Tag archives: island spotted skunks
Forces of Nature
Strolling down Scorpion Canyon to the cobble beach, I was keen to see lightning strikes across the Santa Barbara Channel. From the southeast fringe of Santa Cruz Island, the beach was deserted with lightning strikes touching down around the largest isle off the California Coast. As dusk approached, the storm moved directly over Scorpion Canyon. […]
Spotted but Nary a Spotting
The reflection from my headlamp glistened off the wet of its black button snout as we gazed into each other’s eyes under a star-filled night. I felt the thumps on my picnic table that doubled as my bed at around 2 am on a windswept Santa Rosa Island. I had slept soundly until then, lulled […]
