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Mountain biking in
Point Reyes
Samuel P. Taylor
State Park
Bear Valley
Olema Valley
Wildcat Beach
Glen Camp
Bolinas Ridge
Mount Vision Loop
Drakes Head
Marshall Beach
Samuel Taylor
Shafter Bridge
Mount Barnabe
As the San Andreas fault
extends northward out to sea, two ridges lie side-by-side, formed by the titanic upheaval of the Pacific plate's collision with the continental shelf. Subtle variations in geology and climate has formed them differently over the eons, today leaving each with suprisingly little in common. This contrast results in the varied and interesting mountain biking found at the Point Reyes National Seashore, about an hours drive north from the San Francisco metropolis. Steep and rugged, Inverness to the west is the Pacific plate's contribution to this geological mayhem. Her crest, rising close to 1500 feet, cools the wet oceanic air whose precipitation allows thick rainforests to grow along the jagged slopes. To the east, the soft and rounded hills of Bolinas Ridge are left dry by its sisters thirsty condensation. Scattered about the arid pastures are a few small groves of firs, or the occasional lonely oak so distant from it nearest kind one wonders how a little acorn ever made it so far. The faultline, famous for a pattern of West Coast destruction, forms Olema Valley that runs between the two. Deceptively quiet, it slides beneath fertile meadows and streams, heading north into tidal marshland and mudflats, and finally descending into the Pacific along the length of Tomales Bay.
Mountain biking in Point Reyes is a highly restricted affair. In fairness to park management, much of this area is designated wilderness that prohibits bikes due to the unfortunate interpretation, by the NPS, of the Wilderness Act of 1964, which includes bikes as "mechanical transport." Almost all trails in the non-wilderness parts are legal, but they are mainly short, there-and-back affairs. Still, described below are a few satisfying loops that offer a good sense of the area.
Travelling through the cultural heart of mountain biking in Marin,
Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
heads west from 101 and links such landmarks as the Eldridge Grade, Five Corners, Pine Mountain, Camp Tamarancho, Shafter Bridge, Bolinas Ridge, and Point Reyes. It passes through the cities of Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax, San Geronimo, Lagunitas and Olema before reaching the Bear Valley visitor's center. But strangely, heading north on 101, all you have to find the right exit is a couple signs that say "San Anselmo." They could be a little more clear.
Bear Valley
"Here was a pleasant and cozy trail that followed a shady, densely thicketed stream between two coniferous hillsides toward the coast. Here the valley walls form a quick and easy pass through Inverness Ridge. The bike trail ended at the forest edge, so we locked our bikes, changed into hiking shoes, and followed the shortest route down to the shoreline since dusk was fast approaching. Where the forest dwindled to coastal scrub, the Pacific Ocean opened before us, and we hiked the final half mile to Arch Rock. It was a wind swept rocky platform pushing into the sea, bordered on all sides by a vertical drop leading to a little cove on the left side, and a front-row sunset to the right. Hiking back into the forest, we were watched by a two-pointed buck a stone's throw off the trail. Back on the bikes, night had fallen and the trail was dark and empty. We went easy on the brakes and coasted down to the visitors center in good time."
(b. May 28, 2001)
: The Bear Valley trial is a short and easy ride smack in the center of Point Reyes. It begins at the visitor center near Olema, and takes a direct route through the pleasant and not-very-steep Bear Valley most of the way out to the coast.
By car
, head north on 101 to the "San Anselmo" offramp, just south of San Rafael. Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to Olema, then turn right on Highway 1. Take the next left turn to Bear Valley Road and follow the signs a short distance to the visitors center.
On bike
, the trailhead starts at the parking lot. Follow it out as far as you can legally go, then secure your bike to the rack they have there. Explore the scenic trails out to the coast on foot. Bring your U-lock, hiking shoes, and a cheap bike.
: A smooth, gradual 300-foot ascent for the first couple miles is the worst of it. No full suspension need here, in fact a rigid, or even a road bike, would probably do the job. It's a total of 4 miles to the coast, the first three you are allowed to ride and the final mile is on foot. Although the ride is short it's probably best to plan several hours out there, giving you time to hike the other trails as well.
[8]: Bear Valley is like a get out of jail free card. It has the beauty, splendor, and even adventure of crossing Inverness Ridge, with hardly any of the climb. The dense and varied ecology and coastal scenery well justified our time. Being shady and near the coast makes this a good ride for summer. Back to
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Olema Valley Trail
"The early part of this ride skirted the foothills of Inverness, and soon rose up a steep rutted burn to the high point of the trail. Narrowing to singletrack, it twisted through wooded meadows before coming upon a clearing. Before me opened the gentle grasslands extending between the two ridges out to Bolinas lagoon. My gaze followed the twisty trail, carving across small hills, alongside old farmsteads, and through the shady groves. In patches of forest, between sunlight shafts cast by the leaves, we crossed a few times the trickling stream that rolled through the fertile valley. I'd never have guessed this dairy land paradise sat right on the rift zone."
(b. July 14, 2002)
: This lively singletrack follows the eastern edge of Inverness Ridge, on sandy singletrack through fertile pastures, connecting the Five Brooks trailhead, not far from the Point Reyes Visitor's Center, to Dogtown, which is pretty close to Bolinas.
By car
take 101N to the "San Anselmo" exit, follow Sir Francis Drake west to Olema, turn left on highway 1, and after a few miles turn right at the sign directing you to the Five Brooks Trailhead (not stables, it's just past that).
On bike
, follow the Olema Valley Trail to Dogtown and back. For a longer ride continue to Bolinas-Fairfax Drive and do the Upper Bolinas Loop (
see below
). Or turn right at the junction and check out the city of Bolinas along the coast.
: From Five Brooks (elev. 200), the ride begins with a gentle coast the first half mile before some stiff climbing begins. You'll quickly gain a couple hundred feet. Therafter, the trail becomes a gradual descent southward to sea level and scenery is great. Beginning as double track which narrows just after the climb, the rest is moderately technical singletrack with many sand traps along the way. We encountered two horses and no hikers. It's 5.2 miles from Five Brooks to Dogtown.
[8]: Like Saratoga Gap, the Olema Valley trail follows the main road, maintaining a generally level elevation and taking you to other rides in the area. Unlike Saratoga Gap it is longer with more scenic with varried terrain. It's not hard core but just techical enough to be really fun. Sand was the only downside. Although we took it as a detour on the way up to Bolinas Ridge, I felt this trail stole the show. Back to
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Stewart Trail to Wildcat Beach
"Rain had finally fallen, and the hills were coming alive. Here was a trail that would do justice to the rugged Inverness Ridge, and the coastal rainforests which crowded it's slopes. Just south of the Bear Valley Trail, the Stewart trail climbed over the top rather slithering through a confluence of valleys. As the trail left Olema Valley, with fresh green pastures, rolling hills, and grazing cattle, it passed through deciduous growth at the base of the range taking on the colors of fall. Climbing the eastern face, firs and pines grew ever dense with ferns and mosses hidden in the shadows. Through occasional clearings I gazed upon the smooth and grassy Bolinas Ridge, slowly turning green with the recent rains, but still lagging behind the areas to the west. The entry fee for this dripping wet paradise was the mud, and the fallen trees, which for the most part were occasional nuisances. Crossing the ridge beyond firtop, the trail quickly took me down to Wildcat Beach passing steep and misty valleys where coastal cypress towered over gnarled scub. The campground at the base rested on a grassy promontory allowing splendid views of the coastline. To the south, Alamere falls was flowing over the bluffs onto the beach, now robust with the latest storms."
