After four days of unusually warm weather for October (high 80's, low 90's) here in the Oakland Hills, we decided to head for Point Reyes National Seashore for a visit to the Pacific Ocean. There is so much to see there, even in the half day we spent, that I'm diving the photos into several blog posts.
On the road to Point Reyes in West Marin County:
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| Coastal forest |
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| Dunes |
At the Bear Valley Visitor Center - lots of great exhibits:
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| Elephant seal - male |
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| Female with pup |
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| Whale skull |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Wadding birds |
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| Other critters in the area |
Our main goal for the day was to visit the historic Lighthouse which opened in 1870. More about it's history here:
http://www.nps.gov/pore/historyculture/people_maritime_lighthouse.htm.
Here are some scenes from our journey to the Lighthouse:
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| From the car on the road from Bear Valley to the Lighthouse |
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| Coastal mist on the hike to the Lighthouse |
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| A whale watching spot - if you are here in the right season and there is no mist |
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| Moss & lichens love the misty coast |
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| Info kiosk |
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| Guess which way the wind blows off the ocean |
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| The explanation for the 2000 hours/year of fog at the Lighthouse |
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| This is what we could have seen on a clearer day, or perhaps if we had arrived in the afternoon instead of mid-morning. |
Continued in Part 2
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