We stayed there for an couple of hours, being almost alone walking on the sand, listening to the sound of the waves and watching as the waves washed away our foot prints. We walked for a good distance, I ahead of Randal as he stopped to take pictures of the seagulls and waves. It was very serene and meditative that morning.
The beach is also an AMTrak Station. It runs from the Northern Coastal States to San Diego. A freight train came through carrying a dangerous chemical. I took a video and Randal took pictures of it.
The Western Snowy Plover is a small bird that was put on the endangered. This little bird lives near the ocean and has a very quick run as it moves along the waves looking for food. It is quite entertaining to watch it's movements, out with the wave and back as a new wave stretches up the sandy beach.
The Vandenberg Air Force Base supports 20% of the entire coastal population during nesting season. There is a restriction from March to September regulation of these areas during nesting season in the dry sand away from the waters. From October to February they live on the wet sand.
After leaving there we went to Lompoc, stopped at a small coffee shopped for coffee and very sweet muffin and sticky buns.
We then went to “La Purisima Mission Sate Park Historical”and paid the $5.00 fee for parking while the locals parked on the grid and walk into the park. Now we know for next time. December 8, 2012, was the 225 years celebration of this Mission. It was founded in 1787, the 11th of the 21 Alta California Missions along the coast of California and Mexico. Spain used the Mission System to colonize California and convert the “neophyte”, native Indian inhabitants to Christianity.
It was believed that the Indians would become Spanish citizens and build “New Spain” if they were taught European crafts and agriculture and were baptized into the Catholic faith.
Over the years the Indian population deceased, because of the many diseases the Spanish brought with them. Later Jim took us on another tour of the Nojoqui Water Fall.
This area was very much like Margaret Falls in BC, we visited. However the falls here had very little water.
It was neat to see anyway. The Santa Znez River is a dry one, only has water in it when there is a flash flood.
So until next time remember "Discover It and Live It"
The Vandenberg Air Force Base supports 20% of the entire coastal population during nesting season. There is a restriction from March to September regulation of these areas during nesting season in the dry sand away from the waters. From October to February they live on the wet sand.
After leaving there we went to Lompoc, stopped at a small coffee shopped for coffee and very sweet muffin and sticky buns.
We then went to “La Purisima Mission Sate Park Historical”and paid the $5.00 fee for parking while the locals parked on the grid and walk into the park. Now we know for next time. December 8, 2012, was the 225 years celebration of this Mission. It was founded in 1787, the 11th of the 21 Alta California Missions along the coast of California and Mexico. Spain used the Mission System to colonize California and convert the “neophyte”, native Indian inhabitants to Christianity.
Over the years the Indian population deceased, because of the many diseases the Spanish brought with them. Later Jim took us on another tour of the Nojoqui Water Fall.
This area was very much like Margaret Falls in BC, we visited. However the falls here had very little water.
It was neat to see anyway. The Santa Znez River is a dry one, only has water in it when there is a flash flood.
So until next time remember "Discover It and Live It"
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