(b. November 17, 2001)
: The Stewart Trail is an out-and-back fireroad that starts at the Five Brooks Trailhead, a few miles south of Olema, and climbs over Inverness Ridge to the remote and beautiful Wildcat Beach.
By car
, Take 101 North from the Golden Gate to the "San Anselmo" exit. It's poorly named because there is no San Anselmo Street (it's Sir Francis Drake Boulevard), and techically you have to drive through Ross before getting to San Anselmo, which is just one of many towns the road passes through. Commentary aside, follow it west to Olema, turn south (left) on Highway 1, and follow that a couple miles to the Five Brooks trailhead turnoff just beyond the stables, which is clearly marked with a sign. A dirt road on the right will take you up to the parking lot.
On bike
, follow the Stewart trail to Wildcat Beach. It's a very wide fireroad all the way, and all turnoffs (except the one below) are off limits to bikes.
: From the Five Brooks trailhead (elev. 200), it is a manageable four-mile grind to the summit at Firtop (elev. 1324). It's a very even 5% grade on good dirt road, and if you've ridden the fireroads on Mount Tam this will feel very familiar. The trip along the western face is a different story. It takes you down to Wildcat Beach in 2.8 miles, which averages 9%, but it's uneven and quite steep along three stretches. All fun and good going down, problem is, the Stewart trail is the only way back.
[7˝]: The Stewart Trail suffered on three counts: mud, horses, and civilization. The mud wasn't so bad and was only a problem on the steep climbs out, and won't be a problem at all most of the time. But the place was crawling with horses which get spooked at just about anything, which threatens their riders so you'll have to be extra careful. Cows, by comparison, will stare you down without blinking until the last few feet before moving off the trail. Once I got to the Wildcat Beach I found restrooms, garbage cans, picnic tables, and barbeques, which didn't make it feel as remote as I was hoping for. But overall it is a very beautiful ride offering a good Inverness Ridge experience.
Detour: Glen Camp
"Nearing twilight, wisps of mist hung motionless in the flat upper bog that I passed heading northward, deeper into the forest. Beyond that was a fast descent into Glen Camp, basically a grassy meadow within a lost valley, hidden smack in the middle of Inverness Ridge. Surrounded on all sides by steep ridges and heavy growth, with the sun long gone, this was as remote and isolated as the ride would take me."
(b. November 17, 2001)
: Glen Camp is a clearly marked branch of the Stewart trail about midway down the western face.
: It's a there-and-back loop, 1.3 miles each way. After climbing over the initial hill it's pretty flat for the first half, then for the second half it descends I would guess 200-300 feet down a steady incline that seemed a little steep in places but not unmanageable. Wide fireroad the whole way.
[6]: If you think San Andreas geology is as cool as I do then check it out. It does add some total elevation to your ride and takes some time so do so it only if you feel well and have plenty of sunlight left. It's kinda cool, but not something you have to do. Back to
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Upper Bolinas Loop: Bolinas-Fairfax Road to the Randall Trail
"A microsecond of terror
brought the harsh epiphany that each bounce off a root threw my balance into the slippery theories of chaos. While the vast majority of times I would safely continue riding, I no longer felt assured. That evening, as we watched
Reign of Fire
, I couldn't help notice how well the dragon crashing on the ground compared to my fall at Ring Mountain. It was the same loose conditions today except for thick growth obscurring the light on vertical twists through the woods. As the chest wall pain subsided, so returned the gravity sprints to make it up the next climb. Rational recollection intervened, usually, and I softly squeezed the brakes. The bike may be ruled by Newtonian law, but who can tell the quantum effect on critical molecules at synapses of thought."
(b. July 14, 2002)
: Bolinas Ridge begins as west end of the Mount Tamalpais crest, and follows the east side of the San Andreas Faultline northward up the coast. The route along the upper ridge forms a natural loop with the Olema Valley Trail, Bolinas-Fairfax road, and any one of three routes leading back down to Highway 1. New growth redwoods dominate the terrain.
By car
: drive to the Five Brooks trailhead a couple miles south of Olema. To get there, take 101N to the "San Anselmo" exit, then take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard out to Olema and turn south on Highway 1. Follow signs to the Five Brooks parking lot, up a dirt road to the right.
On bike
, take the Olema Valley trail (a fine ride in itself,
see above
) south to Bolinas-Fairfax road. Climb to the Bolinas Ridge trailhead, and head north along the ridge. Take the McCurdy or Randall Trail back to Highway 1, or go all the way to the end of the Bolinas Ridge Trail. The last option is preferable if you don't mind the annoying ride back along Sir Francis Drake and Highway 1, with lots of speeding cars and hardly any shoulder. Otherwise, taking the Randall Trail back down to the Olema Valley Trail works just fine.
: The Olema Valley trail has its ups and downs, then Bolinas-Fairfax climbs 1600 feet from Highway 1 over five miles of smooth pavement. It's not evil but it's long and tedious. Peaking around 1700 feet, the Bolinas Ridge fireroad does gradually descend, but that can be difficult to notice with ongoing steep uphills and downhills for the next few miles. It's all wide, rocky, rooty, leafy fireroad. The Randall Trail junction (5 miles from the trailhead, approx. 1400 feet) branches left to Highway 1, and it's a fun and fairly steep 1.7 miles to the bottom.
[4˝]: The dense forest suffered the monotony of new growth, and otherwise obscurred the scenery whose bits and pieces we could see were quite nice. The fireroad had an annoying pattern where just when I got used to a good cadence on a downhill run I found myself in the wrong gear on a climb. It felt anticlimactic given the climb from Dogtown to get there. It's a different story as you proceed north, shortly past the Randall junction, once you get to the clearing...
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Lower Bolinas Ridge: Sir Francis Drake to Shafter Bridge
"We followed this gentle foxtail savanna along an upwelling of earth where the North American mantle collided with the Pacific Plate. Protected from marine fog by it's steeper sister ridge to the west, the ecology of Bolinas Ridge was arid, sustaining only grasslands and the occasional oak or pine. The loss of dense forests was well compensated by expansive views of Tomales Bay, and the pleasant Olema Valley below. The ridge itself was a gradual one, slowly falling as it extended from the western edge of Mount Tam to Sonoma County. But it was far from flat, with many hills and valleys along it's course. Cattle grazed along the fire road and watched us as we rode by. Some were actually in the road watching us as we approached, but fortunately a territorial showdown was not to occur and at the last moment they would yield the way."
(b. May 28, 2001)
: This is the northern section of Bolinas ridge, running in Parallel with Inverness Ridge up the Point Reyes Coast. The lower portion of the Bolinas Ridge Trail is much more scenic with grassy savannas, and is probably best ridden as part of the Shafter Bridge Loop (
see below
). But it can also be a fine out-and-back ride on its own.
By car
: Take 101 north to the "San Anselmo" exit, head West on Sir Francis Drake, and the trailhead is on the left just as you cross over Bolinas Ridge between S.P. Taylor Park and Olema.
On bike
, just start riding and turn around when you please, or you can loop through S.P. Taylor using the Shafter Bridge Trail and the "Riding and Hiking Trail."
