The California coast has spectacular views of rocky cliffs. This part of the coast has lots of tide pools and kelp forests just off shore. Because of the clockwise currents in the northern Pacific Ocean, the water comes down from Alaska, it is always quite cold.
A fog bank off the central California coast. The San Francisco area is often blanketed in fog due to the very cold ocean water.
The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse is at the mouth of the Columbia River,it is the last lighthouse on the southwest Washington coast.
