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| Whale skull and sedimentary rock formation |
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| Rock formation with small tree |
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| First glimpse of the Pacific through the mist |
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| Lighthouse in the mist as seen from the stairway |
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| Algae, moss & lichens where the mist blows through |
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| Red algae on building below the lighthouse |
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| Lighthouse with original light inside |
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| Sketch of the light |
We were impressed with how beautiful this 1870 piece of machinery was, and asked the park docent about it. It was built for the 1867 Paris World Fair as an exhibit and happened to be the size (largest) that the French Fresnel Lens company made. That was the size ordered for the Point Reyes Lighthouse, so it was disassembled after the fair and shipped to Point Reyes.
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| Looking up into the lens area |
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| The turning mechanism |
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| The gears |
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| The rocky shore near the Lighthouse |
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| At the foot of the Lighthouse cliff |
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| As the fog begins to lift |
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| A view of the steps from the Lighthouse area |
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| Another look at the Pacific |
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| Fascinated by the red algae on the rocks |
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| Grass, moss and lichens, too |
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| The final 150 steps |
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| Erick checks out a tiny evergreen growing out of the rock |
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| Erick's trick camera work, and my proof that I actually made the trip. I guess he didn't think the trees had enough of a tilt to them. <wink> |
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