Camping in Hendy Woods State Park
The Mavens
Ali
Pal
Alicia
Sasha
Anna
Sophie
Maggie
Teki
The Video
The Pictures
The Highlights
- A-mazing kayak tour of the sea caves south of Mendocino
- In-depth discussions of the best Persian food in SF, what it means to age gracefully, and beautiful hikes less than an hour from SF
- Roasting S'More Mallows for optimal gooeyness (over fires we built ourselves)
- Unsolicited lecture from a Mendocino native re: changing society by flexing our sphincters (yes, this really happened)
- Frolicking and cartwheels amid thousand-year-old redwoods
- River-swimming, rope-swimming, and sunbathing at the Navarro River
- Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir grape juice
A Taste of the Takeaways
Every Trail Maven is issued a Field Notes book at the start of the trip in which to jot down notes, ideas, and memories. Here's a quick visual representation of some of what was learned and discussed:
To Watch: Ellen on GoGurt, otters holding hands
To Read (for Inspiration): You Are a Badass, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, The Quarter-Life Breakthrough
To Patronize (for Persian food lovers): Mayakadeh, Lavash, Alborz (in that order)
To Read and Eat: Kinfolk, the magazine and the Bernal restaurant
To Sweat: Daybreaker, Barry's Bootcamp
To Stay On Top of News: The Skimm
To Hike In/Near SF: Land's End, Huddart Park, Matt Davis/Steep Ravine Loop, Bass Lake
To Buy: MSR Hubba Hubba tent
To Stay: Brewery Gulch Inn (Mendocino), St. Orres (Gualala)