Sea stars, urchins and anemones ride the tidal waters at Rialto Beach swirling into shallow pools - clad in shades of blue, emerald and violet.
Gnarls of ancient driftwood line the beach up to the rainforest’s edge just beyond the rise. Pulsing waves dash and roar against the sea stacks where the Pacific adjoins the California shore.
Legions of seagulls circle above piercing the misted air with their cries and the tide, beckoned by the Sky Queen, begins to ebb and regain the open sea.
As the sun sinks into the western sky – the towers of Split Rock and Hole in the Wall are silhouetted against the horizon pasteled in gold, orange and burgundy hues.
Gray whales and dolphins breach the surface before plunging into the sacred depths where the ocean beats pulse on and on - sounding resonant cadences through timeless hallows of infinity.