April 2009 Trip to Carmel, CA - Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos is definitely worth a stop.


Point Lobos

Not quite as nice as Nevada rhyolite, but not bad at all.

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

The day was rainy and cloudy, which really brought out the color in the rocks.

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

It was also seal calving season.

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Seals everywhere.

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

The white sands on the left were closed - lots of seals giving birth.

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

This seal pup is only an hour or so old.

Point Lobos

The seal on the left is about to give birth, only to be harassed by a couple seagulls.

Harassment

This gull spent most of it's time pecking at the calf's rear flippers, much to the consternation of mom.  
Seagulls must be more closely related to Cairn Terriers than I originally thought.

Point Lobos

This is the hotel we stayed at, looking east from Point Lobos.

Point Lobos

A stone house on the beach.

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Plan to spend several hours here - on a nice day.