Channel Islands National Park, Santa Rosa Island, Torrey Pine, Bechers Bay
Torrey Pine
The Torrey Pines on Santa Rosa Island grow at an elevation of 200 - 500 feet. They are the only native Torrey Pines on the Channel Islands.
Trail leading through the Torrey Pines. The Torrey Pines on Santa Rosa Island grow at an elevation of 200 - 500 feet. They are the only native Torrey Pines on the Channel Islands.
A bench on an outcropping along the trail through the Torrey Pines. The Torrey Pines on Santa Rosa Island grow at an elevation of 200 - 500 feet. They are the only native Torrey Pines on the Channel Islands.
The Torrey Pines on Santa Rosa Island grow at an elevation of 200 - 500 feet. They are the only native Torrey Pines on the Channel Islands. In the distance is Skunk Point. Far distance is Santa Cruz Island.
A stand of Santa Cruz Island Ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus subsp. aspleniifolius) adjacent to the Torrey Pines.
Island Torrey Pine ( Pinus torreyana subsp insularis)
Springtime flowering plant near the Torrey Pine Forest, above Black Rock and Becher's Bay
Torrey Pines/Black Rock area
The slopes below the Torrey Pines near Black Rock are covered with a variety of flowers such as California Poppies, Blue dicks, Sand verbena, Checkerbloom, and Goldfields.
The slopes below the Torrey Pines near Black Rock are covered with a variety of flowers such as California Poppies, Blue dicks, Sand verbena, Checkerbloom, and Goldfields. Note the Harbor Seal swimming in the water.
