Winter Camp Day- Elephant Seal Tour at Ano Nuevo State Park

 01/05/2026- 

What not a better way to kick off the new year than visiting Ano Nuevo for their annual guided elephant seal tour. We had a great tour with windy conditions that ended in torrential rain, singing silly songs and running back to the visitor center! It's always these experiences of intense weather, especially along the coastline that are so special- getting wet and humbled by weather is not only stimulating sensory wise, but also makes going home at the end of the day all the more rewarding after embracing challenging weather. 

Students enjoyed the many sounds the elephant seal pups make, as well as watching a big male enter the beach from the water. This was awesome to see, imagining these amazing creatures returning to this same beach year after year from their migration all the way to Alaska. 

Another awesome part of the tour is the bone viewing at the end- where we get to see and handle bones from different marine animals and guess what bone is what. 

Animals ID- Elephant Seal, Red wing black bird, Pelican, Western Gull