Enjoying the nature is a good way to escape from the busy stressful city life. This hike was planned three weeks ago after the Mt. Diablo Hike. I almost had to call this hike off because of the weather condition. The forecast said it would rain and I was just rolling the dice and hope the rain comes later.
It took us nearly two hours to drive to Muir Woods in Mills Valley. Once we got to Muir Woods, the first parking lot was still not full so we parked our cars and wait for the rest of the group.
Finally everyone was there 14 of us. 
We paid our park fee and took a group photo and start our hike. It was very crowded as we headed down the paved trail and I ensure the group as soon as we enter the next trail you will not see many people at all. We walked past four bridges which cross Redwood Creek, and started off on the Ben Johnson Trail at the fourth bridge.
Here the pavement 
ends and the 
crowds begin to dissipate 
rapidly. The trail also heads uphill, 
steadily and somewhat steeply. We turned right and took Stapelveldt and TCC. We stopped at the big rock in Van Wyck Meadow and took some group picture there.
We could have been hiked more but I knew it would rain so we turn back at Bootjack instead of going to Troop 80 then Ocean View. By the time we arrived back to Muir Wood the rain came and after the restroom break we left and went to King of Thai for lunch.
Since Saturday was a Cherry Blossom Festival, before I head back to Sacramento Janet and I stopped by Japan Town to check out the Festival. Unfortunately, it was still rain so we didn’t stay long and head back home.
