A beach scene featuring numerous large, rounded, moss-covered rocks scattered across wet sand near the shoreline, with cliffs and ocean in the background.
Photo by Patricia Miller

Low tide on Bowling Ball Beach located at the northern end of Schooner Gulch State Beach in Point Arena, Calif., on Monday, June 1, 2026.

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