Mt Tamalpais Cataract Trail

When I was putting together a portfolio of photos, this image of a waterfall on Mt Tam, taken in 2002, was first on my list.

Of all the things I miss most about Marin, Mt Tamalpais is at the top of the list. The Cataract Trail, on the mostly un-crowded north side of the mountain, has not just this waterfall but a whole chain of them, and is a treat from February through May. It's also a testament to the quantity of sites of natural beauty in California that Mt Tam goes almost unnoticed to everyone but the locals. The majority of tourists are herded into the grove of redwoods in Muir Woods. Mt Tam remains marginally more famous with mountain bikers as the place where mountain biking was invented back in the 70s.

The challenge here was that I don't like to hike with all the heavy photo gear, tripods, etc. so to get longer exposure time I needed, I had to find a place to support the camera. Fortunately there's a viewing platform with a nice flat wooden railing. A steady hand and a few blurry test frames later..

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