Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Elephant Seals

The first day of our trip we traveled down 101 and stopped along the way. We enjoyed the beautiful seaside, but not the twisty roads. Our main stop for the day was the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery (outside San Simeon). We made it there just in time as the sun was soon setting. As we approached the lookout in the car we could see what look like hundreds of logs on the beach. When we got out of the car and walked toward the lookout we could first smell the seals. From the lookout we could see hundreds of Elephant Seals lining the beach. It was amazing and something I've wanted to do for a long time. I was grateful for this opportunity to share this experience with my family.

This seals was scratching her back...and stretching.Blowing kisses to her adoring fans.
This seals was a little grumpy.

1 comment:

Steve and Sherrie said...

That's where Steve went down and walked around with the seals. It scared me to death. I was freaking out every moment until he made it safely back. They can really bellow!