when time stops on the land

by Corby Hines

​Nature has a way of slowing us down.
 
There’s something about the aroma of spring flowers, bird song on the breeze and wide open vistas that encourage us to stop in our tracks and take it all in.
 
On a recent On the Land hike across more than 10 miles of protected land, there were many such moments — moments in which we couldn’t take another step until we got our fill of the wild beauty spread out before us. From the highest point on the Sonoma Coast, Pole Mountain, to the expansive wild lands of the Jenner Headlands, here are some moments where nature stopped time.

​Later this summer, the Jenner Headlands and Pole Mountain preserves will be open every day for unguided public access, but just to warn you: It’s so beautiful, you might not get very far.

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Corby Hines is the outings guide for Sonoma Land Trust. 

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