: From Sir Francis Drake (elev. 300), it's about 5˝ miles to the Shafter Bridge trailhead at 1400 feet. That's a pretty mild overall grade (around 4%), but it rolls up and down over the hills and gets pretty steep and eroded for significant stretches. Downhill is much more fun, and it's tempting to go pretty fast, but watch out for sudden deep erosions that pop up out of nowhere. Since it's easy to be distracted by the scenery, they can slam you hard onto the trail if your front wheel falls into one. Kenny found out the hard way-- but he was fine with several hundred mg's of ibuprofen. Keep the old rusty gates closed so the cows don't wander off.
[7]: The open grasslands makes it more like an inland ride, yet the Pacific breeze funneling through Olema Valley keeps it cool. Bolinas Ridge has the rustic feel of the great plains with ocean vistas in the distance. Rid'em cowboy! Happy Trails! Back to
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Where Inverness Ridge dwindles northward into grassland, the
North District
is a Y-shaped stretch of gentle hills, sand spits and little bays along coastal palisades that extend from the lighthouse to the Tule Elk Preserve. This may sound okay for a ride, but bike trails here better be good to justify the 90 minute drive from San Francisco on winding country roads. Many legal trails are too short to ride and should just be hiked. But L Ranch Road to Marshall Beach, and Drakes Head, are both 8-9 miles round trip with charming coastal vistas. The Mount Vision Loop rises above it all, climbing the northernmost tip of Inverness ridge. If the view of Tomales Bay and Drakes Estero are not enough, the climb is reward by a brief but enjoyable mostly downhill ride on wild and hardly used singletrack rolling along the crest of the ridge.
The Mount Vision Loop
"How long could the night last?
Would the rain and darkness ever end? Scarcely could I remember a time there had not been a wet weekend, or winter storms not drenching the trails in the days before. Only in remote memory were times when colds and flus had not passed in endless waves of enfeeblement, or when blue skies were not dampended by clouds and frosty wind. Finally, in a rare opportune moment, the winding switchbacks up Mount Vision Road provided a welcome breath of life, where occasional openings in the cloudlayer lit pastoral hills and remote bays far below. Skies would darken again this chilly afternoon, as the thin strip of asphalt passed through the cypress forest, quiet in their mysterious and foreboding ways of ancient wisdom. Beyond the barren sage atop Mount Vision, amid the rusty lavender scent, a vertically undulating singletrack would traverse the crest of Inverness Ridge rolling between the charred white skeletons of old bishop pines. Thousand of acres of standing dead trunks, burnt after the dry season of '95, offered a picturesque reminder of the needed chaos that varies about the mean, year after year keeping natural systems untamed."
(b. February 28, 2004)
: This loop is a variant of a prior ride (8/26/01), except back then we climbed UP the Inverness Ridge Trail, which made no sense whatsoever. This loop takes you down that trail, beginning with a scenic grind up Mount Vision Road. It spans the northeastern portion of Inverness Ridge, offering fine views to the west. Although most of it is paved, the part that is on dirt is moderatly technical singletrack.
By car
take 101N to the "San Anselmo" exit, follow Sir Francis Drake to Olema, then turn right on highway 1, then left on Bear Valley Road. Follow Bear Valley Road past the park headquarter, past the Limantour junction, to where it ends on Sir Francis Drake. Turn right, then in a couple blocks turn left into the "White House Pool" parking lot.
On bike
, follow Sir Francis Drake north (a right turn out of the parking lot), past Inverness, over the first hill, and down to the Mount Vision Road turnoff. Grind up to the end of the road, up Point Reyes Hill, then at the radio tower continue down the Inverness Ridge Trail. Follow the signs carefully back to Limantour road. Turn left and ride back down to Bear Valley Road. Turn left and return to the start.
: From White House Pool to the city of Inverness, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard remains at sea level along the western shore of Tomales Bay. Then the road turns inland and crosses over Inverness Ridge (elev. 500) before descending the remote western side. Consider the first little hump the warmup. From the turnoff (elev. 100), Mount Vision Road climbs rather sharply to a vista point near the crest of the ridge (elev. 1000). From there it becomes a more gentle climb past Mount Vision to the summit of Point Reyes Hill (elev. 1336), marked by the radio tower. From here, the Inverness Ridge Trail is moderately technical downhill, with a few memorable uphill sections, out to Limantour Road (elev. 800). From Sky Camp, the road descends quickly to Bear Valley Road and the car. I wasn't paying much attention to the bike computer, but distances are
6 miles on Sir Francis Drake, 4 miles up Mount Vision Road, 3 miles down the Inverness Ridge Trail, and 4 miles down Limantour and back to the car, for a total of 17 miles.
[7]: This scenic loop offers fine views of the northern Point Reyes geography and coastline. It would do better if more of the ride were on trails. Still, it may be just the thing to bring winter legs back into working order, particularly if trails are still a little damp. Back to
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Estero Trail to Drakes Head
"Redwood shadows
flowed over the hood, past my windshield, on the winding road north to the coast. My pupils pulsed in the rhythm of flickering sunlight as the dull roar of the engine faded to distant hums. Leaving the dry heat of urban Marin, crossing Bolinas Ridge, cool coastal winds passed through Olema as fog crept over Inverness Ridge. By the time I parked, the hills were chilly and gray under a dark cloud layer that spread out to sea. Coasting down to Home Bay, now home only to rodents and birds, an owl flew silently through the forgotten Christmas tree farm that had grown into a small forest. After the bridge, the trail grew worn, rough, and muddy climbing over waterfront cliffs. Beyond Sunset Beach it was lost in the grasses, and only small blue arrows on rotting fenceposts pointed the general way. On dry hills past the watering pond a lonely cattle corral stood at the final turn to Drakes Head, where I gazed from the promontory over a maze of tidal channels that flowed around the sandspit, past rocky beaches, and deep into virgin fields. Fog blew in as I rested, hiding the blue arrows back." (b. July 7, 2002)
: The Estero Trail to Drakes Head follows the ragged and rolling Pacific side of Point Reyes, amongst sand spits and muddy bays, near the northern end of the peninsula. Even if you don't see cows, evidence of grazing is everywhere.
By car
, from the Point Reyes visitors center, follow Bear Valley Road to Sir Francis Drake and turn left heading northward along the western shore of Tomales Bay. After it turns inland, watch for the "Estero Trail" sign, turn left, and drive to the parking area.
On bike
, basically follow the Estero Trail and Drakes Head signs as best you can. The Estero Trail is pretty straightfoward until the Sunset Beach junction (2.4 miles), and then it becomes random and scattered disappearing in some spots and showing up as three trails in others. Watch for the little blue signs, but they are too infrequent, not always clear, and become useless in fog. It's open grassland so you can dead reckon your way around by land markers if you lose the arrows. It's 4.4 miles to Drakes Head, but felt longer, and I mean that in the best way.
: While never getting higher than 300 feet, there is a lot of climbing and descending. It's mostly singletrack, and gets pretty technical in limited sections. The ride begins with a gentle coast down to a bridge crossing the mudflats. After climbing and descending three quick hills to the Sunset Trail fork, the grades get gentler but not the trail and you'll appreciate full suspension if you have it. I found myself wondering whether the trails were made more by humans or cattle. Use caution when approaching the top of Drakes Head-- the 100 foot vertical drop on the other side is unfenced, unmarked, and you'll barely see it coming.
