An offshore rock of Big Koniuji Island

Bent, broken, uplifted rock formations on Big Koniuji Island. Photo #1 of sequence.

Amazing uplifted and broken rock formations on Big Koniuji Island. Photo #2 of sequence.

Amazing uplifted and broken rock formations on Big Koniuji Island. Photo #3 of sequence.

Amazing uplifted and broken rock formations on Big Koniuji Island. Photo #4 of sequence.

Highly inclined sedimentary beds. These beds are probably uplifted turbidites of Cretaceous age.

Highly inclined sedimentary beds. These beds are probably uplifted turbidites of Cretaceous age.

Highly inclined sedimentary beds. These beds are probably uplifted turbidites of Cretaceous age.

Highly inclined sedimentary beds. These beds are probably uplifted turbidites of Cretaceous age.

Highly inclined sedimentary beds. These beds are probably uplifted turbidites of Cretaceous age.

Highly inclined sedimentary beds. These beds are probably uplifted turbidites of Cretaceous age.

Vertical beds and sea caves eroding

Tilted sedimentary beds and a large sea cave.

Radically folded sedimentary beds.

A rock formation on Big Koniuji Island.

The south face of Castle Rock in the Shumagin Islands

Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), an edible berry that is common in southern Alaska.

Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), an edible berry that is common in southern Alaska.

The view from the top of Little Koniuji Island looking across the Shumagins towards the snow-covered peaks of the Alaska Peninsula

Northwest Harbor on Little Koniuji Island.

Sandy Cove on Little Koniuji Island.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #1.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #2.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #3.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #4.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #5.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #6.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #7.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #8.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #9.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #10.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #11.

Aerial views of the wind-swept sea-swept Farallons, a virtual wilderness less than thirty miles from downtown San Francisco. Photo #12.

Sculpted rocks of the Farallons with murre colony. A symphony of sea, wind, and rock.

Wave sculpted rocks of the Farallons.

The Great Arch of the Farallons sculpted by the relentless sea.

The Great Arch of the Farallons sculpted by the relentless sea.

The Great Arch of the Farallons sculpted by the relentless sea.

Point Reyes Lighthouse

Point Reyes Lighthouse

Boulder Rock

Boulder Rock area

Northwest Rock

Arch Rock

Middle Rock

Rugged shoreline along Point Reyes.

The bizarrely wave-sculpted headland at Point Resistance (or maybe not-so- resistant.)

The bizarrely wave-sculpted headland at Point Resistance (or maybe not-so- resistant.)

The bizarrely wave-sculpted headland at Point Resistance (or maybe not-so- resistant.)

The bizarrely wave-sculpted headland at Point Resistance (or maybe not-so- resistant.)