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California Sunset, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
by Lisa Leinbaugh
© 1996. All rights reserved. Please ask permission before
copying.
This photo was taken on a beach which receives virtually no visitors,
despite its proximity to San Francisco. Why? It's a combination of
being backed by steep cliffs along its entire 2-mile length, and
having its ends protected by rocky points which jut out into the sea.
These points have "keyholes," which are only passable for an hour or
so during unusually low tides. Combine that with time-of-day,
weather, and weekend constraints, and the average person has only a
chance or two per year to see these beaches. (And you still get
plenty wet, and better hike quick lest you get trapped!)