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Explore the Fossil Beach: “The Boneyard” at Shark Park

Explore the Fossil Beach: “The Boneyard” at Shark Park

by maggie | Feb 7, 2022 | Experience, History, Seacliff Beach, Things to Do | 4 comments

I love to explore the fossil beach north of Seacliff. The cliffs and tide pools between New Brighton and Capitola are only accessible only a handful of times each year, so every walk is a real treat. “The Boneyard” has to be a new name; it’s only...

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Loved my walk around Aptos Creek today and paying Loved my walk around Aptos Creek today and paying the new fuzzy ducklings. They were alternately playful and clumsy and had so much to say!
#awalkaroundtheneighborhood @seacliffstatebeach #aptoscreek #ducklings🐣 #ducklingsofinstagram #naturephotography #nature #creeks #montereybay #californiadreaming @lifeinaskillet @travelsearcherphotos
We had such a great Mother’s Day downtown at Abb We had such a great Mother’s Day downtown at Abbott Square and the Santa Cruz MAH … eating @bellygoatburger … listening to @the_surf_creeps … enjoying #accidentallywesanderson exhibit … and being a little silly enjoying all that downtown had to offer. 

In particular, I loved the arial view of the #cementship by @ryan_foyboi and that beautiful bull painting by @margaretrinkovsky . The beautiful vase from the old Teacup restaurant caught my eye as well. Another great day in #santacruz 

@santacruzmah @abbottsquaremarket #santacruzlife @beachboardwalk @accidentallywesanderson #family #art
It’s so great to take a walk around the neighbor It’s so great to take a walk around the neighborhood in spring - all the colors are blooming!
#spring #springflowers #springcolor #awalkaroundtheneighborhood
By-the-wind-sailors with the Cement Ship @seacliff By-the-wind-sailors with the Cement Ship @seacliffstatebeach #velellavelella #naturephotography #lifesabeach #californiadreaming #montereybay #bythewindsailor #drifter
“A wonderful bird is a pelican. His beak can hol “A wonderful bird is a pelican.
His beak can hold more than his belican.
Food for a week
He can hold in his beak,
But I don’t know how the helican.”

Great day out on the windy wharf watching the bird show and sharing Riva House crab sandwiches with my mother in law, enjoying my determination to get the most value from our 2025 wharf parking pass! 

#beachlife #californiadreaming @rivafishhouse @beachboardwalk @santacruzwharf 
#DixonLanierMerritt #pelican #birdsofinstagram #pelicansofinstagram #familyfriendpoems 
#santacruzwharf #santacruzbeachboardwalk
Fun with photography @seacliffstatebeach ; the ol Fun with photography @seacliffstatebeach ; the  old metal erosion barrier- is it a revetment? - may not have worked well but it sure does lend itself to some fun photo ops.

#awalkaroundtheneighborhood #cementship #beachwalk #iphonephotography #montereybay #californiadreaming
Pretty great bird watching at the harbor these day Pretty great bird watching at the harbor these days!
#birdsofinstagram #greatblueheronsofinstagram @santacruzharbor #montereybay #lifesabeach #walking #nature
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Late afternoon stroll in #nicenemarks and this bea Late afternoon stroll in #nicenemarks and this beauty swooped overhead. It’s amazing what an #iphone can capture. 
#birdsofinstagram #owlsofinstagram #owl #redwoodforest #forestofnicenemarks #awalkaroundtheneighborhood #naturephotography #naturewalk #iphonephotography
So many seals swimming just outside of the shorebr So many seals swimming just outside of the shorebreak… sheareaters en masse in the distance…pelicans bobbing and diving for a snack…perfect beach walk @seacliffstatebeach 

#californiadreaming #awalkaroundtheneighborhood #beachlife #montereybay
Unofficial exhibit of “things left at Seacliff B Unofficial exhibit of “things left at Seacliff Beach.” Thank you to the clean-up crew for arranging these- made me smile.
#awalkaroundtheneighborhood #seacliffbeach #recycle #upcycle
I went to Sierra Azul Nursery for a few new plants I went to Sierra Azul Nursery for a few new plants and to enjoy the sculpture show in their garden. There are so many talented artists in our county! 
@sierraazulnursery @susanaariasarts @jeffarnett3 #artsantacruz @_artsantacruz #sculpture #gardenart
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