When I wrote about the Children's Bell Tower in Bodega Bay I mentioned that after visiting the tower we walked along the Coastal Prairie Trail. It starts right next to the bell tower and meanders along the coast through coastal prairie to the North. Most of the trail is a dirt path, but there are boardwalks through the murkier areas.
Before getting out into the "prairie" we walked through some wooded areas with remains of cow parsnip from the year before and beautiful mushrooms like this Russula.
Finally after a bit more than a mile the trail ended in the most Northern neighborhood of Bodega Bay. This was a bit of a quirky neighborhood - windows were barricaded, buoys were hanging on weathered fences (I love that!) and what do you think of this very unique wall?
We also saw some stunning Candelabra Aloe. They thrive in the ocean climate where it never gets hot, but is windy and fog can linger the entire day. It always surprises me that they do so well here.
We descended a steep hill and walked along Salmon Creek towards the ocean. The "yacht club" made me laugh!
