As we drove on Highway 1 toward Paso Robles, CA, I was able to get some cool shots of the Elephant Seals near San Simeon. This was another highlight of my trip . . . I would never have believed how huge these mammals could be . . . some are around 1,000 pounds!!
"The Northern Elephant Seal, Mirounga
angustirostris, is an extraordinary marine mammal. It spends eight to ten months
a year in the open ocean, diving 1000 to 5000 feet deep for periods of fifteen
minutes to two hours, and migrating thousands of miles, twice a year, to its
land based rookery for birthing, breeding, molting and rest. The Piedras Blancas
rookery, on Highway 1 seven miles north of San Simeon on the California Central
Coast, is home to about 15,000 animals."
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