Not many people have the chance to go beach combing as often as they would like, we usually do this occasionally while on a short vacation. I’ve now had three months when I can go beach combing almost as often as I like. I can collect anything I find, with the understanding that at theContinue reading “The Relentless Beachcomber”
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More of Everything
This week I finished making the appointments that I will need during our brief stay in the Chicago area in mid-November. We’ve also dug deeply into our “Hikers Hip Pocket Guide to the Mendocino Coast,” a wonderful book, and found paths that we had not yet visited and small beaches to visit (see Jonathan’s FacebookContinue reading “More of Everything”
Beaches
We visited two state beaches over the past couple of days. Manchester State Beach is very, very long and sandy, though the path to the beach is not too clear: We sat on a big log and ate lunch, and browsed through the driftwood for interesting pieces. We watched the sunset from the Mendocino headlands.Continue reading “Beaches”
Weather, weather, everywhere
You can spend a lot of time trying to figure out whether the sun is coming or going, whether you are in fog, low clouds, sea mist or rain. Here’s the fog coming in: In 30 minutes it can go from clear to socked in. But 30 minutes after that, the sun can be backContinue reading “Weather, weather, everywhere”
Changing times
I made an amazing discovery on Saturday. There used to be so many abalone that people paved their driveways with the empty shells. There is a house around the corner that is for sale where I noticed the driveway after seeing a lot of crushed abalone fragments in the street. I went to the beachContinue reading “Changing times”
Low tide beachcombing extrav, 8/6/15
I somehow skipped over the most recent low tide beachcombing. The tide is not particularly low but it is fun to go out and walk along the tide line and see what’s there. We began at Jughandle State Park, walking along the rocks, and ended up on the beaches there. Low tide was around 10:20Continue reading “Low tide beachcombing extrav, 8/6/15”
Perfect Saturday, 8/8/15
Today is beautifully clear and warm, unlike the past three days that were overcast, misty with coastal fog, or both, and downright cold at one point. We walked all over the south half of the Pt. Cabrillo State Historic Monument, taking the hiking path south from the lighthouse. It was a glorious day/walk/view. We sawContinue reading “Perfect Saturday, 8/8/15”
A few of my favorites, Aug. 5, 2015
The sun has been coming in and fading out, creating special effects. Jughandle state park Blowhole on the Mendocino Headlands Picnic friend This is a goblin castle. It’s only visible on the calmest day on the water. This is what the sea looked like the next day (today). Tomorrow’s forecast is for gale force windsContinue reading “A few of my favorites, Aug. 5, 2015”
Ch ch ch Changes, or sun, sand and packing–still no water-saving shower heads in the motel.
This week was the best weather since we’ve been in northern California. We discovered that you need a guidebook to find some of the access points to the coastal trails, because they are so well hidden. Homeowners are not necessarily trying to prevent public access to the coast, but the rights-of-way are very specific. YouContinue reading “Ch ch ch Changes, or sun, sand and packing–still no water-saving shower heads in the motel.”
Low Tide follies, Sunday July 6-Monday July 7 (and an abalone bandit)
The lowest tides between July 1 and Sept 1 were on July 6 and 7. We decided to take advantage of the very lowest tide on Sunday to visit the beaches to the south of the Glass Beach in Ft. Bragg. This was .9 ft lower than the usual low tide. These are the beachesContinue reading “Low Tide follies, Sunday July 6-Monday July 7 (and an abalone bandit)”
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