Here we are on the left coast and to prove it we are
visiting one of our favorite sites, Point Lobos located just south of
Carmel-by-the-Sea noted for its one time mayor Clint Eastwood. Entering the
park the first area that we come to is called Whalers Cove, so a visit is in
order.
Funny looking whales, don’t you think? Well this is one of
the most famous areas for scuba diving in the U.S.
From here I moved on and got a view of the coast showing the
whole of the reserve. Well there is some behind me.
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We made many stops along the way watching the water play
along the rocks or just looking at the way the trees seem to grow out of the
rocks. There are hiking trails all along the reserve, so you can leave your
vehicle at one area and hike the whole of the park, wish I could. We parked in
the last parking lot and started the final hike south (1/2 mile) with the first
coming across a hidden beach called China Cove.
It sure looked like a nice place for a swim, but knowing the
temperature of the water down there I could just shiver. There was a better
view, but doesn’t this look a bit more hidden? At the end of the hike were a
couple of islands filled with Cormorants, I guess you could say the islands
were “for the birds.”
It was their mating season and according to one of the docents
it was rather unusual that they were all so tightly massed. Another half mile
back to the truck. During the visit there were other wild life about including
the ever present sea lions whose bark can be heard for miles, but for all their
noise, we could see very little of them. All in all a pleasant day at Point
Lobos State Reserve. And that takes care of June, let’s see what July has in
store for the Coopers.
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