Mile 178 Report
Cape Cove, Sea Lion Point, Sea Lion Caves
August 24, 2014
My coast mile has many areas that can only be accessed by water.
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My coast mile has many areas that can only be accessed by water. I have done it that way before, but given it's difficulty, I decided to study my mile from a whole different point of view. I chartered a helicopter ride from the tour company that operates out of the local Florence airport. It was AMAZING! The weather was perfect. I could clearly see the entire top-side of a gray whale as it played just off the surf-line. And along the rocky headlands, I seen many things I never knew were there before. I wanted the pilot to get me closer, but he couldn't do so. Not because the chopper was incapable, but because there is a minimum altitude limit when flying over a seabird nesting area. I was glad to hear about that.
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A gray whale was 200 yards off-shore of Sea Lion Point.
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Brien M
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