C. Lindgren Photographs

 

This was a truly spectacular site! As we crossed the dunes to go onto the beach there was a lone lifeguard on this almost deserted beach. Other than numerous birds (see above) there was a lone figure standing on a piling. The dunes all were held in place by huge amounts of vegetation (see below). Also in the dunes were many types of tracks. I assume the tracks shown below are bird tracks, possibly from a plover. Across from the beach was the entrance to the Elkhorn Slough. It's a shame that time did not permit us to explore this wildlife area!

 

International Space Station 800 mm Image

Image credit:  Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov)

MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH 36.80N, 121.79W

The link is to the Wikipedia page on Moss Landing State Beach.

 

BEACH

DUNE TOP

   

   

BEACH

 

ZERO MAGNIFICATION  IMAGE

REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM

   

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

   

DUNE TOP

 

ZERO MAGNIFICATION  IMAGE

REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM

   

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

   
   

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