Coastal Traveler - Summer 2007 - (Page 26)

coastalfairfax Gateway to West Marin By Meghan Gilliss Fairfax: Fairfax is also the birthplace of mountain biking. At Fairfax Cyclery you can get a mountain bike built to suit your skill level, and take it out to Repack Road in nearby Cascade Canyon, where the sport of mountain biking was born. You might even pedal by Gary Fisher, Christopher Lang, Joe Breeze or Chris Kelley – pioneers of the sport who still live in the area. Spend the rest of the day dipping in and out of shops: try FatKat’s Surf Shop or Revolution 9 or the multi-cultural and eclectic Culture Shock, with everything from skirts to finger puppets from around the world. Or simply sink into a purple velvet seat in front one of the four screens at Fairfax Theatre. After the movie, dash up the street for some ice cream at the Fairfax Scoop, a Fairfax institution that draws people from miles around. For a more literary thrill, hole up in the BookBeat Café on Bolinas Rd. In good weather, a hike or a bike ride is a must. The BookBeat sells trail maps, and the Fairfax Cyclery sells maps and day passes ($5) for the biking trails at nearby Mt. Tamarancho, one of only two legal places in the county to bike on single-track roads. Start at Deer Park (from downtown, take Bolinas Road and take a left on Porteous, which will land you at the park). Wind your way around the children’s center, and take the trail that starts to the left of the garden. Begin the steady ascent to the top of Bald Mountain – enjoying views that range from the intimate to the sweeping. With a bit of effort, you’ll arise from the lush landscape of small waterfalls and flagella-like mushrooms onto the mountain’s grassy peak with views of the San Francisco Bay and the city beyond it. Good Earth Natural and Organic Foods is an excellent place to get a warm meal that won’t ruin your exercise buzz. That should leave you feeling pleasant for a visit to Frogs, perhaps the county’s most down-to-earth spa. There’s only one inn in town, the Fairfax Inn Bed Breakfast, so reservations are recommended. Where to Stay Fairfax Inn Bed and Breakfast 15 Broadway • 415.455.8702 • www.fairfaxinn.com Where to Eat Lydia’s Lovin’ Foods 31 Bolinas Road • 415.456.5300 Fairfax Coffee Roasters 4 Bolinas Road • 415.451.1825 Good Earth Natural and Organic Foods 1966 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard • 454-0123 Where to Shop For Paws 69 Bolinas Road • 415.456-4685 Sherman’s General Store 61 Bolinas Road * 454-6576 FatKat’s Surf Shop 1908 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, • 415.453.9167 Revolution 9 • 14 Bolinas Road • 415.459.7999 Culture Shock 7 Bolinas Road • 415.451.1825 Fairfax Cyclery 1822 Sir Francis Drake Blvd • 415.721.7644 Fairfax Theatre 9 Broadway • 415.453.5444 Fairfax Scoop 63 Broadway • 415.453.3130 The Web of Life 29 Bolinas Road • 415.259.0263 A Touch of Class 10 Bolinas Road • 415.459.4567 Tela D 51 Bolinas Rd • 415.455.9410 Jerry Garcia used to live up the road, and the memory of his presence still fuels the music scene. Welcome to Fairfax, home to all things sustainable, tye-dyed, and psychedelic. Jerry Garcia used to live up the road, and the memory of his presence still fuels the music scene. Between the town’s four venues (The BookBeat Café; Peri’s Silver Dollar; 19 Broadway Nite Club; Café Amsterdam), there’s live music every night of the week, drawing the locals into town from their quaint, hill-tucked homes. All within 200 yards, you can have your hair cut by the man who trimmed and colored Janis Joplins’s wild mane at A Touch of Class, have your tarot cards read at the Circle Center, and buy an organic treat for your dog at For Paws. http://www.fairfaxinn.com http://www.teladorganics.com/

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Coastal Traveler - Summer 2007

Coastal Contents Coastal Connoisseur Coastal Surfer Coastal Review Coastal Rider Coastal Map Coastal Maifesto Sausalito - Tiburon Mill Valley Muir Beach Stinson Beach Bolinas Olema San Geronimo - Nicasio Fairfax Inverness - Inverness Park Point Reyes Station Point Reyes Station and Dillon Beach Sebastopol Petaluma Sonoma Coast Healdsburg Mendocino - Redwood Coast Lake County Napa Santa Cruz Monterey Carmel-by-the-Sea Big Sur

Coastal Traveler - Summer 2007

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.