June 4/5 weekend with sunny and 70's forecast with a good low tide. Does it get any better?...no but you don't have to wait for the good low tide to do some fun exploring at the beach. At a very modest low tide there are always the HIGH GUYS to keep the beach goer involved. It's not often that you see people poking around in the high intertidal looking for marine life, but of course it's there. Most of the critters will be small...so bring your reading glasses, or a magnifying lens or you will miss some great stuff.
The images below all came from the high intertidal rocks on the north side of Alki....close to lots of good eating places and coffee houses....perfect!
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| Finger Limpets |
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| Mossy Chiton |
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| Checkered Periwinkle |
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| Emarginate Whelk |
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| Mossy Chiton |
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| Chiton |
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| Checkered Periwinkles |
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| Leather Limpet |
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| Leather Limpets |
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| Emarginate Whelk |
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Turkish Washcloth red seaweed
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| Young Rockweed |
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| Rockweed Isopods |
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| Thatched Barnacle |
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Ribbon Worm |
