Sumêg State Park Exploration Loop (aka Patrick's Point) & James Irvine Trail (incomplete)

When I hiked this trail, the name of it was different than that in the title. Instead of Sumêg State Park Exploration Loop it was Patrick's Point Exploration Loop. As I found out later, on September 30th the park officials renamed the park. "This is the first park name change as part of the state’s Reexamining Our Past Initiative and is a momentous step to heal relationships with Native Americans in working together in recognition and honor of indigenous cultural and linguistic relationships." said Director of California State Parks in an announcement posted on the official website.

There are multiple trails within the park, but I chose this one as it goes along the perimeter. Unfortunately, the fog was overwhelmingly thick, and I did not get a chance to see the water. It did add to the mysterious feel of the forest!

But let me begin with the breakfast and this amazing crepe that I had at Renata's Creperie. This was by far the best breakfast I have had in a while!

Now onto the trail... The start was so foggy that you could barely see a few feet ahead.

I hoped that the fog would burn off, but the density of it was too significant for the sun to manage it this morning. As I got to Ceremonial Rock, I was able to see some blueness in the sky and captured this:

Believe it or not, this picture is not edited at all, and here is the proof:

There were a few other spots that were particularly fascinating.

Foggy chipmunk

I left the park and continued driving north to get to James Irvine Trail. I didn't have much time since I had to drive back home that day (Kitty situation), but I wanted to see the redwoods. The forest did not disappoint! The whole trail is about 10 miles round trip, but even if you walk just a few miles, you get the pleasure of being among the giants that are hundreds of years old.

Mushrooms

I would like to come back to do the trail fully, but not sure when this is going to happen before I move. In the meantime, I had a great experience hiking in this area! Such a treat!