[8]: Rarely has a ride given me such a feeling of solitude. While there are plenty of old markers of cattle farming such as fences and corrals, they seem to be lost in time. Vistas across the coastal grasslands look straight out of a California History textbook. For a longer ride you can check out the Sunset Beach and Glen Brook branches as well. Back to
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Marshall Beach
"Frigid water seeped inside my bike shoes as I sank in the cool silt picking through shells of sand-dwelling bivalves washed upon the shore. It was peaceful here, silent except for gentle ripples rising from the bay. The tide was at a low ebb, revealing barnacle crusted rocks, eel grass, and beached jelly fish along the waterfront. As I gazed across the bay at quaint farmland communities to the east, the glassy seawater reflected melancholic skies. This was Marshall beach on the northwestern shore of Tomales Bay, beyond the marshes, and past the rows of empty docks-- memories of a once booming fishing economy. Beyond the restaurants and inns, the road turned away from the coast, up into the rolling foothills which were still a lively green despite the twilight overcast above. As Inverness Ridge tapered in it's northwesterly projection out to sea, pleasant green hills replaced the rocky peaks. L Ranch road twisted through some of the most scenic farmland in the world with the bay to the east and the Pacific coastline to the west. Dairy cattle grazed at the roadside as we pedalled northward which, while mostly flat, narrowed the last half-mile into a steep fire trail dropping quickly to the beach. I could have lost myself in introspection here, but it was getting dark so we hurried back."
(b. December 15, 2001)
: Along the northern portion of the Point Reyes peninsula, this quaint and basic route connects the main highway to the remote Marshall Beach on the shores of Tomales Bay.
By car
, from the visitors center, follow Bear Valley road to Sir Francis Drake heading northward along the western shore of Tomales Bay. Shortly after it breaks from the shore and moves inland, Pierce Point Road will fork to the right. Follow that, and park near the Marshall Beach turnoff.
On bike
, follow the dirt road until it becomes a fireroad, where signs direct you to Marshall beach. Technically, you are allowed to drive on L Ranch Road, but it's such a nice ride and without it this short ride gets even shorter.
: For the most part it has mild ups and downs, holding an average elevation around 300 feet, for 3˝ miles each way. The last half mile or so is a steep decent to the waterfront. While the ride back up is a painful but brief experience, it is still a good beginner ride. Consider combining it with another short ride such as Bear Valley.
[7]: If riding on fireroads isn't real mountain biking, if a smooth profile is a waste of your time, then forget about Marshall Beach, and you have my pity. But if you have any agrarian instincts lingering deep inside then this ride is sure to please. Beyond the grazing lands, Marshall beach is a peaceful lagoon in the remote stretches of Tomales bay. The only reason it didn't score higher is because it is over with before you know it. Back to
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Taylor opened the first Papermill on the west coast, initially powered by the little river passing through Lagunitas to Tomales Bay. A forty-niner, he came from Boston during the Gold Rush and cashed in his stake to open a paper business in the park that bears his name. A small town of workers grew up in the area, and eventually the railroads came rolling through. He tried to expand into the gun powder business, but the powder mill blew up, and after his death in 1885 the paper business dwindled and ultimately the land was sold during the depression of 1893. Today he is burried on the slopes of Mount Barnabe and his grave can be visited. Alas, he lies there alone, for when his wife died (who herself worked to protect Chinese girls from being sold into prostitution) the new owners of the land did not permit her to be burried with him. In 1916 the Papermill and buildings were burnt down and the land reverted to nature, and by 1945 was acquired by the state of California for back taxes. Samuel P. Taylor can be remebered for investing his gold rush earnings wisely into land that he preserved, rather than logged, obtaining rags and pulp to make his paper from San Francisco and elsewhere. Working with nature, he also built the first fish ladder on the west coast around the dam he used for power, and to this day the park remains a refuge for steelhead trout and silver salmon.
S.P. Taylor Park: The Shafter Bridge Loop
"Dropping quickly to the lowest gear, the switchbacks meandered onward like an infinite sine wave rising from hell. With every labored turn of the pedal, my chain resisted in open revolt, like a tug-of-war of straining axles against cranks crushing downward with every turn. Twisting our cranksets and grinding our rings, each blind corner offered the hope of relief but delivered ongoing disappointment as we desperately pressed higher and higher toward the ridge. The dense redwoods thinned to dusty oak, before the final expansion into the pastoral clearing that looked over Olema Valley, and Inverness Ridge out to the west."
(b. May 28, 2001)
"It was hardly perfect weather,
or even good,
but this year's seemingly endless rainy season must have thwarted one-too-many biking days, and in any case the expansion of my waistline with each passing cold snap now called for an assertive response. Up the soggy grade, the soft mulch gripped tires like muddy tar, along the same painful climb to the ridgeline we had taken so long ago. In the mossy forest, dripping with fresh rainwater, the musty smell among subdued grayish hues choked the road with a suffocating claustrophobia, and welcomed sinful thoughts of a soft, warm couch by the fire."
(b. February 15, 2004)
: The Shafter Bridge trail is an awful but necessary climb that connects a pleasant creekside ride through the redwoods with the a scenic descent along the lower portion of Bolinas Ridge. This is the first ride we wrote up for the web page, and Shafter Bridge remains to this day our gold standard by which all other brutal grades are compared.
By car
, take 101N to the "San Anselmo" exit, then follow Sir Francis Drake past Lagunitas, over Shafter Bridge, past the S.P. Taylor Park entrance, until you rise to the crest of a ridge, where there will be a broad shoulder to the left where you can park your car. This is the end of the Bolinas Ridge Trail where you'll finish the ride.
On bike
, backtrack down Sir Francis Drake to the bike path, and follow the "Riding and Hiking" trail past the campgrounds to the bridge that crosses over Sir Francis Drake. From there, in wet months you'll need to take Sir Francis Drake back to Shafter Bridge. In drier months you can try staying on the "Riding and Hiking" trail until it ends, then cross Papermill Creek under Shafter Bridge, which avoids the traffic. Either way, turn right on the small service road at Shafter Bridge. At the first right turn you see and hope that really isn't your turn... it is. Drop into the granny, cowboy, and get cranking because there is plenty more of that to come. Ride up a little ways to a small clearing, where there is a sign directing you up to Bolinas Ridge. At the Bolinas Ridge Trail, turn right and return to the car.
: The "Riding and Hiking" trail along Papermill Creek is flat and paved, after which the Shafter Bridge fire road climbs 1150 feet in 1.4 miles. The grade averages 15%, significantly worse in the first half then easing up a little as you get to the top. The quality of the road is generally good, although can be slippery in the steeper parts. Most of it was manageable with several planned rest brakes-- plus an impromtu one when we caught a garter snake. Once at the crest, the rest of the way is mostly downhill along the spine of Bolinas Ridge. Despite the painful grind it's worth going in this direction: while the
grade up Bolinas ridge is a mere 4%, it is highly uneven and ain't no picnic either. But riding
Bolinas Ridge is beautiful and fun. You can really get moving, so beware of deep erosions that come up out of nowhere.
