Tag Archives: Dash the dog

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Dash gets around and he loves noticing Nature. At the recent minus tides, Dash pointed out this Abalone which had been left high and kind-of-dry during the low tide event.

The Abalone looked healthy. It was waiting for the tide to return and perhaps bring some kelp for it to eat. I see another Abalone in this photo, under the reddish kelp in the upper right corner.

In the next photo, there is a lot going on! Chris photographed an Abalone with a Crab possibly trying to attack it. A big Ocher Star, Mussels, Purple Urchins, Turban Snails, and a Sea Anemone. Looks like a party, an intertidal party!

And here's a bonus photo of Dash, enjoying the Douglas Iris blooming at Gualala Point Regional Park. This time he was with his dad, John Wall.

Thanks to Chris and John for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

We had rain yesterday late afternoon. 0.15 inches in our rain gauge, 49.70 inches season to date. 50 inches is our average so this is good news for those of us on wells.  Today is sunny but there is a very strong breeze. There is no reason to brush your hair if you are outside today on the windy Mendonoma Coast!

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There is a special spot on the Salal Trail, a public access trail that starts in the first parking lot of Gualala Point Regional Park. Once you walk along the trail which is beside Highway One and the Sea Ranch Golf Course, you turn westward and the trail brings you to this. John Wall and his dog, Dash, recently visited the Salal falls.

Dash is a very discriminating dog, and he says this spot is just perfect!

Thanks to John for allowing me to share his photo with you here. Here is a link to a previous post that gives you a little more direction for finding this trail: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2015/07/29/enjoying-the-salal-trail/

We are in another long dry spell. Thank goodness for the early rains, but we surely could use more of the wet stuff. In the meantime, the weather is mild. There was fog over the ocean this morning, but it's pulled back now. Nothing but blue skies today!