Sea Lion Caves

Thursday, we stopped at Sea Lion Caves on our way to see a movie in Florence.   Since we were there early, we had the place to ourselves for awhile, and enjoyed the caves enough to stay about 90 minutes.

 Looking north from the parking area towards the Haceta Head Lighthouse.  The ocean is 300 feet below.

 You take an elevator down 208 feet to emerge in the cave system. It is the biggest sea cave in the United States. Those are mostly Steller Sea Lions on the rocks.  Males can be as heavy as 2,500 pounds.  The big entrance to the ocean is on the right. The south entrance is that beam of light, and extends about 1,000 feet to the ocean.

Action in the grotto.  Click on full screen to see what's going on.

 The view from the north entrance.

In the summer, the Steller Sea Lion cows have their pups on these rock shelves.