[8]: The first time up the Shafter Brigde trail, catching the garter snake was probably the highlight of the climb. It does have a beautiful gray Tolkienesque quality during the rainy season, but then you're dealing with mud in addition to the slope. But between the amazing views of Point Reyes from the top of Bolinas Ridge, and the lush redwoods along Papermill Creek, this ride is classic Point Reyes mountain biking about as good as it gets in these parts. Back to
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S.P. Taylor Park: Mount Barnabe Loop
"In the warm dusky twilight,
brought on early under thick redwoods and steep ridges around me, I tossed my keys in the air over and over, as high as they would go, for no other reason then the pure mirth of the activity. Mount Barnabe had put me in a happy mood, and Kenny agreed. The initial grade up the Mount Barnabe trail was a sudden change from the flat fireroad winding through the redwood forests along Papermill Creek. As we cranked up the ongoing twists the trees thinned until they disappeared altogether, replaced by grassy slopes under sunny blue skies. Here were remote views of Bolinas Ridge, Inverness Ridge, Tomales Bay, Mount Tam, Pine Mountain, and a sea of green rolling hills extending northward into Sonoma County. At that point the trail became more relaxed and, in any case, the anaerobic burn in my legs was distracted by the vistas surrounding me in every direction. As we reached the peak an eagle soaring overhead floated on air currents searching for prey. It was a quick ride down the northern face ending in the Devils Gulch where an overflowing stream wound through shady fern covered slopes. After the long rainy season and the cold snap, today the flowing rivers, green hillsides, and balmy weather left little doubt that springtime was at hand. " (b. February 9, 2002)
What a time to find out now, just when Kenny is moving over to the East Bay, that Red Hill Boulevard through San Rafael (using the "Central San Rafeal" exit off 101) takes you quickly to San Anselmo, without the busy weekend traffic on Sir Francis Drake. We'll need to test it a couple times to see if this is really better, but it makes it easy to stop at Performance Bikes on the way. From San Anselmo go northwest on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard past Lagunitas and turn left into the SP Taylor Parking lot. There is a day use fee of $2 unless the ranger station is closed, then it's free, and it was closed at 3:00 pm when we arrived.
On bike
, take the Papermill Creek Trail upstream a couple miles crossing the bridge over Sir Francis Drake to the Barnabe Trailhead on your left which abruptly branches vertically toward the peak. Just before the fire lookout at 1466 feet the Barnabe Trail heads back into the valley. Branch right at the fork toward the Devil's Gulch Trail. Turn left just past Devil's Gulch, and when you reach Sir Francis Drake turn right and follow it a half mile to the next bridge you see over Papermill Creek. Return to the parking lot heading upstream along the Hiking and Biking Trail. The whole ride is around seven miles.
It's a 1250 foot climb from Papermill Creek to the peak. The sign says it's 1.5 miles, other sources say it's closer to two. As far as I'm concerned, rangers never lie so that's an average 16% grade. The first half is a relentless grind, comparable to Shafter Bridge, but did ease up once we hit the ridge which is marked by the first downhill. Along the ridge there were still a number of very steep grades, but they were limited and broken up by flat or downhill sections. Heading back down is steep but not extreme, except for a part between the headstone and Deadman's Gulch, which was muddy with large erosions spanning most of the trail and maybe a couple feet deep. Otherwise fireroads are good the whole way, with solid traction except for some flat parts that got a little muddy.
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Cranking up Mount Barnabe, the first shot is looking westward at Bolinas Ridge and Inverness ridge beyond that. The second shot is looking toward the rolling hills of the north while heading back down from the peak.
Bolinas Ridge is at the center of it all. Here, to the right, the forest of Samuel P. Taylor Park nearly reach up to the ridgeline, eventually covering the entire ridge as Bolinas extends southward and joins Mount Tam In the middle is the southern edge of Tomales Bay, which combines with Olema Valley down to the left to form the pathway of the San Andreas Fault. The hillside to the far left is Inverness Ridge moving slowly northward relative to the North American continental shelf at just over a foot per year. Along this broad ridgetop runs the Bolinas Ridge trail, which isn't as flat as it looks in the picture, especially when you're climbing it. This shot here is where the forest opens up about a mile south of the Shafter Bridge junction.
A large brushfire burned many acres of the northern parts of Inverness Ridge back in October '95, leaving many bare white trunks of dead bishop pines scattered across the hillside. All around them though are dense saplings making a comeback. Here is a section midway along the Inverness Ridge trail in 2001. By 2004 the saplings had grown much larger and were squeezing off the trail!
Wildcat Beach, part of the remote Pacific coastline on the western face of Inverness. This is what Point Reyes is all about.
Marshall Beach, along the isolated Northwest shore of Tomales Bay. It was very low tide, and conditions were exceptionally calm. Aside from lots of mollusc shells, I happened across a couple of beached jellyfish.
This is around Whitehouse Pool at the tip of Tomales Bay along the tidal marsh, facing Bolinas Ridge. What was that they said about the Holy Roman Empire? It wasn't Holy, it wasn't Roman, and it wasn't an Empire. Whitehouse pool isn't white, isn't a house, isn't the Whitehouse, and it sure doesn't have a pool. It's a parking lot.
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for more general information about what to see. Most importantly they have a PDF
trail map
(524k) which is basically the same thing as the map you can pick up at the ranger station. Zoom in with the magnifying glass-- the red dotted lines are the trails you can ride.
Here is the
Samuel P. Taylor State Park
page. From here you can download the
(scanned, not in the original PDF format unfortunately) which has a good contour map and some history. If it didn't come installed on your system, you'll need Acrobat Reader to view these docoments. From the sticker, it looks like you can buy it for 50 cents at the ranger station which probably isn't a bad investment.
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Glenville, WV—In their first season of intercollegiate baseball since 1983, the Glenville State College Pioneers have struggled through growing pains that were to be expected from a first-year program. A small roster of mostly young inexperienced players has led to a 5-38 record. However, the record belies the hard work and dedication that the team has demonstrated both on and off the field.
During the course of this first season, the Pioneers have not only put in the long hours required for practice travel and playing so many games, but they also found time to give back to their community and their state.On Friday, April 20th, prior to an afternoon double-header with the Yellow Jackets of West Virginia State University, the Pioneer Baseball team spent the morning beautifying the entrance area to Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia. The players and coaches landscaped and planted Rhododendrons and other decorative plants near the new airport sign.
"It was an honor for the baseball team to represent Glenville State College with the beautification of Yeager Airport. I believe that it is our duty to in some way repay the community for the support and opportunities that we are given as athletes," said GSC Head Baseball Coach Tom Gilbert.
"The Glenville State baseball team was a tremendous help in the ongoing beautification efforts at Yeager Airport. Their teamwork was evident as they planted shrubs and placed mulch around the entrance sign to the airport. We are so pleased with the tremendous partnership that has been forged between GSC and Yeager Airport, said Rick Atkinson, Airport Director.
The morning's work was the latest effort by the Glenville State College 'Adopt an Airport' project which started in 2009. The project is a partnership between the Glenville State College Land Resources Department and Yeager Airport to environmentally reclaim the land that was disturbed during the extension of the runway. GSC students, faculty, staff, and volunteers have spent many hours planting trees on the slopes around the airport that had been cleared for runway extension. To date, the GSC initiative has resulted in the planting of more than ten-thousand trees at the site.
"The work that was done by the GSC baseball team is some very nice window dressing for the reclamation that has already been accomplished at the airport. We plan to include yearly beautification projects as part of our Earth Day activities and our ongoing effort to help Yeager Airport," said Dr. Bob Henry Baber, GSC Major Gifts Officer who has spearheaded the 'Adopt an Airport' project.
