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| From Low Tide December 2008 |
Ever since I was a little girl I remember being fascinated with the ocean. My favorite TV shows growing up involved the ocean in some way or other. Do you remember Flipper? Or how about Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?
When these shows were on you could find me sitting in front of that TV dreaming of snorkeling or scuba diving. And while I watched my favorite stars swim among the coral reefs I was swimming right along beside them.
Alas I grew up and my dream of learning to scuba dive and swim with the dolphins got laid to rest with many other dreams. But one day last summer my daughter, who lives in California, called me bubbling over with stories of Tide Pools and walking on live coral and capturing an actual octopus in a picture. "You have to go with us next time you visit."
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| From Low Tide December 2008 |
You guessed it. This is my next visit. Last Thursday on December 11th, low tide happened at around 3:30 p.m. That was just time enough to make the drive and walk on the ocean floor just before dark.
Low Tide happens every day, sometimes even twice a day. But it never happens at the same time. The area we visited is located off Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. There are many places along this stretch of road that you can pull off and walk down to the beach. Well actually in this case we were walking down to the rocks.
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| From Low Tide December 2008 |
The view is breathtaking. This is one trip to California that I will remember for the rest of my life. The picture above is of the kids crossing those rocks and the stairs we just climbed down. Notice the water marks on the side of the cliffs. I'm not sure how high the water reaches during high tide but I bet at one time these cliffs were under water.
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Every where you walk along the rocks you are likely walking on something that is alive. That includes the coral that lines the rocks filled with anemone closed up waiting for the water to return. One creature though has to hide to survive. These little crabs hide under the rocks to avoid being eaten by seagulls like the one in the right picture looking for today's dinner.
The pictures in this article will link back to my album where you can see lots more photos of our journey through tide pools. These will be available this week only. Then the photos will join the thousands of others available only to members only. Gaining access is easy though. Sign up today for free access of a growing list of beautiful nature and flower pictures.
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