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.
Here's a recent photo I took at Gualala Point Regional Park. A finger of fog reaches for the town of Gualala.
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
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.
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.
Beverly Naso photographed these footsteps in the sand - I would imagine they were her footsteps.
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?
The Salal Trail waterfall is very beautiful. When winter rains really get it going, it is something to behold. Paul Kozal photographed it a few weeks ago after the wonderful storms we had.
Of course Paul is a professional photographer and able to take a photo like this. I, on the other hand, am not a professional. But I did get two nice photos of the waterfall several years ago.
The Salal Trail is a public access trail that begins at Gualala Point Regional Park. After the pay station, turn into the parking area on the left and look for this trailhead sign.
It is a wonderful trail that eventually ends at a small beach.
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Paul's photography, here is his website: http://paulkozal.com/
This photo was recently sent to me, though it was taken by Azita Jackman last year at Gualala Point Regional Park. It's a wonderful photo of a white rainbow, or fogbow.
The best time to see a rare fogbow is in the early morning. If the fog is about bluff high, as in Azita's photo, and the sun is coming up in the eastern sky, you have a chance to see this phenomenon.
Thanks to Colleen Jackman for sending this photo to me and to Azita for allowing me to share her photo with you here.