Beaches, bikes, bulls and buoys. Note the 6th photo down -- car parking adjacent to sea mammal parking -- gives you a little perspective on the massiveness of the magnificent elephant seal. Bulls typically reach 16 feet in length and weigh 6,000 pounds. They are deep divers (1,000-5,000'), and can stay under water for several hours. While they spend most of the year traveling the open ocean, they are here in December/January to give birth (calves are weaned after only 3-4 weeks). They're protected along our coast (after nearly being hunted to extinction) but are not protected in Asia.
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Love the buoy picture! Great weekend... thanks for coming up.
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