Tag Archives: Redwood Coast Land Conservancy

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On Wednesday we had high surf warnings. So Rick and I, with our golden retriever Sunny, headed for Hearn Gulch to see if the blowhole was in action. It was!

blow-hole-at-hearn-gulch-by-jeanne-jacksonHere's a short video of the blowhole going off. I didn't capture much of the noise because of the loud ocean noise up on the bluff. It just booms when it goes off like this, a big WHOMP!

Hearn Gulch is found just north of Iversen Road in Mendocino County at mile marker 10. To learn more about it, here is the link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy - http://www.rc-lc.org/ You can also learn about Cooks Beach and the Gualala Bluff Trail. Thank you, RCLC!

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Craig Tooley was out with his camera and photographed some of the big waves that have been hitting the coast. The first two show the action at Hearn Gulch, which is found in Mendocino County at mile marker 10.0 just north of Iversen Road. As you can clearly see in the second photo, there is an impressive blowhole there.

A beautiful day on the Mendonoma Coast by Craig Tooley Big waves at Hearn Gulch by Craig Tooley

And Craig captured big waves and a rainbow - just lovely to see.

Big waves and rainbows by Craig Tooley

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: www.ruffimage.com

To learn more about Hearn Gulch, here is the link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/ These fine folks have worked to bring us public access to Hearn Gulch, Cooks Beach and the Gualala Bluff Trail, and I, for one, am very grateful!

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Last weekend the surf was really pounding the coast. Pat Maxwell headed for Hearn Gulch to watch the action, and she wasn't disappointed!

The blowhole at Hearn Gulch by Pat Maxwell

When the blowhole goes off like this, it makes a "whomp" sound, and the ground trembles. It is very exciting to experience it.

Hearn Gulch is just north of Iversen Road in Mendocino County. Park at mile marker 10.0. There is a beautiful pocket beach, though the path down can be difficult for some. You can, though, watch the action from the bluffs.

To learn more about public access spots brought to us by the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy, here is their website: http://rclc.org/

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

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Hearn Gulch is one of the newer public access places brought to us in part by the wonderful Redwood Coast Land Conservancy [RCLC]. Rick and I were there recently when the blowhole was going off.

Hearn Gulch blow hole 1 by Jeanne Jackson (Large)

Blow hole 2 by Jeanne Jackson (Large) Blowhole 3 by Jeanne Jackson (Large) Hearn Gulch blow hole 1 by Jeanne Jackson (Large)

When the blowhole goes off it makes a "whoomp" sound - it's quite exciting to be there when this is happening.

You can learn more about Hearn Gulch and other beautiful beaches and trails at RCLC's website: http://www.rc-lc.org/ Every new public access spot is to be cherished. Thank you, RCLC!

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We have had some beautiful sunsets over the past several days and one green flash that Rick and I saw. It was quick but glowed a beautiful emerald-green. Karen Tracy recently photographed a sunset at Cook's Beach, the very popular public access just north of Gualala.

Sunset at Cook's Beach by Karen Tracy

To learn more about our new public access spots, here is the link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/ The fine people at RCLC are doing such wonderful work to bring us access to these beautiful places where we can see a sunset like this one.

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