Megwil and Omenoku Points

Trinidad State Beach

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After wandering a few beaches (and rocks) south of Trinidad, I headed off to wander a few rocks (and beach) north of Trinidad. I found the parking lot at the north end of Trinidad State Beach working its way toward full. Most were headed out toward Elk Head, but quite a few got caught by the trail down to the beach around College Cove.

There's plenty of beach down around College Cove, but the arch is watery

I shuffled off fairly directly to Megwil Point on Elk Head.

Lots of cliffs to the north

Out to the point to look south to Trinidad Head

North from Megwil Point

Black oyster catchers making a ruckus

Sea palms getting thrashed in the surf

The sun came out a bit as I watched the waves play over the rocks. They splashed a little, but mostly they washed and ebbed away. It can also be nice to watch, very calming. I headed back up off the rocks and back, this time stopping along the way.

Looking out at the waves from the middle of Elk Head

There's a little path out to Omenoku Point that I've only taken once. I took it again. The branches and shrubs come in close, but there'd been enough wind or time to shake and drip off most the moisture and I wasn't soaked by the time I squirmed through to the lookout.

College Cove

Pewetole Island and Trinidad Head

The blowhole on Pewetole Island was putting on a particularly good show. I got my best blowhole pictures ever from the point.

The rest of the water is flowing away again by the time the blow hole puffs

The resulting mist goes high and wide

And rains down to disipate

A moment in the time of the rocks

There's a few little outlook places along the trail as it rounds College Cove. I headed down to find quite a few people on the beach. There's flowers by the streams, but they were invasive radishes rather than the monkey flowers that will be there later. Surfers were headed out. This and near Camel Rock (where I started the day) are always good places to find surfers. (They were there, too.) I headed back up before too long to finish my little hike.

Watching the waves from the beach

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©2022,2023 Valerie Norton
Written 5 Jan 2023