Isla Santa Catalina Trip Summary (19 photos)

After about a ten year hiatus from the annual Catalina Island trips that my family used to take, my dad, sister and I finally reunited on the island and found it just about the way we left it.  Catalina is still beautiful, smells just the same, and is full of some cool wildlife.  I even [...]

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Pinnipedopopolis (5 photos)

That’s Santa Barbara Island. Just crawling with them. There is a very healthy seal and sea lion population there. While visiting, I caught some shots of the breading ground (it’s amazing how far up the island they go) and a few clans with pups. It’s really funny to be in a place where pinnipeds dominate. [...]

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Santa Barbara Pinnipeds

More on this later.. but for now, I leave you with a bewildered sea lion. Bewildered because Santa Barbara Island is a haven for pinnipeds, and not so much for humanoids like us (or the canine that’s aboard).

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Trip Plan: Isla Santa Catalina, Vamos

Catalina Island is about a 10 hour sail from the slip in San Diego. There will be three of us on this one – my dad, my dog, and myself. We’ll also be meeting my sister who is already on the island. It’s been so many years since we’ve made this journey (which was a [...]

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