Tag Archives: Cook’s Beach

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Sea Stars, formerly called Starfish, are back, recovered from the wasting disease that decimated their numbers. Cece Case recently photographed three Ochre Stars off Cooks Beach in Gualala.

Peter Fimrite, of the San Francisco Chronicle, wrote about their miraculous recovery. He wrote, "The colorful invertebrates have undergone a remarkable genetic adaptation that is protecting them from the deadly pathogen, a new study has found." You can read Peter's entire article at this link: https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Starfish-on-California-coast-nearly-wiped-out-by-13018262.php

It truly is wonderful news. With the Sea Stars absence, Sea Urchins proliferated, decimating the kelp beds. This led to Abalones starving. It is hoped...and expected...that with the Stars recovery, the intertidal zone of the Pacific Ocean will be more in balance.

Thanks to Cece for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

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You can only see the caves at Cooks Beach, one at each end of the pocket beach, at a very low tide. Cece Case recently was able to photograph one.

Several years ago Peggy Berryhill photographed the same cave.

It certainly is beautiful! Cooks Beach has become a favorite spot for locals and visitors alike. To learn more about it, here is the link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/Cooks-Beach.html

Thanks to Cece and Peggy for allowing me to share their photos with you  here.

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Eric Duff recently photographed the sky at Cooks Beach. He actually capture a  circumhorizontal arc, also sometimes called a fire rainbow, and a halo around the sun.

These are both formed because of ice crystals in the atmosphere. They refract and reflect the light. Very wonderful photo. Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share it with you here.

The fog pulled back and we are having a sunny, mild day on the coast. Much warmer weather for the holiday weekend.

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Eric Duff photographed this recent sunset at Cooks Beach.

A vision in gold! Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his beautiful photo with you here. To learn more about Cooks Beach, plus Hearn Gulch and the Gualala Bluff Trail, here's a link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/

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Cooks Beach has become a favorite spot for many of us. Look at the beautiful sunset photo Eric Duff took there recently. A Western Gull nonchalantly walks across the sand.

We have one more storm coming in this afternoon, the forecasters say. Then spring will make its presence known, with warm, sunny days ahead.

Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share this moment of beauty with  you here. To find out more about Cooks Beach, here's a link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/