The planting at Yeager Airport was just the latest community service project conducted by the GSC baseball team. The team has also spent time visiting with residents of the local nursing home on a few occasions, assisted the Gilmer County Recreation Center with some moving chores, and helped raise money for the GSC Relay for Life.
"As a team, we really enjoyed our service projects. It is good to get out in the community and meet the public and let them get to know us. These types of activities helps build character and brings us more together as a team," said Brock McClung, Pioneer pitcher/third baseman. McClung is a sophomore Environmental Science major from Point Pleasant (Mason County), West Virginia.


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The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) invites public comment on its report about the potential health risk of inhaling mercury vapors emanating from a floor covering used in 21 Salem-Keizer school gymnasiums.
The DHS report concluded that no apparent health hazard exists to students, faculty or community groups who use the gymnasiums in the school district.
The public health consultation report is available at the Salem-Keizer School District Communications Office, Lancaster Professional Center at 2450 Lancaster Dr. NE, Suite 260 in Salem, or online at the DHS Superfund Web site.
"We found relatively low levels of mercury vapor," said Jae Douglas, Ph.D., epidemiologist in DHS. "It is unlikely that anyone exposed to these vapors would suffer adverse health effects."
The report also recommends that the school district annually monitor gymnasiums that have the flooring. If monitoring ever detects mercury levels higher than the level considered safe for adults working and children playing in the environment up to eight hours per day, five days a week, access to the gymnasium should be limited until the flooring has been capped or removed, the report advises.
In January, the Salem-Keizer School District asked that DHS complete a health consultation to assess risks to adults and children who came into contact with the flooring. Manufactured from the early 1960s through 1980 and sold as 3M Tartan brand flooring, it is a rubber-like polymer floor covering that contains 0.1 to 0.2 percent mercury.
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Join the LaSalle Public Library in welcoming back Deborrah Wyndham as she entertains with original arrangements of holiday favorites such as "Greensleeves", Sleigh Ride", "Carol of the Bells", "Winter Wonderland" and more! Funding for this program is provided by the Alwin C. Carus Trust.
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Well it is time to start sticking your jersied chests out. 6 of 8 Big East schools are done. The Big Ten has the most left with 3. Never a doubt with Purdue and MSU right! HaHa! My hat is off to MSU for gritting it out down the stretch. They were ripe for the picking with 3 starters out (Lucas, Allen) or limping,(ROE) and the 4th (Morgan) with his front tooth knocked out with about 3 minutes left in the game. That must have been a huge distraction causing the 2 straight turnovers with under 2 minutes left. Lucious was amazing in relief of Lucas, a game and finish for the ages... A Big Ten Network instant classic.
Purdue is once again proving they are adjusting to playing without Hummel and doing a fine job by overcoming a Sienna team that most thought would take them down. Izzo must reach down into his bag of motivational actions and extoll his team to be like Purdue and adjust for the loss of Lucas as they did for Hummel. Great job Boilerlmakers!
Ohio State keeps rolling with Evan Turner on fire. I love it. The only sad thing is that Ohio State and Mich are in the midwest and would have to meet in the elite eight. I like the Big Tens chances of having at least one team in the final four from the Midwest. I believe their is still a chance for an all Big Ten Championship game. A long shot however my bracket has Ohio State winning it all. You guys are shocked right that a Sparty would pick a Buckeye team to go all the way beating MSU along the way. I clearly didn't see MSU getting bye Kansas after the early season loss to them. It did not work last year with NC so I felt the same this year.
Clearly the Big Ten is always looked down upon as soft and slow. That we are not able to compete with the ACC and the Big East or the Big 12. Doubters it is time to close your mouths. 19 per cent of the teams left are Big Ten teams. Wisconsin ran into a sleeper team that should of been a 3 seed as Cornell is an excellent team. No same in losing to them. They are my Cindy team at this time.
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Lindsay Lohan's bar fight last night (November 28) was allegedly over Max George from The Wanted.
The actress was enjoying a night out at a Justin Bieber concert at Madison Square Gardens in the hours before she allegedly got into a fight with a woman at a New York nightclub.
The 26 year-old was charged with third degree misdemeanor assault following the incident in the early hours at the Avenues nightclub in Manhattan, with a court date set for the near future, according to TMZ.
Now, reports are emerging that the two women were fighting over none other than Max from The Wanted, who were supporting Bieber at his NYC gig. According to TMZ, sources at the club say despite Lindsay's advances Max "was turned off by the fact LiLo was sloppy drunk".
Apparently Lindsay was at the Bieber concert not to see the main man but The Wanted and more specifically Max, who she had "been scoping out for the last few days."
Sources say Lindsay tried to get backstage after the concert to see him but according to TMZ, she was blocked. Later that evening Lindsay and a friend allegedly met up with Max and his bandmates Jay and Tom at a hotel bar before setting off for Club Avenue together.
According to sources at the nightspot, Lindsay proceeded to get drunker and drunker and apparently Max was turned off by her partying antics, reportedly setting his sights on another woman, the lady that Lindsay is then accused of hitting.
Ladies man Max then apparently found another girl to go home with whilst Lindsay has wound up with another arrest to her name.
A rep for The Wanted refused to comment on the story whilst Entertainmentwise have reached out to Lindsay's rep for a response.


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Studies of parental racial socialization and racial identity development have tended to focus on urban, lower-income African American parents and their adolescent or early adulthood children. Findings emanating from these studies are then extrapolated to all African Americans. Disregarding within-group differences produces gaps in our knowledge. This mixed-methods study pushes the research further by investigating the approaches suburban, middle-class Black mothers in metropolitan Detroit take to promote a positive racial-gender identity in their elementary-age daughters attending a predominantly white school. Metropolitan Detroit provides a unique milieu for undertaking this study. The 2005 American Community Survey reports that for the first time in fifty years, Detroit's African American population fell. Between 2000 and 2005, Detroit lost 90,000 of its black residents while during the same period, the surrounding suburbs increased their African American populations. Moving from a majority black city and school district to predominantly white ones means that parents will encounter situations where race and their children's racial identity take on a salience that heretofore they may have not fathomed. Parental racial socialization can help a child develop a healthy racial identity that can result in various positive academic, Social, and psychological outcomes, particularly in settings where persons of color have been treated pejoratively. Analyzed through a sociopsychological framework that rests upon the intersections perspective a vehicle through which we observe how Social systems, structures, and institutions make racial socialization and racial identity viable and necessary features of our social world) and the social-cognitive learning theory which asserts that socialization results from observation, modeling, vicarious reinforcement, and imitation), African American mothers in this study engage in important racialized child-rearing work. It was found that mothers racially socialize their daughters at a higher rate than reported in previous studies. Significant associations between racial socialization message type and transmission mode exists. Additionally, mother's racial identity attitude can predict the degree of endorsement of various racial socialization messages. Lastly, mothers use a set of strategies termed "mothering work" to advocate for their daughters. Three of these strategies are: Presence, Imaging, and Code-switching. Presence consists of being visible in the school and at school functions; being deliberate in interactions with school personnel to gain leverage that will benefit the daughters; and the keen awareness of one's physical appearance and the role it plays as mother's advocate for their daughters. Imaging consists of mothers working hard to teach and show their daughters how to embrace their phenotypic features by using role models to reinforce a positive self-image and by reinforcing reflections of their daughters through home dé;cor and activities outside the home. Code-switching refers to one's ability to move between cultural milieus at will and with fluidity. Many mothers in this study actively taught their children to be bi/tri-culturally fluent as a way to help their daughters navigate various domains with dexterity. Each of these strategies—which appear to be connected to the academic success of their daughters—are used by African American mothers to promote a positive racial-gender identity in their elementary-age daughters attending a predominantly white school. Investigating the racial socialization strategies used by suburban African American mothers in promoting a positive racial identity in their elementary-age daughters attending predominantly white schools is a relevant undertaking as black residents continue to leave the city of Detroit for its surrounding suburban communities. As districts increase their African American populations, the strategies identified by this study may aid in the creation of curriculum, the development of teacher training programs, and the implementation of action plans seeking to close the achievement gap between black and white students.
