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Point Reyes National Seashore – California (2017)

Images of Point Reyes National Seashore – Northern California, taken in April 2017.

Point Reyes National Seashore, north of the San Francisco Bay area, was saved from development in 1962. Today it is a beach and wilderness area that protects bird habitats, Elephant Seals and the once endangered Tule Elk.

As it is spring the hillsides are beginning to explode with color as the wildflowers begin to bloom. Yellow is the predominant color but a closer look reveals splashes of purple, red, pink and blue. In Drakes Bay a large beach has been taken over by Elephant Seals breeding and molting while on the Pacific Ocean side of the point a large colony of Common Murres bask in the sun below the famous Point Reyes Lighthouse. In the summer months this area will be crowded with beachgoers but during early spring the area is quiet and sparsely occupied; add good weather and it makes for a very pleasant day trip.
Flowering Ice Plant in the foreground above the rocky cliffs in Point Reyes National Seashore
Flowering Ice Plant in the foreground above the rocky cliffs in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Eleven mile long Point Reyes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore
Eleven mile long Point Reyes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Point Reyes Lighthouse (built in 1870) in Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Lighthouse (built in 1870) in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Close up of Point Reyes South Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore
Close up of Point Reyes South Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Sky Lupine topped by a spider in Point Reyes National Seashore
Sky Lupine topped by a spider in Point Reyes National Seashore
Douglas Iris in Point Reyes National Seashore
Douglas Iris in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Common Murres bask in the sun below the Point Reyes Lighthouse in Point Reyes National Seashore
Common Murres bask in the sun below the Point Reyes Lighthouse in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Monterey Cypress Tree in Point Reyes National Seashore
Monterey Cypress Tree in Point Reyes National Seashore		 California Gray Whale skull in Point Reyes National Seashore
California Gray Whale skull in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Ice Plant flower in Point Reyes National Seashore
Ice Plant flower in Point Reyes National Seashore
Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore
Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Elephant Seals on the beach along Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore
Elephant Seals on the beach along Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Elephant Seals joust in Point Reyes National Seashore
Elephant Seals joust in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Point Reyes Lifeboat Station (built in 1927) in Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station (built in 1927) in Point Reyes National Seashore		 A blooming hillside above Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore
A blooming hillside above Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore
California Poppy in Point Reyes National Seashore
California Poppy in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Pacific cove along Chimney Rock in Point Reyes National Seashore
Pacific cove along Chimney Rock in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Formations from Chimney Rock in Point Reyes National Seashore
Formations from Chimney Rock in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Waves pound a formation at the end of Chimney Rock in Point Reyes National Seashore
Waves pound a formation at the end of Chimney Rock in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Checkerbloom in Point Reyes National Seashore
Checkerbloom in Point Reyes National Seashore
Western Blue-Eyed Grass, Goldfields and Pussy Ears flowers in Point Reyes National Seashore
Western Blue-Eyed Grass, Goldfields and Pussy Ears flowers in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Ice Plant flower in Point Reyes National Seashore
Ice Plant flower in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Turkey Vulture soars above Point Reyes National Seashore
Turkey Vulture soars above Point Reyes National Seashore		 Flowering plant in Point Reyes National Seashore
Flowering plant in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Cypress Tree Tunnel along the Sir Francis Drake Highway in Point Reyes National Seashore
Cypress Tree Tunnel along the Sir Francis Drake Highway in Point Reyes National Seashore
Flowering hillside in Point Reyes National Seashore
Flowering hillside in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Trees on a flowering hillside in Point Reyes National Seashore
Trees on a flowering hillside in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Yellow Bush Lupine in Point Reyes National Seashore
Yellow Bush Lupine in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Tule Elk above McClures Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore
Tule Elk above McClures Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore		 Tule Elk in the Tule Elk Reserve in Point Reyes National Seashore
Tule Elk in the Tule Elk Reserve in Point Reyes National Seashore

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harveywall18-Apr-2017 21:10
outstanding work
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