March 2nd, 2010 By Ginger Wilcox

Photo Courtesy of Uzvards on Flickr

Fairfax is one of my favorite Marin communities and today it celebrates it’s 79th Birthday! The Town of Fairfax was incorporated in 1931. Fairfax still retains its eclectic downtown area, features a vibrant local live music scene and is bustling with energy. Simultaneously, Fairfax is one of the prettiest outdoor communities with access to miles upon miles of hiking and biking trails, reservoirs, and more. Just outside the town you will find the Mt. Tamalpais Game Refuge and the Marin Municipal Watershed with thousand of acres of open space land reaching from Mt. Tamalpais to the Bolinas Ridge.

According the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,319 residents live in Fairfax.

Wishing a very happy birthday to the Town of Fairfax, California!

~Ginger

February 28th, 2010 By Ginger Wilcox

I took this picture yesterday afternoon from the houseboat docks in Sausalito at low tide, looking back towards Mt. Tam.  I love the way Mt. Tam looks in the background in the aftermath of the storm.

~Ginger

December 29th, 2008 By Ginger Wilcox

I snapped this early this morning- a breathe taking sight to see the fog swirling around Mt. Tamalpais. 

September 29th, 2008 By Ginger Wilcox

Yes, there I said it.  I really love living in Marin County.  Anytime I leave the area and return home,  as I cross back over the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County, I find a smile lights up on my face.  I could have been vacationing on the Mexican Riviera, and I still smile when I come home.  I think that says a lot.

I love the view coming through the Waldo Tunnel- the lights twinkling in the Sausalito harbor at night, crystal blue water during the day, Mt. Tam majestic in the distance.  Oh, sometimes we are socked in fog, but often, I leave a foggy San Francisco and can see the skies open up in to glorious sunshine.  Marin County truly has some of the best weather in the country- never too hot or too cold.  Despite living in such an affluent community, I find most Marin residents are very friendly. I  love all of the quaint downtown areas in places like Larkspur and Mill Valley.  Sometimes I feel like I have stepped back in time- “quaint” downtown areas are non-existent in the suburbs of Arizona where I grew up.

If you are lucky enough to live here, you probably know how special it is.  Sure, Marin housing prices are ridiculous.  Part of the reason they are is because we live in such a special place- close proximity to San Francisco, easy commute, tons of outdoor activities year around,

Marin, glorious Marin.  I am happy to call you my home.