Walls and Walls of water.
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Hundreds of tourists clogged the paths. Parking was non existent because everybody in the Valley was here to watch Mavericks go off.
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Getting a better view.
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Tourists and news cameras were everywhere. These knuckleheads were climbing the muddy cliffs for a better view.
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We walked onto this beach and peeked around the cliff. We definitely got our money's worth!
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Mavericks Goes Off! These rocks are 20 feet above the surface of the water, or so says the news guy. But the waves are dwarfing the 20 foot rocks.
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A couple of jet skiiers were out in this stuff, just beyond the rocks. No surfers, though.
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LaRhee Descends
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Heh, a rainbow in the harbor. Nice counterpoint to the destruction on the other side of the breakwater.
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Calm in the harbor, furious outside.
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We walked up behind the radar station and took pictures from above.
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Half moon bay.
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Bigguns!
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To the north.
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From the State Beach.
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The warning signs are appropriate.
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Walls and walls of water.
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Foam everywhere!
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Yes, I AM looking up at these walls of water. It's amazing how much energy is dissipated by the waves as they climb toward the beach. By all rites, I should have been pummelled by these waves. But I was standing on completely dry ground as these monsters boomed over my head. The radar station is in the background.
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Kelp littered the beach.
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Walls of water crash down onto Half Moon Bay and Mavericks. The news people reported 40 foot waves.
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Good surfing, huh? NOT!
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A lone walker.
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Foam as thick as whipped cream.
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Dinner time!
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The little birdies were skittering all over the place.
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A victim to the surge: a pile of fresh kelp.
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Thousands of birds took wing as somebody let a dog loose on the beach.
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These birds are no fools. They're all hanging out on the beach just north of the State Park, staring into the surf and waiting for the sunset.
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THOUSANDS of birds!
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Watching Mavericks is For The Birds! Even the seagulls are staying away from the water as Mavericks sees 40 foot waves, the highest in about 10 years.
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Eensy bitty birds skitter around the bigger critters.
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They're everywhere!
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Wow, this is a WALL of WATER! Mavericks at it's finest.
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Sunset. Gorgeous!
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My feet in the brine.
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Tourists are still going up the cliff, even as it's getting dark.
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Yes, those walls of water are about 30 feet above this girl's head. Amazingly, the waves collapse about 50 yards off of the cliff.
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A fish didn't survive Mavericks.
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LaRhee on the beach.
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From around the cliff.
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WALL O' WATER!
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THERE SHE BLOWS, MATEY!
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The view thru Captain Ahab LaRhee's binoculars.
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Keep in mind that the rock that is being pummelled is about 20 feet above the sea level. The waves dwarf it.
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Keep in mind that these rocks are 20 feet above the water!
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Waiting for the next one to come along....
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