Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Breaching gray whale


Breaching gray whale
Originally uploaded by aefitzhugh.

The whale(s) breached over a dozen times! Sometimes just a side flipper or a tail, but many times it was the entire body way up in the air. Without much of a zoom my camera was hopeless, and the viewfinder was too dark to see anything before the big splash. Here is a way-zoomed-in crop of a splashdown. That sailboat was treated to an amazing display.

Pigeon Point lighthouse


Pigeon Point lighthouse
Originally uploaded by aefitzhugh.

On the way home on Sunday we stopped by the Pigeon Point lighthouse. The ocean view was incredibly clear, and upon arriving be were greeted by a spectacular display of breaching gray whales just off the shore.

Rays of sunlight illuminate campfire smoke, the third morning


Rays of sunlight illuminate campfire smoke, the third morning
Originally uploaded by aefitzhugh.

Last weekend we had to cancel a long awaited camping trip to D.L. Bliss State Park, right on Lake Tahoe near Emerald Bay, because of uncharacteristically wintery weather. Major bummer! We salvaged the weekend by going to Memorial Park near Pescadero and had a great weekend.