Trinidad Beach State Park Northern California

[JCON]

Trinidad Beach State Park with our daughter Jess and her family last week! Was a beautiful day but very windy!!!

[Beekster]

Lovely scenery, Joe! I take it the homes are the village of Trinidad? We've been past there on 101 on our way to Brookings from Fortuna. Looks like we ought to have gotten off the main road and gone into the village. And what were those rusty V8 engine blocks serving as anchors for? The look like they've spent a lot of time in the water...and likely the only cleaning they got before being tossed in was draining most of the oil out.

[JCON]

Yes that is the village of Trinidad, there is an amazing seafood restaurant down by the dock. I have a sister in law that lives in Brookings! The engine blocks were part of the Traditional Mooring Buoy Systems that were used in the area to stop sea erosion... General description Traditional mooring systems typically consist of a floating buoy attached to a
chain and heavy anchor, an engine block, for example, or a concrete block...  

Population increase in coastal areas adjacent to reefs, waste disposal, pollution, sedimentation, overfishing, coral mining, tourism and curio collection all damage coral reefs. These are serious
problems with complex solutions. Other problems, serious but smaller in scale, also face the reefs. Anchors, for example, pose a threat that can easily be seen by recreational divers: they simply rip coral reefs apart. Determined individuals and organized local groups can help solve this and similar problems.

Since the early 1970s, pioneering members of the dive community, whose livelihoods depend on the quality of the reefs in their area, have championed the installation and use of mooring buoys to lessen the harmful effects of anchors on coral reefs. Over the years the movement has gathered momentum and is now widely accepted as an effective solution to one aspect of coral reef degradation.

The mooring buoy concept is simple: install a mooring buoy close to or over a site where boats traditionally anchor. Instead of anchoring, boat users tie off to the mooring and this lessens damage. Mooring buoys can also be used as an ongoing aid to coral reef conservation. They may be used to zone an area for a particular activity and help avoid conflicts between, for example, fishermen and divers. If an area is being overused, moorings can easily be removed, placed elsewhere, and replaced at the original site when it has had adequate recovery time.

[dogfish7 (R.I.P.)]

A lot of Hemis out there. Beautiful pics Joe!

[JCON]

Thanks Bruce!!!

[JED]

Lovely pics Joe

[JCON]

Thank you Jed!!!

[Dukemaddog]

What stunning scenery! I don't know how anyone could look at that and believe that God doesn't exist! Breathtaking! Someday I'd love to visit that area....

[JCON]

It's well worth the drive Mark!!! And yes our Creator is the ultimate artist!!!