Rain,wind and huge waves

It has been coming down all night with some loud Thunder waking my girlfriend(KPS) and I up in the middle of the night.

This is much needed rain and as I peer out the window I can see huge waves crashing against the large rocks off the coastline at Trinidad State Park. I think that I should grab my rain gear and go down to the coastline to photograph these tremendous crashing waves. The sound from here with the window cracked open is immensely powerful much like subdued thunder. I'm out of here as soon as I wrap some chores up.

When I drive down to the parking area at Trinidad Beach overlooking the Surf I am mesmerized by the violent, powerful waves crashing against land, their sound, smell and energy immersing me deep into the moment. Today at least the beach is devoid of surfers and no one else is in sight. Just one "old fossil" feeling like a kid again or as I imagine an adult butterfly emerging from the pupal stage, Taking flight for the first time.

A few crows join me here almost unnoticed as they walk and hop along the surfs edge foraging for morsels. This is the kind of moment that makes being alive so precious and fullfilling.

This is one of "The" moments that keeps my attention for a long period of time lost in reverie and the amazing and beautiful visual display before me.
This "high" I feel could not possibly be enhanced by anything else unless I shared it with you.

I stopped above at the "Memorial" Lighthouse and took this photo of the fishing boats bobbing up and down in the harbor below.


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It was difficult to drag myself away from nature's
show today but I'm happy to share it with you.

Migration to Northern California

We arrived in Trinidad 6 days ago and still adjusting to the change. We chose to box our belongings and marked them carefully with "Fragile" if they contained something like glass or woodcarvings. However,we noticed that all boxes were treated the same and it apparently didn't matter if they were fragile or not. We were fortunate to have neighbors who have been through the moving process and were empathetic enough to bring us food and invite us for dinner during the last couple of days of our move. We were just getting to know our new neighbors Bill and Sue and will miss them and our friends Bryan and Kelli and their beautiful boy Corey. Of course we will also miss the other people who we came to know during our 5 year adventure on the East Fork of the Lewis River.

On the last day while our household was being moved onto the moving van we cleaned each room and stayed up late that night to complete the cleaning process. The house looked so much larger with everything gone. We didn't sleep well that night in our sleeping bags and I woke up at 4:00 AM and took my last shower in our Chalet. Then I began the task of loading my truck in the dark at ambient temperatures of 27 degrees F with the things that we would need at our "vacation" home.
Kimberley got out of bed and waxed the floors then made certain that we didn't leave anything behind.

Our bewildered cats seemed to handle the roadtrip pretty well but Muir layed low most of the way under the back seat full of boxes. The trip took us a little less than 8 hours and we arrived at our rental home in Trinidad at 4:00 PM greeted with a beautiful sunset over the Pacific ocean.

We had many tasks to take care of in the ensuing days ahead and now with most completed I am finally sitting down to write my first blog since Christmas. One of the first things on our agenda was to explore our beautiful surroundings and so we walked the trails at Trinidad State Park which is within walking distance of our home. The weather was clear, sunny and in the mid 60's and the Ocean was spectacular.
I look forward to setting up my camera trap to see what may be lurking in our woods surrounding the house.
We both look forward to new challenges and continuing adventures in Northern California.