Pete Tillman
Mysterious saddle-stone at Hearst Beach
I should have taken a closer look at this one (but see the water!). Color suggest a serpentinite, as does the glossy "horn". Has to be an erosion feature, but why the saddle? Thoughts? It's near the surf-line, roughly below a scenic view pullout a short ways north of Little Pico creek. There's a rough scramble down from CA-1 that fishermen use, almost directly above this rock.
Mysterious saddle-stone at Hearst Beach
I should have taken a closer look at this one (but see the water!). Color suggest a serpentinite, as does the glossy "horn". Has to be an erosion feature, but why the saddle? Thoughts? It's near the surf-line, roughly below a scenic view pullout a short ways north of Little Pico creek. There's a rough scramble down from CA-1 that fishermen use, almost directly above this rock.