Smoke on the Water at Mount Tamalpais
California’s thousand plus wildfires added a bizarre element to a recent stay at the Westpoint Inn on Marin County’s Mount Tamalpais.
Built in 1904, the Inn is the vestige of Mt. Tam’s gravity railroad, and staying there usually involves taking advantage of the view–during the day and especially at night. The mountain is closed at night, and the rangers clear everyone out. Unless you happen to be staying at the inn or one of its cabins.
The situation and lack of ambient light make for unworldly stargazing if the low flying fog (flog) holds off. But this year a dense blanket of smoke reduced visibility to about 2000 yards in broad daylight and obscured the stars at night.
Still, a night at the Westpoint Inn is like no other, hellfires be damned!
At $50 per for adults and $25 for children, it’s a bargain basement opportunity to spend the night in a piece of Bay Area history. See the link above for reservations . . . . and see the pics below and after the jump.
A shot of the old lodge:
Smoke shrouds Panormaic Highway:
But horseshoes get tossed no matter:
See more great photos of a unique place after the jump!
Summer is here and livin is easy in the lodge’s great room:
Kids play on despite the blanket of smoke:
A couple of the cabins, which are about a hundred feet from the lodge:
Signs!
Just plain smoky:
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