The Point at Mori Point

Wildflowers at Mori Point

Mori Point is a great place to see marine mammals passing through along the coast. The winter and spring months are great for whale watching. 94% of the worldwide 21,000 gray whale population travel up and down this coast on their 10,000 mile journey between Alaska and Baja California Sur. Adults move south from December to January. Some start heading back north again to feast as soon as February. Females and their calves hang out longer and tend to hug the protective coast as they head north from March through April.

Depending on the time of year, it's also not uncommon to see humpback whales, blue whales, several species of dolphins and orcas.

In early spring, Mori Point comes alive with color under a blanket of wildflowers. Goldfields, lupines, checker-bloom, red maids, poppies and tidy-tips sprout up from the grass in colorful displays. The ocean waves and shore provide a spectacular backdrop to these fields of flowers.

Acrobatic ravens

A murder of crows, or ravens as it may be, lives here at the cliff edge. They're often seen taking advantage of the updrafts to perform frolicking mid-air acrobatics, chasing each other in twisting, turning, topsy-turvy feats. These birds aren't just playful, they're highly intelligent, too.