Stromboli's Rolling Log: Day 53, Friday May 25, 2018, At Crescent City California, near the Oregon border. (7 months til C'mas)

We are safely esconced at Crescent City California at the last stop before the Oregon Coast. Many birds here but because of the rain today we completed the laundry and got the truck new oil in ts system. We'll look for birds tomorrow.Ruth worked on the DVD for our last trip to the Rose Parade and it is started nicely. I think you will like it. At least those who will see it.

So not much to blog about. A little background, perhaps is in order. Near here are two very important IBA's (Important Bird Areas) and we will visit them tomorrow. Because the estuaries of the rivers , and the lagoons along the seacoasts, both the land based birds (freshwater mostly), and the seabirds can be observed in close proximity with litte travel to accomplish]that. So tomorrow we will try to do just that.

So for this blog I will post a few photos that might be of interest in the past few weeks that we did not discuss in the blog. Our campsite looks out on three significant spots. 1 The wave barrier that was built after the 1964 Tsunami hit and devasted Crescent City (see next). 2. The Battery Point Lighthouse. 3, The Fishing port that has been rebuilt twice since the Tsunamis.

First a little about Crescent City CA.

Crescent City is located about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. Crescent City's offshore geography makes it unusually susceptible to tsunamis. Much of the city was DESTROYED by four tsunami waves generated by the Good Friday earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska in 1964. More recently, the city's harbor suffered extensive damage and destruction due to TSUNAMIS generated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake off Sendai, Japan. Several dozen vessels and many of the docks they were moored to were destroyed as wave cycles related to the tsunamis exceeded 8 feet (2.4 m). Its climate is also very moderate, with very cool summers for its latitude as a result of intense maritime moderation. Nearby inland areas behind the mountains have significantly warmer summers. The warmer coasts are south where the Pacific current is moving north. That current moves away from the cast south of Crescent City.
The city is also the site of the Redwood National Park headquarters, as well as the historic Battery Point Light. (That light is right out our window). Due to the richness of the local Pacific Ocean waters and the related catch, and ease of access, Crescent City Harbor serves as home port for numerous commercial fishing vessels. (Also right out our window to the south)
The damage from the 1964 earthquake that centered in Alaska found the next morning this damage that was counted: 289 buildings and businesses had been destroyed; 1,000 cars and 25 large fishing vessels had been crushed; 12 people were confirmed dead, over 100 were injured, and more were missing; and 60 blocks had been inundated with 30 city blocks destroyed in total. Although most of the missing were later accounted for, not all were tracked down. Insurance adjusters estimated that the city received more damage from the tsunami on a block-by-block basis than did Anchorage from the initial earthquake. Other cities down the coast were hit, but because of the city’s unique position on the coast and some underwater terrain, it felt the brunt of the waves.

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