86. Another Winter's Withered

With another winter withered into the past, I say, "Welcome Spring!"

It seems like only yesterday when winter had barely begun, that your SoCal gal headed to Point Dume (pronounced doo-may) in Malibu with the hope of spying gray whales migrating to Baja.  Point Dume (7103 Westward Beach Road*) is lauded as a place for this very activity.

Since, she had been another three times.  Each time denied even a scant glance of one of those large, magnificent mammals of the ocean known as gray whales.  Thus, Point Dume seemed the perfect place to head to on the last day of winter, 2010.  The hope:  maybe this time a gray whale sighting awaited.

If nothing else, she went feeling if she times it just right with low tide maybe this time she'd round the point.  Then she'd score a successful rematch alluded to in a previous blog post.

No whales.  No way.  The water level was higher than it had been at low tide last time.

Perhaps it was for the best.  She hadn't allowed herself much time to make that trek anyway.

As long as she was there, though, she thought she may as well traverse that stairway to surf heaven to see what was down at the beach.

Many of the rocks that had been at the foot of the stairs were now gone.  What looked to be the remains of an old boat motor that she noticed washed ashore last time...still there.  And instead of going right, she decided to "go left" at the bottom of the stairs.  If you are a NASCAR fan, you know what she's talking about.

Going left actually means heading away from Point Dume and heading toward another "secret" surfing spot in Malibu known as Misto.

While her camera work seems to prove she is not too skilled at walking, talking and filming without having it look like an attempt to purposely copy the Blair Witch style of filming; she knows the video provides a much better idea of the beauty that is Misto than her words ever would.

Happy First Day of Spring.

*7103 Westward Beach Road.  If you click on the link, you see where Westward Beach Road is on the map.  This is the area where you park for Point Dume.  To get to what your SoCal gal refers to as the "Stairway to Surf Heaven", you need to walk from the parking area to the trail that leads you up to Birdview/Cliffside Drive.  From here you will see about 100 yards in front of you a little parking area and some signage for Point Dume.  This is where a trail begins that if you follow it brings you to the top of the stairs.  Unless you jump, which I am in no way, shape or form suggesting; the stairs are about your ONLY way down to the beach.