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"I can't just turn over my daughter and let it be": Black mothers and the racial socialization of their daughters attending white schools (Education Papers posted on May 13th, 2014 )
Unraveling the neighborhood and school effects on youth behavior (Education Papers posted on March 26th, 2013 )
Few studies of contextual effects have attempted to model the effects of neighborhoods and schools at the same time, or to explore the differential impact of these contexts on behavior. In response, this dissertation examines the relative and joint impacts of neighborhood and school Social environments on youth behavior by modeling the effects of each on the likelihood of delinquency, school dropout, and arrest. Particular attention is devoted to understanding how the embeddedness of schools within neighborhood communities and the integration between schools and other neighborhood institutions influences Social control and, ultimately, youth behavior. The central goal of the study is to understand not only if neighborhoods and schools matter, but also how and why they matter. That is, focus in the study is put upon understanding how and why Social ties within neighborhoods, within schools, and between neighborhoods and schools influence processes of social control. One central challenge to the study of multiple social contexts is the ability to gather information on the structural features and social processes that characterize each context. This dissertation utilizes six data sources in order to examine the neighborhood and school effects on youth. Data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods and the U.S. Census provide information on neighborhood context. Data from the Consortium on Chicago School Research describes the social context of the Chicago Public Schools. These contextual data are combined with individual-level data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, the Chicago Public Schools, and a merged set from the Illinois State Police and Chicago Police Department.
Measuring language- and literacy-related practices in low-SES Costa Rican families: Research instruments and results (Education Papers posted on March 25th, 2013 )
This dissertation includes three articles describing the construction of research instruments to measure language- and literacy-related practices and the results obtained using those instruments with low-SES Costa Rican families with kindergarten children. The first article reports the socio-cultural and literacy-relevant characteristics of the families who responded to the Family Environment Survey EAF, Encuesta sobre Ambiente Familiar). Results show that parents hold high educational expectations for their offspring; however the home supports provided are not in line with the demands of the Western School Model WSM) prevalent in the region. It is argued that this mismatch is a consequence of the non-nativization of schooling and of inadequate communication mechanisms between the school and the home. The second article reports two studies involving the EAF. Study I examines the internal structure of the EAF using factor analysis. Eight components emerged and most items were relevant in characterizing language- and literacy-related practices. Study II reports correlational analyses among the EAFs components and students outcomes to determine the instruments predictive validity. Significant associations were found between this instrument and language and literacy measures. These studies indicate that the EAF is a valuable resource for investigating home language- and literacy-related practices. Potential uses of the EAF in the school context are discussed. The third article compares the results obtained through five observational situations and the EAF to assess the cultural pertinence of these situations and to identify the specific aspects of the home literacy environment that each of them captures. Four of the five observational situations were related—in different degrees—to the language- and literacy-related practices of these families. However, correlational analyses showed that the categories used in the analyses do not match the participants meaning- making system, as most of the anticipated relationships were not confirmed. The results presented in this dissertation are framed in a cultural perspective pointing to the mismatch between the culture of the home and the culture of the school. Suggestions are made about how to bridge this gap by designing strategies that promote bi-directional communication between these two fundamental influences in childrens development.
The impact of proactive coping strategies on men's collegiate basketball referees (Education Papers posted on March 23rd, 2013 )
The purpose of this multiple observation study is to examine the relationship between proactive coping and an individual's ability to remain poised under pressure. Specifically, the study focuses on the proactive coping skills of Division I men's basketball referees (n = 194). The referees completed a self-reported survey and the 14-item Proactive Coping Subscale (PCS). A statistical analysis compared those results with direct observation ratings from independent observers and head coaches of the participating teams. While the PCS scores suggest the referees are strong proactive copers, the poise under pressure ratings by observers and coaches failed to support the PCS scores. Therefore, by combining the self-reported PCS results with the poise under pressure ratings by coaches and observers, the researcher incorporated all three ratings into the referee overall coping behavior model. However, this model still has limits because the self reported PCS score might not be an accurate representation of an individual's ability to reduce or eliminate future stressors. A significant finding of this study is the notable disconnect between the PCS and direct observation ratings, suggesting limitations in the applicability of the Proactive Coping Subscale, especially in studies involving acute stressors. The researcher of this study believes the PCS is an inadequate stand-alone instrument because it fails to consider the Environmental variables affecting how individuals cope with future stress agents.
Addressing the challenges of parenting: Parent training with parents of children with ADHD (Education Papers posted on March 22nd, 2013 )
Behavioral parent training (BPT) is an effective treatment to reduce noncompliant behaviors in children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Symptoms of ADHD have a significant impact on the functioning of families. This psycoeducational program design evaluates the efficacy of a multi-therapeutic approach, based on concepts from Russell A. Barkley's Ph.D. Defiant children: A clinician's manual for parent training (1997) in combination with a counselor led support group on behavioral symptomology, parental stress, and parental sense of competence and efficacy related to parenting skills. This nine-week Behavioral Parent Training Program was aimed at increasing parent knowledge and skills in interacting with children with ADHD. Thirty-six parents from families with ADHD children aged 6 to 12 years were randomly assigned to one of two groups: treatment or wait-list control. Treatment outcomes were evaluated by the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6-18 (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001), Teacher's Report Form (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001), The Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (Gerard, 1994), and the Parenting Stress Index (Short Form) (Abidin, 1995). The multi-therapeutic approach of utilizing concepts from Russell Barkley's parent training model in combination with a counselor led support group resulted in no statistically significant decrease in parents' or teachers' perceived severity of the child's ADHD symptoms in comparison to the control group. Second, the program did not demonstrate statistically significant increases in parents' sense of competence and efficacy in comparison to the control group. There was also no statistically significant decrease in parents' reported stress in comparison to the control group. Although increases were not found to be statistically significant, there was an increase in the mean scores of the treatment group on each variable.
Parent-child communication: Influences of maternal sexual experiences as a teenager on the occurrence of sexuality communication with their adolescent (Education Papers posted on March 19th, 2013 )
This study investigated factors that influence parent-child communication on sexual topics and sought to determine if maternal teenage sexual experiences influence mothers' discussions with their adolescent children. Randomly selected mothers of children ages 10-14 years were mailed questionnaires. Using a list of sexual topics, respondents reported the frequency of discussions with their adolescent and completed a checklist of their own teenage sexual experiences. Correlational research design was used to rank and list sexual topics by frequency. Although a majority of the respondents reported that their own teenage sexual experiences influenced the discussions they had with their adolescents, no statistically significant association was found regarding those experiences and the amount of discussion mothers had with their child. The most frequently discussed topics were dating/relationships and homosexuality. The majority of respondents reported their first sexual intercourse at age 19 or younger, use of birth control, and participation in oral sex as teenagers.
