California :: Highway One Poppies

April 1st, somewhere along California Highway One, south of Big Sur.

California :: Piedras Blancas Elephant Seals

Near San Simeon, on the Coast Highway, is a special beach. One where the Elephant Seals come ashore for a few months of each year to give birth, breed, and molt. The female and juvenile elephant seals were on the beach beginning the molting process.

More information on Elephant Seals.