A Day At The Edge Of The World, Part One

The motto of the crew at the lifeboat station at Point Reyes was "Ye have to go out, but ye don't have to come in." It's an appropriately wry outlook for a life spent rescuing those caught by disaster where the land ends and the sea begins. A majority of the people who go to Point Reyes Seashore and crowd the parking lot for the lighthouse probably aren't thinking about that sort of encounter. They just think it is pretty, which it is.

For me, I've always wanted to go to the edge of a cliff to watch the ocean, but not that close to the edge, because I'm scared of heights. I still remember the day at when I was 6 or 7 and saw a pod of whales far out to sea. I've always wanted to see more whales. I haven't yet, but I will keep trying.

This last weekend was the first time I've been to Point Reyes. Rather than trying to describe it, I'm going to share some of my favorite pictures. It is not just about the sea; there were glorious wildflowers as well. I have so many pictures I really like that I'm going to split this into a couple entries.