Nick, Maggie, Mom, and Nora at Shoreline Park. It was probably warmer in Anchorage.
Nick enjoyed having a temporary replacement for his dog, Rocket.
Nora made over 50 tacos - we ate 27 of them for Thanksgiving dinner. Yumm!
Nick and I went to the harbor early Tuesday morning. Captain gull greeted us.
I can't resist snowy egrets. They were almost exterminated for their plumes to make hats.
The words Santa Barbara and beauty go together often.
That far peak, left of middle, is La Cumbre Peak. Nick and I climbed it the next day.
Mom's house is just behind the first hill with all the homes on it.
Brown Pelicans, some in breeding colors.
This is a Heermann's Gull.
Wednesday, Nick and I set out up Rattlesnake Canyon to Lacumbre Peak which is almost 4,000 feet elevation.
An interesting array of seeds.
The peak is on the horizon. You can see the faint line of the trail in the foreground.
Near the top, parts of the ground were covered in these little fallen icicles.
Midday frost on the leaves above.
Santa Barbara County is mostly rugged back country.
Looking out to the Channel Islands, 20 some miles offshore.
A telephoto view of the islands and a freighter beyond the islands.
Looking down at the harbor where we were the morning before. The end.
There isn't a whole lot left, but there are hundreds of gulls in the area that are still feeding on the remaining blubber. We were told by a ranger that sharks had been eating on the whale, also. When Nick saw the whale several weeks ago, she was a few hundred yards to the south.
There were signs posted that prohibited the taking of any bones or other remains. 