What a beautiful day in the Bay Area today. I got up early and rode a quick 30 miles. After that my wife and I sat down and thought of where we were going to take the kids. I mentioned the last time we were in the Marin headlands. We picked our spot and away we went.
We crossed the golden gate and arrived at the marine mammal center. A educational and rescue hospital operation that covers the California coast for seals and sea lions.
The view from the front door of the center looking out to the ocean. It is comfortably nestled in a little valley of the headlands.
We had booked a docent tour of the facility prior to our arrival. Education us about the dangers of waste in the sea.
They also have an observation room where you can view their study of seals who have died of natural causes. We found this very interesting.
They have multiple hands on class rooms where you can learn about and touch various seal items. It's interesting, they had jars of preserved seal parts for you to study. My son is watching a video in the background.
It is a non profit that is mostly volunteer based. They have a very hands off nature based approach. They treat injured or at risk seals and return them to the wild as quick as possible. They minimize human contact as much as possible. They even called them patients. They had an observation deck to view where the the seals were house while being treated. We learned quite a bit and would recommend it to anyone traveling to the area.
We crossed the golden gate and arrived at the marine mammal center. A educational and rescue hospital operation that covers the California coast for seals and sea lions.
The view from the front door of the center looking out to the ocean. It is comfortably nestled in a little valley of the headlands.
We had booked a docent tour of the facility prior to our arrival. Education us about the dangers of waste in the sea.
They also have an observation room where you can view their study of seals who have died of natural causes. We found this very interesting.
They have multiple hands on class rooms where you can learn about and touch various seal items. It's interesting, they had jars of preserved seal parts for you to study. My son is watching a video in the background.
It is a non profit that is mostly volunteer based. They have a very hands off nature based approach. They treat injured or at risk seals and return them to the wild as quick as possible. They minimize human contact as much as possible. They even called them patients. They had an observation deck to view where the the seals were house while being treated. We learned quite a bit and would recommend it to anyone traveling to the area.
