Bird Island covered with guano.

Looking south from Point Lobos towards Carmel Highlands.

Looking southeast from above Gibson Beach toward Carmel Highlands.

Gibson Beach at the south end of Point Lobos State Reserve.

Rock and surf at Asilomar State Park.

The harbor at Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey. Note the sea lions basking on the sail boat.

A scene reminiscent of a Steinbeck novel - the fishing vessel LUCKY tied up at a commercial wharf at Monterey.

Sea lions swimming near Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey.

Sea lions swimming near Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey.

Fisherman's Wharf at Monterey.

Brandt's cormorants - Phalacrocorax penicillatus - making use of an abandoned structure along Cannery Row.

World War I era statue in Lovers' Point Park at Pacific Grove.

Poem accompanying statue of boy with sailboat at Lovers' Point Park, Pacific Grove.

Statue of Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus - at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove. Monarch butterflies come to the Monterey Bay area in the fall, winter over, and mate in the spring.

A flock of Brandt's Cormorants find a good roosting spot on an offshore rock between Lovers Point and Point Pinos.

The Point Pinos Lighthouse.

The Point Pinos Lighthouse.

Artichoke fields near Moss Landing. "Mighty Moss" the power plant can be seen in the fog in the center background.

Artichoke plants.

The beach at Capitola-by-the-Sea.

Along the seawall at Capitola-by-the-Sea.

Mediterranean style beach cottages at Capitola-by-the-Sea. The lagoon is formed by Soquel Creek.

Coconut Grove and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk as seen from the Santa Cruz wharf.

Santa Cruz Boardwalk with the high peak Loma Prieta seen in the background.

Santa Cruz Boardwalk with the high peak Loma Prieta seen in the background.

A sealion seen from the Santa Cruz wharf.

Santa Cruz Lighthouse Point, Steamers Land, and West Cliff Drive as seen from the Santa Cruz Wharf.

Santa Cruz Lighthouse Point, Steamers Land, and West Cliff Drive as seen from the Santa Cruz Wharf.

A large sealion taking it easy on the catwalks below the Santa Cruz wharf.

Surfers, sailboats, and the Santa Cruz wharf as seen from Lighthouse Point. Loma Prieta is the high peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Santa Cruz wharf with Loma Prieta in the background as seen from Lighthouse Point.

Surfing at Steamers Lane.

A seaview along the coast near Davenport.

A pumpkin patch along Highway 1 north of Davenport.

A pumpkin patch along Highway 1 north of Davenport.

A pumpkin patch along Highway 1 north of Davenport.

A pumpkin patch along Highway 1 north of Davenport.

Pigeon Point as seen from the southeast.

Pigeon Point as seen from the southeast.

Pigeon Point as seen from the southeast.

Pigeon Point as seen from the southeast.

Looking south towards Point Ano Nuevo from Pigeon Point area along Highway 1.

Looking south towards Point Ano Nuevo from Pigeon Point area along Highway 1.

Pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, brought to California as a decorative plant by horticulturist Joseph Sexton in Goleta, California, is now a major invasive species along the California coast.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 27 miles north of Santa Cruz along Highway 1. The lighthouse was built in 1872 and is 115-feet high. Pigeon Point is named for the clipper ship CARRIER PIGEON which ran aground here on June 6, 1853. The Coast Survey Steamer ACTIVE assisted in rescuing the crew and passengers and transport ing them to San Francisco.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 27 miles north of Santa Cruz along Highway 1. The lighthouse was built in 1872 and is 115-feet high. Pigeon Point is named for the clipper ship CARRIER PIGEON which ran aground here on June 6, 1853. The Coast Survey Steamer ACTIVE assisted in rescuing the crew and passengers and transport ing them to San Francisco.

The rocks and surf at Pigeon Point.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse as seen from the north.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse as seen from the north.

Rocky shore, tide pools and surf north of Pigeon Point.