The lowest tide of the summer seems to be on Tuesday June 16, so I met my friend Margaret at 5:15 AM. We set out from Butterfly Beach in Montecito with the goal of walking to Lookout Park in Summerland. There are several points such as Fernald Point that would have been a problem at higher low tide, but the -1.8 foot tide was perfect. We stayed dry the whole way and saw beautiful moss on the rock at Hammonds Beach. I predicted this would be about 2.5 miles of unique beach from California Coastal Trail, but the path up to Lookout Park is hidden when walking south and we overshot the path, walking an extra half mile. The gate to the park was locked at this time of day so we had to park in Summerland and walk around the gate. We never saw the sun and were back home before 7:30!
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| Fernald Point |
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| Trying to show the beautiful moss at Hammonds Beach |
Thank you to Margaret who got up super early to make this beach walk happen! 15 km (9.8 miles down)! I somehow ended up walking 10 miles this day because all the friends had time on this particular day....
Mirmar Beach
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