7-4-05: Meanwhile, Chris and I decided to take a walk along the shore. I like how alien the rock formations look here.

7-4-05: I could spend forever looking at tidepools. Before you scroll down, see if you can spot the crab in this photo. Hint: It's sort of brownish-yellow to off white.

7-4-05: The spoiler shot.

7-4-05: More crabs! This guy is almost certainly adapted to living in kelp. He looks just like the air pockets in some of the seaweed.

7-4-05: They also come in purple...

7-4-05: and red...

I don't know what the translucent thing in the upper right hand corner of the picture is, but it sure looks neat. I also like the contrast of the sea weed and the anenomes ith the crab.

7-4-05: ... and white...

7-4-05: I know this looks a lot like a picture of my shoe. Its actually a picture of fish in a tide pool. There are at least four fish in this tide pool. Look closely and see if you can spot them. They're brown and dark gray.

7-4-05: Spoiler

7-4-05: An oyster, completely encrusted with barnacles.