![A big bee on a yellow flower. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/nrB1TYnUAk1e/nZkjj0HfJym9pDWwh7b69XScA5u2r40EGv9CRN4l.jpg)
Just a lil' happy bee.
We were lucky enough to see a family of raccoons shove themselves a hollow tree.
![A raccoon rests its head on the mouth of a tree's hollow. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/VbME8W3IOAEG/tXrq6zfTPCuFysZCA8wMAlgX3VMp8Ynt6AH3ZvlD.jpg)
Book Rated: Station Eternity, by Mur Lafferty
> SCANNING: Station Eternity> AUTHOR_SIG: Mur Lafferty> SENTIMENT_Q: 20.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: UNDUE_SNARK, CHARACTER_ARC, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 44.17> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Bear Gulch Reservoir was quite pretty -- made better as all these tiny little birds were swarming (presumably hopeful for lost food, as I think a lot of hikers pause there for a snack).
![A large body of water reflects blue skies above, and orange rocks to either side. [Fuji X-T5 / Fuji 10-24 WR]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/onVU1DvIEuW0/N2fInGrWDQpZBiByEuus5LS6DtKQHAI6qDgQQlUd.jpg)
Somehow Pinnacles maintains the ability to inspire borderline heatstroke despite the December cool. I can't imagine what it's like in July. I did enjoy this big rock that looked like some sort of giant landing craft, though.
![A large rock sits behind a treeline, illuminated by the sun. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/AgFDQ68VafsC/0NQ6CS7Deo7I5c2BdbLEZ0M4zawu7FbX41x48vsS.jpg)
We'd run into this gang of otters on the Drake's Head trail. They just swam up and started having a nice time. Lovely!
![An otter looks up at the camera. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/m4Ko9o7KOWnj/9Z3A1dV3iv4jwkiKM0Q8lIWskpRNJGJ1G8jHQeYA.jpg)
Limantour Spit… spitting? Doing its thing.
![A sandy spit sticks out into the water from the coast. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/pchSsNbJZfoA/0RY1mYa2Zt8aCm9IxE5L1rmJEcWtRcXDlYZexWWL.jpg)
Little brushstrokes of water at low tide.
![Under a shore covered in trees, the receding waters of an estuary expose little channels of water. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/U9jPnLivlLAi/ijhlUVFFDivUMkzCvTC5lyJ9Zo5i6TRPoun5f8XI.jpg)
A little trail opens into the hills at Point Reyes.
![A small dirt road winds through trees, framing a sole tree, with misty hills behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/c19ce1b25-2f8843/pjlhO38a8kjn/vCh16wKVeVYNQqBA3FIRmbmMeX5KNDmUwgPGhsaX.jpg)
Home Bay, off of Drakes Estero.
![Under wide blue skies, grassy hillsides surround a little body of water. [Fuji X-T5 / Fuji 10-24 WR]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/3dc769ff5-aadbb1/4qOMeAqMntmm/thkmrY5WO8sYDysfVOAuXqofnucI19LDJ4cQxs5b.jpg)