A Walkabout on the Coast, Part 4

April 27, 2010 at 1:52 pm · Filed under Coast, Land Protection and tagged: Coastal Trail, Mel Lane, Pigeon Point, Pillar Point, Prisoner's Rock, Saving the Endangered Coast, Whaler's Cove

Looking out toward Prisoner's Rock from Whaler's Cove. Photo (c) Karl Kroeber

By Megan Hansen, Communications Associate

Mel’s Lane

I arrive at the last stop on my journey, and I find that I have Mel’s Lane all to myself.

Mel’s Lane is a quick, quarter-mile jaunt from tip to tip, but its views of Pigeon Point Light Station and POST-protected Whaler’s Cove are anything but diminutive. Mel and the lighthouse have both been guiding lights for the coast, and I am happy to have this quiet cove in which to reflect on my day.

Walking down the stairs to Whaler’s Cove beach, I spread out my mat on the sand and remove my hiking boots. I soak my feet in the chilly water. I watch the waves wash against Prisoner’s Rock, imagining the activity that has bustled along this shore and sea. The cool breeze and warm sun lull me, and it isn’t until the waves touch my mat that I am broken from my reverie, grateful for this calm respite.

As I climb the stairs to go back to my car, I can no longer see Pillar Point in the distance, but it is easy to envision walking toward it along this stretch of coast and beyond, catching peek-a-boo glimpses as the miles go by under my boots.

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