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Monday, June 3, 2013

Beautiful MacKerricher State Park - Fort Bragg, CA

Entrance and visitor center at the state park

Massive gray whale skeleton at MacKerricher State Park

Beautiful yellow flower fields in May

The girls roaming the park and searching for flowers

Pretty girls and bright flowers

Exploring MacKerricher State Park tide pools

The girls loved all the hermit crabs

Much to mom's dismay, daddy and Elise scaled this steep rock
  
 
We spent day two, of our Mendocino trip, visiting the very beautiful MacKerricher State Park in Fort Bragg. I can't emphasize enough, how incredibly fascinating this park is. Upon our entrance to the park, we were greeted by the massive gray whale skeleton. The girls had fun posing next to it, pretending to be eaten (a la Pinocchio), and climbing through its belly to make a quick escape. We spent the rest of the day exploring and admiring the natural beauty of the park. With every turn we were met by the most stunning views and the May weather was nothing short of perfect. There were fields of bright yellow flowers; wooden pathways leading to scenic ocean lookout points; colorful ice plants blanketing the shore; tide pools; an idyllic lake; and perhaps the most exciting part of the day was watching the seals from the cliffs above the beach. There were close to fifty of them just sleeping on the beach and basking in the sun. A few of them had pups, and watching the interaction between mother and baby was wonderful to see. I would love to bring the girls back again someday. They had plenty of fun on this day trip and really enjoyed spending time with their grandparents too.
 

Bright yellow ice plants cover the beach of MacKerricher SP

Nana and papa scored a great seal watching spot

We saw tons of seals and even a few pups on the beach

More stunning views in MacKerricher State Park

Little Alina caught a ladybug

Idyllic Lake Cleone