[CINC] FW: Truth three day trip Sept. 9-11 for Sierra Club members

[bill weinerth]

 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:35:34 -0700
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Subject: Re: Truth three day trip Sept. 9-11 for Sierra Club members
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Thirty Sierra Club members from all over the US (Texas, Oregon, Washington, East Coast and all over California)
Sunday
 Sept. 9
It was a rough crossing and San Miguel was out of the question.  We headed for Santa Rosa arriving about 9 AM.
Twelve people did the Torrey Pines loop with Bill Weinerth.  Fourteen did Cherry Canyon With Steve Peterson.  Two went on their own 
to Lobo Canyon.  One headed toward Carrington Point.  One walked the beach.
We were back on the boat at four and headed to SCI Pelican Harbor for dinner and the night.
Monday Sept. 10
Up early for a move west to take a look at Painted Cave.  We came a back east to Quail Rock for snorkeling, kayaking and skiff rides into Pained Cave.
About noon we started for Rosa for a landing at South East Anchorage so more people could do the Torrey Pines loop and check out Black Rock.
We spent the
 night at Johnson's Lee on a perfectly calm sea.  The stars were incredible.
Tuesday Sept 11
We awoke to dense fog.  The move to San Miguel started about seven AM and was made entirely in the fog.  Surf at Cuyler was such that landing
was doable at the bottom off Neiderfer Canyon.
The fog stayed with us the entire time we were on Miguel but we did go up to the Ranger Station where Volunteer Ranger George gave  a presentation all
appreciated and then turned us over to Fox Tec Robin who got us caught up on fox trapping and monitoring.  She also explained that spotted skunks on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa
are very "cute" and are not all that smelly - once you get used to them- and do get caught in fox traps.
On our return were broke out of the fog to see several pods of common dolphins and maybe a group of white sided dolphins.
 
Thanks to Capt. Thomas, Second Capt. Tyler, helper Larissa and in the
 galley, Kelly and Charles.
 
Naturalists Bill Weinerth and Steve Peterson
 
 
 		 	   		  
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