Beautiful rock formations, intertidal zones flush with marine life, and long swathes of beach stretching along the coastline are just one of many reasons to visit the Estero Bluffs State... read more →
One of the beauties embedded in the central coast is the Morro Bay salt marsh and estuary. It is home to many different native plants and animals that use the... read more →
Photo by Renne Gardner Long distance running has been called boring and lonely and bad for your knees. Long distance runners have been called looney and one-dimensional and smelly. As... read more →
The moment you round that final bend and enter this coastal jewel, you surrender to your senses and deeply breathe in the beauty surrounding you. An archway of tall eucalyptus... read more →
It’s an especially beautiful morning, the water is glassy and calm and I’m out enjoying the peacefulness of kayaking in the bay. A group of sometimes reclusive, and always stunning,... read more →
King tides, storm surges, the pull and push of lunar and solar gravity all combine to mix and churn the sea bed. Rocks, shells, driftwood, dead sea creatures, bottles and... read more →
The turnoff into the parking lot is barely noticeable. A quick turn off Highway One north of Cayucos built for an earlier time. A time of horse-drawn wagons, fewer and... read more →
If you happen to be going out to the mud flats below the Natural History Museum, go on a low enough tide that the eelgrass beds are really exposed, maybe... read more →
Home to thousands of marine organisms, this rock is at North Point in Morro Bay. It is often hard to get close to the rock as it is in the... read more →
https://soundcloud.com/user-210939374-242894923/nature-nooks-morro-bay Most days the beach is blanketed in fog in Morro Bay. It's this gloomy atmosphere that keeps the crowds down and the beach calm. For others like experienced surfer... read more →