A father, a son, and a storybook: A case study of discourse during storybook reading (Education Papers posted on March 18th, 2013 )
Conversations between a father and his four-year-old son during their storybook reading sessions were audiotape recorded by the father. The sessions were recorded in the family home, at the family's convenience, over a six-week time span in 1995. The purpose for this study was to examine the nature of interactions between a father and his son during initial and subsequent readings of different storybook genres. Of interest was the role gender and genre played in storybook reading, the nature of decontextual interaction patterns, and the role adult power played in this situated literacy. Conversation analysis systems by Grice (1989), Halliday (1975), Millar and Rogers (1976), Sacks, Schegloff, and Jefferson (1974), and Watzlawick, Bavelas, and Jackson (1967) were used. This case study provided evidence that gender, genre, repeated book reading, and adult power were intricately related to this dyads communication patterns in contextual and decontextual literacy experiences.
Parent training with African-American families (Education Papers posted on March 16th, 2013 )
Developing parenting interventions that produce positive results for African American families continues to be a priority in the field of human services. This dissertation begins with a review of the literature regarding parenting practices and parenting styles in general, and then more specifically of African Americans. The work continues with a discussion of successful parent training programs and their components. A study is then presented that aims to explore how 31 African-American participants describe their parenting style, and then also information was obtained on what they perceive as the elements necessary for a successful parent training intervention for African-American families. Finally, implications for human services practice and policy are outlined. The study was exploratory in nature, however, it was hypothesized that the participants would describe their parenting style as high on monitoring and control, but also warm and supportive. Participants would also describe their parenting practices to be based in African American culture and tradition. And thus, express a need for more African American customs and parental strategies to be included in the parent training program presented in this study. These findings would add to a growing literature that suggests a need for culturally specific interventions. To test these exploratory hypotheses, 31 African American parents and non-parents of a small Midwestern community were presented with instruments measuring parenting practices AAPI-R), level of acculturation AAAS-R), and a vignette, with an accompanying questionnaire, that gleaned useful information about rater preferences for a parent training program. The data in this study supported the growing literature on the African-American parenting style. Generally, the participants described their parenting style as strict, but nurturing. Participants also expressed the importance of including corporal punishment and cultural values in their parenting practices, and also in parent training programs with African American families.
Emerging literacy and family rituals (Education Papers posted on March 14th, 2013 )
The purpose of this study was to extend the research on children's early literacy development by examining the practice of daily family rituals. The assumption was that the predictability and affective meaning that rituals provide would create an environment that fosters the development of literacy skills and motivation to learn. Measures included the PALS Prek, PPVT-III, and Family Ritual Questionnaire. Although there were no significant positive relationships between regular family rituals such as dinnertime and reading aloud practices and literacy outcomes, negative correlations were found between the assignment of roles on weekends, the routine of vacations, mother's work hours, and children's literacy scores. These findings may indicate some inflexibility among family members and not enough time spent in a variety of spontaneous literacy-building activities.
Family member perspectives on collaboration: An exploratory study (Education Papers posted on March 13th, 2013 )
Collaboration is an essential component in support and service provision for children who have developmental disabilities due to the extensive needs and specialized care required in all aspects of daily living. This exploratory, qualitative study examined the attitudes, opinions, and experiences related to the collaborative process as viewed from the perspective of family members who have children with developmental disabilities. Purposive sampling was employed in this study. Four focus group interviews were conducted using family members of children with developmental disabilities. From these sessions, seven themes emerged (a) knowledge; (b) sensitivity; (c) individuality; (d) equality; (e) funding; (f) support; and (g) quality. The findings of this study help facilitate a better understanding of family members' views on collaboration, which will ultimately help to facilitate and overcome barriers to collaboration between family members and professionals within this field.


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Leading writer and journalist Mohammed Abdel Qader Al-Jassem was brought before a criminal court in Kuwait City yesterday and was charged with harming national interests and undermining the status of Kuwait's emir.
Al-Jassem, who has been detained since 11 May, was notified of the hearing only 12 hours beforehand and was not allowed to talk to his lawyers.
"My father had his hands handcuffed behind his back and was blindfolded for three hours before being brought into the courtroom," his daughter said. "What's more, he was put in a cage in the courtroom used for terrorists. He has been subjected to mistreatment by officials."
The next hearing has been set for 7 June.
Reporters Without Borders has learned that the justice ministry sent a directive to the information ministry forbidding both broadcast and print media to carry any reports about Al-Jassem's trial.
18.05.10 - Prosecutor orders Kuwaiti journalist held for 21 days
Mohammed Abdel Qader Al-Jassem, a leading journalist who had been interrogated by national security officials since 11 May, was transferred to Kuwait City's main prison on the morning of 16 May under a 21-day detention order issued by the general prosecutor.
As soon as the interrogations began, Al-Jassem went on hunger strike in protest against his arrest and the subversion charges brought against him. When his condition deteriorated on 14 May, he was taken to a military hospital and had to resume eating.
Human rights lawyers and writers plan to stage a demonstration today to demand his release. He is now due to appear in court on 5 June.
12.05.10 - Journalist goes on hunger strike in protest at constant hounding
Reporters Without Borders today condemned obvious harassment of prominent journalist and writer Mohammed Abdel Qader al-Jassem and called for it to stop. The worldwide press freedom organisation also called for his immediate release and for all charges to be dropped.
Al-Jassem has been interrogated by the district prosecutor at the National Security ministry since the 11 May. According to local media, the prime minister, Sheikh Mohamed Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, is behind this latest summons. The journalist has two lawyers with him but his family has not managed to have any contact with him.
The journalist began a hunger strike in protest to " a political trial".
"The prosecutor called him yesterday morning to tell him that an arrest warrant had been issued against him and inviting him to attend at the department of National Security...unless he wanted to be arrested at his home", his daughter, Sumayah al-Jassim, told Reporters Without Borders. "So he went. It was 1pm when the interrogation started yesterday. It went on until 3 am and then started against this morning. We do not know how much longer it will go on."
She said that the lawyers had told her that they were going through every article that her father had posted on his website in the past five years (www.aljasem.org) and on a book published in 2006. "But there is a law in our country that says it is illegal to take action against any work, more than 90 days after it is published. My father has said he is going to lay a complaint against Sheikh Nasser Mohamed al-Ahmed al-Sabah for bringing a case illegally"
"With this new summons and this interrogation on his writing going back to 2006, it is obvious that Mohammed Abdel Qader al-Jassem is being hounded by the authorities. It has got to stop. We call for the immediate release of the journalist and that all charges still pending against him be dropped," the worldwide press freedom organisation said.
Al-Jassem was sentenced on 1st April to six months in prison for "slander" against the prime minister. He had called at public meetings for his resignation, saying he was incapable of running the country. The court however suspended the sentence pending an appeal, fixing bail at 5,000 dinars (about 11,500 euros).
He added that he had indirectly received a letter from the director of National Security telling him to leave the country. The journalist refused to comply and condemned the order on his blog. "I am waiting to receive a summons for this case too", he concluded ironically (http://en.rsf.org/kuwait-journalist-gets-six-month-jail-01-04-2010,36929.html).
Reporters Without Borders underlined that the Kuwaiti prime minister was received by President Nicolas Sarkozy, on 16 April 2010.


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