The Palisades (at low tide)

The Palisades are about a mile south of us. We got there walking along the beach from the house. These cliffs face out to Ikatan Bay and rest at the foot of Sentinel Peak. As boats enter Isanotski Strait they are greeted by these towering rock faces. We speculate they were formed by the movement of ice and or water and now continue to be altered by wind.











Numerous waterfalls fall to the beach on the walk from Stonewall to the Palisades.




As we were about to turn around a snow storm came upon us. We had to walk back with our heads down to avoid the strong winds.







California Mussels Mytilus californianus

Much of the shoreline, including Stonewall reef, is covered in mussels. We attempted to have some one night. Fearing Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) we had only the tiniest piece. I think the possibility of getting sick made me paranoid and I felt the tell-tale signs of tingling tongue. Whether or not I really did we stopped right there and haven't tried any since.
We later learned that Kodiak Island (about 500 miles away) is the PSP capital of the world! Yikes!