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Tidepools

These were all taken at Point Fermin, California (in San Pedro). For those who may be unfamiliar with tidepools, a tidepool results during a low tide. You find them in rocky areas and when the tide goes out, it leaves water remaining in the crevices and low lying areas that do not have a watery escape to the sea without the benefit of a higher tide. This also traps sea life in those little pools that cannot move on to other areas. The lower the tide, the better. This was a fairly low tide of .26 feet, and had come down over four feet since the previous high tide. From about three hours before the low point of the tide, I was able to walk out up to 50 feet in areas that had been covered by water earlier. If you ever visit a tidepool area, be careful as it can be very slippery and leave nature how you found it. Thanks for looking
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IMG_8507 Sea Vegetation.jpg
IMG_8507 Sea Vegetation.jpg
IMG_8508 Sea Vegetation.jpg
IMG_8508 Sea Vegetation.jpg
IMG_8510 Sea Cucumber.jpg
IMG_8510 Sea Cucumber.jpg
IMG_8514 Sea Cucumber.jpg
IMG_8514 Sea Cucumber.jpg
IMG_8515 Unknown Shell.jpg
IMG_8515 Unknown Shell.jpg
IMG_8517 Purple Sea Urchin.jpg
IMG_8517 Purple Sea Urchin.jpg
IMG_8519 Purple Sea Urchin.jpg
IMG_8519 Purple Sea Urchin.jpg
IMG_8520 Bed of Purple Sea Urchins.jpg
IMG_8520 Bed of Purple Sea Urchins.jpg
IMG_8522 Sea Anenome w- Purple Sea Urchin.jpg
IMG_8522 Sea Anenome w- Purple Sea Urchin.jpg
IMG_8523 Sea Anenome.jpg
IMG_8523 Sea Anenome.jpg
IMG_8528 Purple Sea Urchins - Sea Anenomes.jpg
IMG_8528 Purple Sea Urchins - Sea Anenomes.jpg
IMG_8529 Orange Starfish  Sea Anenome.jpg
IMG_8529 Orange Starfish Sea Anenome.jpg
IMG_8530 Stafish w- Sea Anenome.jpg
IMG_8530 Stafish w- Sea Anenome.jpg
IMG_8533 Bed of Purple Sea Urchins.jpg
IMG_8533 Bed of Purple Sea Urchins.jpg
IMG_8534 Orange Starfish.jpg
IMG_8534 Orange Starfish.jpg
IMG_8536 Crab.jpg
IMG_8536 Crab.jpg
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