Tag Archives: Gualala Point Regional Park

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Mary Sue Ittner was enjoying summer wildflowers at Gualala Point Regional Park. On the beach she found Yellow Sand Verbena, Abronia latifolia.

Yellow Sand Verbena by Mary Sue Ittner

This native wildflower is a member of the Four-O'Clock family and, like some of you, enjoys sand and sun!

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

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Gualala Point Regional Park is a great place to see wildlife. Harm Wilkinson recently photographed a handsome four-point Buck at the park.

A handsome four-point Buck by Harm Wilkinson

I will be speaking at the park on Saturday, July 18th, noon at the visitors' center. I'll be talking about all the different sightings you can see there. The event is free though there is a day use/parking fee of $7.00 if you haven't purchased an annual pass. Where to purchase a pass? The Four-eyed Frog Bookstore, of course...and from park rangers.

Thanks to Harm for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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As it usually does, the high inland temperatures coaxed the fog back to the coast. Today it is fifteen degrees cooler at our house than yesterday. Hello fog, my old friend!

Peter Cracknell took a beautiful photo of fog on the coast from Highway One. A bicyclist is taking a break.

Fog on the Mendonoma Coast by Peter Cracknell

Here's a recent photo I took at Gualala Point Regional Park. A finger of fog reaches for the town of Gualala.

Finger of fog reaches out to Gualala by Jeanne Jackson

Thanks to Peter for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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Robert Scarola took this photo of the Gualala River lagoon a week ago from Gualala Point Regional Park. The river has closed to the Pacific Ocean for another extended time due to the lack of rain. Since this photo the river is even higher in the lagoon.

Gualala River Estuary in Bud by Robert Scarola

When the river is closed by the big sandbar, the mouth of the river is called a lagoon. When the river is open, it is an estuary. Robert's photo shows bushes beginning to bud.

On Saturday, March 21, at 9 am there will be fun, noncompetitive hike at this park. It's to benefit Meals on Wheels here on the Mendonoma Coast. It costs $30.00 a person. What do you get? A snack before the hike, a T-shirt, and lunch at the Gualala Community Center afterwards. Rick and I believe very strongly in the fine work Coastal Seniors does, and Meals on Wheels is a lifeline to people in need. We will be there Saturday with our hiking boots on. There are three different hikes, planned with the longest just a little over 3 miles. The shortest walk is only a mile.  Please join us if you are on the Coast!

To learn more about Coastal Seniors, here is their website: http://www.coastalseniors.org/

Thanks to Robert for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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Beverly Naso photographed these footsteps in the sand - I would imagine they were her footsteps.

Footsteps in the sand by Beverly Naso

You can walk in her footsteps. This is the sandbar that forms between the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean. You can access it from Gualala Point Regional Park. There are many wonderful trails there. It's one of our favorite places to walk with our golden retriever, Huckleberry. It's also a good place to whale watch.

Thanks to Beverly for allowing me to share her photo with you here. Doesn't it make you relax just to see it?