The WMF Facebook Feed
This is the archive of posts from the WMF Facebook page. Some of the images are unfortunately missing.
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Monday, November 15, 2021 at
9:39pm
I drove by this skeleton on a bike in Inverness yesterday and had a nice chuckle. It's the same street with the very sweet solar powered dog snack vending machine. According to a local resident, the skeleton was recently stolen (the bike was meant to given away for free but is still there). If you have the skeleton or know where it is, please return it and keep some good cheer in the neighborhood. Thank you.
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Sunday, November 14, 2021 at
6:15pm
Who saw the crazy BMW club that blew through West Marin this afternoon? They were running people off the road in Inverness and almost took me out in the North Beach parking lot. Hopefully law enforcement caught up with them.
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Saturday, November 13, 2021 at
9:56pm
A family of seven otters swam under us today in Point Reyes then had a big cuddle pile in the dunes.
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Saturday, November 13, 2021 at
1:00pm
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at
6:56am
Via Marin County Sheriff: "There is a large tree down across both lanes of Highway 1 just north of Point Reyes. Both lanes will be blocked for an extended amount of time. Please use alternate routes." Power is also out in parts of Point Reyes Station. I think you can still use Mesa Rd. as a detour. (Thx GE)
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 at
6:27pm
Took the kids out to scout a rumor about elephant seals returning to Point Reyes. And they sure are. Caught this interesting interaction between an elephant seal and a coyote. We’ve seen coyotes snooping around there before looking for snacks. Another special evening in the park.
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Saturday, November 6, 2021 at
3:10pm
From a local resident: "Rescue on Bear Valley Trail beyond the bike racks towards Coast Trail. Person stung by yellow jackets having a life threatening allergic reaction. 2 Park Ranger vehicles and an ambulance and other Marin Fire Department vehicles responded. CHP helicopter and Reach helicopter landed at the Bear Valley Trail head, but didn’t transport the patient." (Thx AF)
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Friday, November 5, 2021 at
8:57pm
Fascinating story by Grant Marek, the SFGate Editor, about a dangerous short cut to Alamere Falls in Point Reyes thats on the AllTrails app. Has anyone taken the short cut?
"The shortcut in question takes you underneath a canopy of trees, along an exposed path with loads of poison oak, scrambling down a few boulders, across the creek (where you have to step on the same four or five rocks that the 6-year-old fell on) and down an extremely dangerous shale crevice that takes you from the top of the cliff (about five stories up) to the beach. Because that final crevice is entirely made of shale, the walls crumble when you try to grab them for support, and the rock sheets you’re scrambling down (which are covered in the crumbled shale pieces) make slipping and sliding an almost guarantee.
I’m on the phone with Point Reyes National Seashore spokesperson Christine Beekman the day after the hike. She tells me the shortcut leads to probably two dozen rescues every year (other estimates have it as high as one emergency rescue per week).
In just the past decade, news sites are littered with wild rescue stories linked to the shortcut, including a 50-person rescue effort to save two men trapped halfway down the cliff (and a third trapped by the tide), a CHP helicopter crew-assisted rescue of two men stuck in the exact same spot, a Sonoma County sheriff’s helicopter rescue of a man who had fallen from the cliffs, a helicopter rescue of a 16-year-old girl who fell off the cliff and broke her leg and a harrowing rescue of a 6-year-old who slipped and slid down the falls for 15 feet."
Photo by Charles Russo/SFGATE
FULL STORY:
https://www.sfgate.com/califor...PRNPS Page and warnings:
https://www.nps.gov/pore/plany...
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Friday, November 5, 2021 at
8:53pm
Fascinating story by Grant Marek, the SFGate Editor, about a dangerous short cut to Alamere Falls in Point Reyes that's on the AllTrails app. Has anyone taken the short cut?
