The coast here is sublime……..
Images From San Simeon
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The Monterey Alternative- Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove’s coastline and beaches at Asilomar State Beach have quite a bit of their own character .
Still Images From Garrapata State Park
Companion post to video post of Garrapata.
Images From Monterey Bay Aquarium
Follows the video from earlier today.
Video Of Monterey Bay Aquarium
I’ve been to Monterey about 25 times but have never visited the aquarium. Glad I did. See the sea life in action and visitor reactions. It was a Wah Wah experience! Watch in HiDef at Full Screen and Volume up.
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Possibly “The crown jewel of the California State Park System”, Point Lobos is about as good as it gets along California’s coastline. Landscape Painter Francis McComas called Point Lobos “the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.”
Located at Carmel, the park is highly protected because of its natural wonders, above and below the surface of the water.
Odds And Ends From Trip To Moab
The Moab area has much more to explore than just Canyonlands NP and Arches NP.
These Badlands Are Really Good!
Especially from above.
I’ve driven past this area in Utah many times, passing Factory Butte and its badlands. But when you observe the landscape from above, a whole new world comes alive.
Erosion from wind, water and time have carved a masterpiece. The soft soil below is of Mancos Shale which produces a blue-grey color while the more erosion-resistant yellow Emery sandstone protects the tops.
Look for flyover video later today.
Where Do You Practice Living On Mars?
How about a remote part of Utah near remote Capital Reef National Park. I ran into this place when I went to visit Bentonite Hills for a photo op. See Post.
The Mars Desert Research Station is a private research facility that efforts to assimilate existing on Mars and for space exploration in general. I did say hello to one scientist who was outside riding his bicycle. He wasn’t green or anything.
You can’t fly a drone on their property but you’re allowed to at the adjacent Bentonite Hills. See other post.
Didn’t see any Mars rover however.
What Is Bentonite?
It is a natural clay or ash that is produced from volcanoes. People have used it as a health aid for detoxification. When ingested, it helps to draw out the toxins that are present in your body. It aslo has many other benefits but definitely not FDA approved.
HOWEVER, I didn’t make a trip to a remote area of Utah for health benefits. From ground level you see layers of different colors present but it’s from above where you are amazed and flabbergasted. This is the reason why I bought a drone. The lines of color are formed when different minerals of different colors seep through the clay.
See companion video later today.
On some of these images, you’ll see me and my shadow. I look rather insignificant in this landscape.
