1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
A 21-mile self-guided audio driving tour from Point Reyes National Seashore to the town of Tomales. Just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, fifth-generation sheep rancher Bill Jensen guides recalcitrant lambs through a foot bath. A few miles down the road, Bob Giacomini checks out his high-tech milking barn. Bill and Bob are part of a rich agricultural community of dairy farmers, cattle and sheep ranchers and oyster growers in West Marin County. How was this rural paradise, so close to a major metropolitan area, saved from development? A lot of the credit goes to two women who came up with a unique idea…
The tour takes place in Point Reyes National Seashore
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We’ll begin our tour at the Bear Valley Visitor Center, hearing the stories of this land and the family farming that continues to thrive to this day.
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The tour passes through Point Reyes Station.
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The tour passes Millerton Point.
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The tour passes through Marshall.
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Our tour ends in the town of Tomales after admiring the beautiful views along Tomales bay. Here the residents “get to know everybody, and everybody gets to know you”.
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