February 5, 2011
Since it's been more than a year since I went to Natural Bridges I can't remember what exactly inspired the trip. I think possibly Ann was visiting prior to moving back to the area and we took a day trip up to Santa Cruz. That seems plausible. But I suppose how I got there isn't really that important.
Because we visited in February it was a bit late to catch the Monarchs, but there were still a few there and we spent a bit watching them from the viewpoint at the end of the little boardwalk. Then we took the easy hike on the Monarch Trail to the Moore Creek trail down to the beach, where we checked out the tidepools and Ann dug for sand crabs. We didn't find many critters that day, but there were some spectacular anemones with their tentacles spread wide, a snowy egret, and a couple oyster catchers and it was a beautiful day with sailboats and surfers in the bay. Oh and the bridges! Sadly there's only one left, since the other two were worn away by the ocean and weather, but it's still pretty incredible sticking out of the water like it does.
Monarch
The Arch
Snowy egret
Oystercatchers
Anemones and hermit crabs
Surfers
Tidepools
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