"The shortcut in question takes you underneath a canopy of trees, along an exposed path with loads of poison oak, scrambling down a few boulders, across the creek (where you have to step on the same four or five rocks that the 6-year-old fell on) and down an extremely dangerous shale crevice that takes you from the top of the cliff (about five stories up) to the beach. Because that final crevice is entirely made of shale, the walls crumble when you try to grab them for support, and the rock sheets you’re scrambling down (which are covered in the crumbled shale pieces) make slipping and sliding an almost guarantee.
I’m on the phone with Point Reyes National Seashore spokesperson Christine Beekman the day after the hike. She tells me the shortcut leads to probably two dozen rescues every year (other estimates have it as high as one emergency rescue per week).
In just the past decade, news sites are littered with wild rescue stories linked to the shortcut, including a 50-person rescue effort to save two men trapped halfway down the cliff (and a third trapped by the tide), a CHP helicopter crew-assisted rescue of two men stuck in the exact same spot, a Sonoma County sheriff’s helicopter rescue of a man who had fallen from the cliffs, a helicopter rescue of a 16-year-old girl who fell off the cliff and broke her leg and a harrowing rescue of a 6-year-old who slipped and slid down the falls for 15 feet."
Photo by Charles Russo/SFGATE
FULL STORY:
https://www.sfgate.com/califor...PRNPS Page and warnings:
https://www.nps.gov/pore/plany...
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Thursday, November 4, 2021 at
6:50am
Tree and power lines down at the corner of Vision and SFD in Jnverness, be very careful.
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Thursday, November 4, 2021 at
6:19am
Power off in a large part of Inverness this morning.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at
10:03pm
The Annual 'Black Hat Classic' flag football game was held today in Tomales between West Marin School and Tomales Elementary. The 'Black Hat Classic' games are in honor of Joey Mendoza, an alumunus of Tomales High, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2015. It was an exciting back and forth battle ending with 26-19 comeback win by the West Marin Wildcats.
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Monday, November 1, 2021 at
11:35am
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 at
1:18pm
Spied this coyote chilling post beach snack in Point Reyes this morning.
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 at
12:07pm
Wires down on Rt 1 north of Point Reyes Station. Rt 1 is blocked, expect traffic delays. (Thx KD)
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Friday, October 29, 2021 at
8:05pm
A lot of Halloween action happening in front of the Inverness Store today. (Thx LR)
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Friday, October 29, 2021 at
8:58am
Get ready for a busy (and spooky) weekend in West Marin with the WMF weekend edition. Sounds like the weather will behave for trick or treaters. Yay. WMF was in the park after the last big storm and spotted this very inquisitive badger working on his house.
Read the full email newsletter at the link below and subscribe!
LINK:
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Friday, October 29, 2021 at
7:58am
Heard a helicopter this morning over Tomales Bay in the thick fog. Anyone know why? Is that unusual? REACH helicopters don’t land with this kind of fog.
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Monday, October 25, 2021 at
8:39pm
Massive waves in Point Reyes tonight. We also saw some huge water surges unexpectedly coming way up the beach. Use extreme caution if you’re heading to the coast tomorrow.
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Monday, October 25, 2021 at
9:46am
The rain came! Did you know you can get WMF updates emailed to you twice a week? News, weather and events. Easy access without relying on the Facebook algorithm. Read this week's edition here and subscribe:
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Monday, October 25, 2021 at
6:53am
Levee Rd. between Inverness Park and Point Reyes Station is open this morning. West Marin School is open today. (Thx MN)
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 at
9:37pm
Hard to see from this photo, but Levee Rd between Inverness Park and Point Reyes Station is starting to flood at a number of different spots. I watched a car go through deep water by the White House pool parking lot and I turned around. Be careful out there tonight, make good choices. Hopefully it recedes by the morning.
Anyone else make it through there tonight?
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 at
5:06pm
Via Marin County Sheriff: “Shoreline Highway in Olema closed from Sir Francis Drake/Hwy 1 to Sir Francis Drake/Hwy1 in Point Reyes due to flooding.”
Link:
https://twitter.com/marinsheri...
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 at
3:49pm
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 at
3:34pm
Rt 1 between Point Reyes Station and Olema has a lot of water on it, take caution if you use it, especially later tonight. Olema campground flooded.
