Anacapa Island

April 2004
Robert & Gail Black's visit to Anacapa Island.
This channel island is located 14 miles off the coast from Ventura near Santa Barbara.
Ocean waves have eroded the perimeter of the island, creating steep sea cliffs towering hundreds
of feet in height and exposing the volcanic origins of air pockets, lava tubes, and sea caves.
At the east end of Anacapa a natural bridge has formed in the ocean.
Forty-foot high Arch Rock is a trademark of Anacapa and Channel Islands National Park.

The boat over	The climb up	Flagpole	our photo	coreopsis
natural bridge	lighthouse	museum	Inspiration Point	outcroppings
seals	and more seals	wildflowers	wildflowers	more wilflowers
hole in the wall	island in bloom	stairs down

Sea birds are the most conspicuous wildlife on Anacapa. The largest breeding colony of the endangered California brown pelican is located on West Anacapa. The island's rocky shores provide resting and breeding areas for California sea lions and harbor seals. Springtime brings colorful flowers, including the strange tree sunflower, or coreopsis, a plant found only on the Channel Islands and a few isolated areas on the mainland.