June 16 - Of Seastacks and shorebirds

The mélange is composed of immense blocks of highly resistant rocks (cherts, greenstone and sandstone) within a matrix of softer more easily eroded rock(mudstone). The more resistant blocks survive the erosive power of the ocean and form the Seastacks! Seastacks as seen in the above picture are most commonly associated with the Franciscan mélange. If you look closely you can see the Seastack is the home of thousands of birds, who appreciate the in accessibility from humans. Here the range from the following: Cormorants, Pigeon guillemots, Brown pelicans, ring billed gulls, Willets, Surf Scoters and Common Murres. I also saw my first Western Bluejay. He dove in the dumpster and stole off with his treasure.

Tomorrow I will check out and travel the 200 miles to Crater Lake OR. There awaits me another cabin for 4 nights. Hope they have WiFi

Cheers,

Peter