When we got home from the Trees of Mystery, we realized that it was getting near to low tide and we might be able to go see it. And YES!, we could walk it.
This is high tide:
We found it like this at low tide and I was just so excited to cross and go. Tours were no longer given but we could walk around the grounds.
“Battery Point Lighthouse and its museum are located at the foot of Lighthouse Way in Crescent City, California. This is an active lighthouse that serves as a private aid to navigation. Its oil lamps were first lit on December 10, 1856. Lighthouse keepers still reside there.
In its 160-year history, many keepers and their families have tended the light. Also known as the Crescent City Light Station, the lighthouse was operated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service until 1936 when the U.S. Coast Guard took over operation and maintenance. The light was automated in 1953, but the Coast Guard continued to maintain the Fifth Order Drumm lens until 1965 when it was decommissioned. The light was then reactivated as a private aid to navigation in 1982.”
Lots of great information can be found here including some accounts of the 1964 tsunami:
https://delnortehistory.org/battery-point-lighthouse/
https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=58
So up we went:
You can tell the wind blows hard here:
Pictures from our walk around the house:
Whale from driftwood:
There is a museum inside but we were too late in the season to get a tour and see the museum. Oh well!
Scenes from the island:
That line of rocks across the photo is the jetty. At the end of the jetty is the “foghorn” that sounds all night! Yes, I do have earplugs.
And the day ended with a sunset – Beautiful!
What an incredible day!
I think tomorrow will be a day of rest for us – we need some downtime. Stay tuned for our next adventures and enjoy today.
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