Another trail in Muir Woods... This one was starting from an official parking lot with a $10 fee. The group of women I was going to be hiking with gathered by the bathroom and waited 30 minutes for a lady who was "running a few minutes late". I could not believe the host was so disrespectful of everyone's time. Am I too impatient? Perhaps... I can tell you that at the very next intersection that the leader made the wrong turn, I headed down my own path, and fast!
Don't get me wrong, I respect leaders of hikes I go on, but those who can't even follow the Alltrails lose me right there and then. The hike was mostly downhill on the way to Muir Woods, so I almost jogged trying to lose the group. This was not that hard as their hiking speed was way below my typical 2.5 miles/hr, and let's be realistic, I am slow overall.
I did slow down when I finally reached the lower elevation and the area highly trafficked with people on the main trail of Muir Woods. I stopped for a few minutes remembering coming here with my prior partner back in 2011, almost exactly 10 years ago. So much has changed...
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The second part of the trail was the elevation gain. And for some reason I did not realize just how much of it will be on this hike. Out of shape, I was really struggling, but made it all the way back to the parking lot.
This is a really beautiful hike, totally worth repeating!
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