The 8th of May had us take a drive north along the
coast on Highway 1.
Usually one could take this road all the way north to
Monterey and beyond. Sadly winter storms hammered this coastline and took out a
bridge while other parts of the road were cut off due to Mud slides etc. Some
people needed resuing while others needed helicopters to deliver food etc. Some
businesses have been forced into bankruptcy because of the forced loss of
business due to the road closures.
So when we headed north we knew our drive had limits….
Our interest in driving north was to experience some
magnificent coastal scenery plus to experience a unique wildlife experience.
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Since the 1990’s, Southern Elephant seals, which had been
historically persecuted to the point of near extinction, begun reintroducing
themselves to their former haunts from an island refuge off Baha California in
Mexico. This species has been amazingly successful and each year hundreds of
babies are born; swelling their population.
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| Gopher Snake |
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| Botta's Pocket Gopher seen at dusk in our campground |
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