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 at
12:48pm
Rain continuing to fall at a steady pace. Hearing various reports about the amount. Five inches in Point Reyes Station in the last 48 hours? A huge tree is down over the Panoramic Highway by Stinson Beach closing that road. I've also heard reports that the Olema Campground is starting to flood.
"Panoramic Hwy between 4-corners intersection and Throckmorton Fire Station is closed due to a downed tree & power lines. PG&E is handling situation due to power lines. Road is expected to reopen by end of today."
Any other updates?
Tam photo by Josh Redner:
https://twitter.com/joshredner...Marin Public Works:
https://twitter.com/DPWMarin/s...Water flow for Lagunitas Creek in Samuel P Taylor:
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mon...
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 at
9:44am
Sunday morning in West Marin. Steady rain with some really heavy wind gusts. Just missed the person updating the Inverness water capacity sign. That is a committed individual.
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Friday, October 22, 2021 at
11:38am
Power just went off briefly in Inverness. Back on now, not sure what happened, but there is a new power pole being installed on SFD by Inverness, so expect traffic delays and possibly another power outage? Anyone else have more details?
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 at
11:47am
"A tree fell and is blocking the road on Sir Francis Drake about 2 miles from Lagunitas on the way to Olema." (thx SR)
It will probably be cleaned up soon, but a lot more rain and unstable weather is on the way, so please drive safely.
"Lingering showers continue today, but we're watching Storm #2 develop off the Pac NW Coast. Storm #2 will bring another round of steady rain Thursday night through Friday."
"A very large WNW swell train will arrive alongside the atmospheric river and likely result in hazardous conditions in the surf zone & area beaches late Sunday into Tuesday."
Weather tweets:
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea...And:
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea...
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Monday, October 18, 2021 at
2:10pm
Might be worth interviewing drivers at this point to try and figure out how they end up on LVR and why they ignore all the signs. There is some psychological phenomena at play here. "#Alert! #Road closure: Lucas Valley Road in #WestMarin near Big Rock trailhead is closed due to an oversized truck that is stuck at a tight turn. @CHPMarin is handling the situation. No estimated time for reopening yet."
Marin Public Works tweet:
https://twitter.com/DPWMarin/s...
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Sunday, October 17, 2021 at
10:37am
Huge news from Brickmaiden Breads in Point Reyes Station. From their Instagram: "There is a lot of beauty, heart and soul in these walls and in this space. We celebrated 21 years of Brickmaiden yesterday! Changes are ahead. As owner and founding baker I am ready to step down and make space for new talent and maybe take a bit of a rest before seeking the next adventure. Brickmaiden Breads is for sale! We are at a high point where all the dedication and hard work of so many have made this business a success, and with gratitude I will be saying a bittersweet farewell. Until then we will be working round the clock to bring all of this deliciousness to you each day ❤️❤️❤️❤️."
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CV...Celine also wrote a heartfelt letter in this issue of the Point Reyes Light.
We ❤️ Celine and all the amazing staff past and present at Brickmaiden and are so grateful for being spoiled with the best bread you can get anywhere in the world right here in West Marin. Thank you.
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Saturday, October 16, 2021 at
10:09pm
I can see a lot of emergency vehicles across Tomales Bay for this accident. Hope it’s not too bad. Anyone know what happened?
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at
8:24am
A crisp sunrise over Tomales Bay in Inverness. Feeling the autumnal vibe with some magic light.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at
11:05am
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Sunday, October 10, 2021 at
8:51am
"Red Flag Warnings are now posted for the North Bay Mountains and East Bay hills and valleys as well as the Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Mountains, and the interior mountains of San Benito and Monterey Counties." for Sunday night into Tuesday.
Make sure you have gas in your car, your evacuation plan and supplies ready for you and your pets, signed up for all the alerts. Just in case. It's going to get windy, very good chance power gets knocked out somewhere.
LINK:
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea...Alert Marin sign up:
https://www.marinsheriff.org/s...Wild fire cameras:
http://www.alertwildfire.org/n...
