Waves rolling in at Montaña De Oro State Park.
Montaña De Oro – California State Park
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Category Archives: Ocean
Cayucos Beach Driftwood In January
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After a week of repeated storms, the driftwood pile up on Cayucos beach is pretty impressive.
December Big Waves
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A storm churning out in the Pacific Ocean sent huge waves into the California coast. Here on the Central Coast, the breakwater protecting the entrance to Morro Bay was an excellent place to watch the ocean swells landing hard.
You feel a rumbling sound that surrounds you. When the wave hits you can feel the ground shake. The foghorn blowing in the background really completes the maritime touch.
The swells were running 17-19 feet at the breakwater. The occasional wave a bit bigger than the rest drives some of the braver souls backward.
Quite a show mother nature is capable of putting on.
Elephant Seal Rookery, San Simeon CA
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With a bellow that freezes the entire beach, this guy comes ashore. It’s a sound that demands respect, and raises the apprehension level a notch. There’s no doubt as to who the alpha is around here.
For more information on the rookery, see www.elephantseal.org
Tall Ship Lady Washington
As a part of the WINTERFEST celebration, the tall ship Lady Washington is docked at Morro Bay.
It looks so serene and quiet. But in actuality, it is a scene mobbed with people. I spent most of my time trying to find a clear view onto the ship, and then waiting until there were no bodies present right around her. Am I guilty of deception? Or maybe just successful in catching and freezing that one moment in time? And why do I seem so often to wind up asking you a question in these, my missives?
Morro Bay From Black Hill
Under early morning light, looking west down onto Morro Bay California from the top of Black Hill.
Caught Without My Camera – Drat!
Following a dinner of Red Snapper at the Sea Shanty in Cayucos California, walking along the beach afterward the sky decided to do this. And of course, catch me without my trusty Nikon. So what can a guy do but grab his smartphone, shoot away, and hope for the best.
These pacific sunsets are in danger of becoming habit forming.
Morro Rock
Morro Rock (aka “The Gibraltar of the Pacific”) is a landmark feature on the central California coast. Formed around 23 million years ago as the plug of a now extinct volcano, it rises 581 feet from sea level. In 1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer, named the rock as ‘El Morro’, which means ‘the crown shaped hill’ in Spanish. The rock was an important navigational aid for mariners for over 300 years, and at least two tribes consider it a sacred site. Today it stands guard over the entrance to the sheltered bay of it’s namesake city, Morro Bay (pop. 14,950). Morro Rock was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1968.
