minimum structure. More>

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More Details: There are towering pinnacles that look like a transplant of geography from the red rock country of Utah. There are giant blocks of these towers that have tumbled over thousands of years and formed talus caves to explore. The 23 miles of trails climb, wind or meander amid grasslands, chaparral and oak woodlands and this diverse landscape hosts a wide variety of mammals and birds. Pinnacles are home to the endangered California Condor and at any one time there may be 60 in the park. Evenings are full of bird chatter and nighttime skies are dark and studded with stars.

Each day there will be guided hikes of various levels. You are welcome to join Julie and Sylvan on these saunters or head out on your own. Maybe you need to find a shady area along the creek and just read or rest. The days are your own. There will be morning and evening meditations, campfires and if the skies are clear, naked eye astronomy.

What to Bring: You will need to bring lunches and snacks, tent, sleeping bag and daypack. We will do all the cooking! We will be in a group camp area where there are picnic tables, a fire ring, toilets and water. At the entrance to the campground there is a coin operated shower house and pool. Weather in March may look like mid 60’s – mid 70’s in the daytime and high 30’s to low 40’s at night. There may be those attending who wish to share a tent and/or carpool. We will help those attending to connect so they can make arrangements.

Trip led by: Spiritual Director and Naturalist Julie Miller and Outdoor Enthusiast Sylvan Eidelman.

Fee: $150 per person which includes camping fees, two dinners, two breakfasts and hors d’ oeuvres and optional guiding. If you’d like to stay on March 15, add $30, which covers camping fee, an extra dinner and breakfast. If you do not have a National Park pass of some kind, the entrance fee is $25 per car and is good for 7 days. A $50 deposit will hold your space. Click here to make a deposit online.

You can pay the $50 per person deposit and register to attend (or pay in full) on our website by clicking here or you can send a check to the Journey Center. If you have questions about the trip, please email Julie Miller at .