Ano Nuevo March 3, 2001

The ranger's intro
Heading out; the building on the island in the background used to house people manning a lighthouse, but now there is an automatic buoy and the building is manned by seals
These two elephant seal pups are kind of beat
We thought it was a chilly day, but the seals were sweltering
These two pups found a prime cool spot
A young adult and a bunch of pups
These two pups turned over the wrong way when they woke up one morning and rolled down into the brush
Eventually they'll lose weight and gain muscle and climb out
Ahhh, bliss is dreaming on a California beach
Olga, Helena, Rob, Noriko, Tak, and Meichu
A harem of females with an alpha male on the left; pups and a few wannabe alphas on the right
The alpha chased away an intruder in the foreground; in the background a new contender is entering the stage