Video Clips: Rock Crusher 1 RC2 RC3 RC4 RC5 RC6 RC7 RC8 RC9 RC10 Video Clips from the North Side: North1 North2 A significant high… [Read More]
November 27, 2021 San Nicolas Island North Coast and Elephant Seals
On this date, I moseyed downhill (down Cardiac Hill!) to the rugged north-side coast of San Nicolas Island. Yes, the foxes were near my… [Read More]
January 23, 2021 Convective Storms through Thousand Oaks to Malibu
A cold upper-level low was tracking overhead this afternoon, and a batch of convection developed just to the west of me here in the… [Read More]
January 19, 2021 Wind and Waves at Malibu
This day was all about the strong Santa Ana wind event through my area and vicinity. Hilltops were getting gusts of 60-70 mph…. [Read More]
January 1, 2021 Elephant Seals on San Nicolas Island
The first day of 2021 was a fine one for a jaunt from Nicktown to a north coast beach, Cissy Cove. Elephant seals (and… [Read More]
October 16, 2020 Malibu fog
Midday weather at Malibu featured a very shallow fog bank. It hugged the shoreline and was unable to make much progress north of PCH…. [Read More]
September 1, 2020 Malibu Birds and Starfish
How about some sea birds?! Here are some at Malibu. A few more beach pics below from late September…
July 10, 2020 Malibu Pelicans
A nice summer day at the beach featured a feeding fest (just offshore) for a bunch of pelicans. These images were from El Matador… [Read More]
February 8, 2020 San Nicolas Island ASOS and Airport stroll
The airport on San Nicolas Island was closed this Saturday, and the weather was nice, so I took the bike out for a ride…. [Read More]
January 22, 2020 I Need More Fogbow, San Nicolas Island, California
While on San Nicolas Island from January 22 to January 29, I was treated to a good deal of foggy weather. The combination of sun… [Read More]
March 24, 2019 San Nicolas Island north coast, flowers and waves and seals
The weather was perfect on this weekend day for a hike from Nicktown to the north coast of San Nicolas Island. The surf was… [Read More]
March 5, 2019 Lightning on Santa Monica Bay from Malibu!
Today was VERY COOL! As you probably know, thunderstorms in the Los Angeles area are infrequent. And, thunderstorms that produce vivid lightning displays are… [Read More]
February 20-24, 2019 More Fun on San Nicolas Island
This entry is a bit of a mishmash of images from San Nicolas Island from late February. First up, a convective storm cell moves… [Read More]
February 18, 2019 Large Waves at Rock Crusher, San Nicolas Island
A decent-sized northwesterly swell was impacting the western side of San Nicolas Island today, so Andy and I made the 10-minute drive from Nicktown… [Read More]
February 16, 2019 The North Coast of San Nicolas Island
This Saturday was bright and sunny, but cool and breezy. I hiked down to the north coast of the island with my camera and… [Read More]