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HERON & TINMAN, LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL, LONG BEACH, CA

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HERON & TINMAN, LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL, LONG BEACH, CA

From: Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | Date: 2001-06-07 14:52:11 UTC-07:00
Los Cerritos Channel is the upper end of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California in Los Angeles County.   Container was placed on June 6, 2001 by Gwen.  This site is ONLY accessible by kayak, canoe or row boat; nothing motorized AND ONLY AT HIGH TIDE!  This is a wetlands area and is very shallow, even at high tide.  There are so many birds in this quiet area of the city.  You might even see a coyote.  Kayaks can be rented near corner of Bayshore and Ocean Ave.near Leeway Sailing Center and Woody's eatery.  Maps are supplied with the boats so a visitor to the area can find their way to the wetlands. 

RE: [LbNA] HERON & TINMAN, LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL, LONG BEACH, CA

From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) | Date: 2001-06-07 15:58:18 UTC-07:00
Hi All,
 
Don't forget to check your tide calendar when planning this hunt.  High tides change not only in amplitude but also time of day throughout the each day, each month and thoughout the year.  Highest high tides are Spring and Fall (just as lowest low tides are Spring and Fall).  There are 2 high (and 2 low) tides per day and they go in and out at different time of day depending on the orientation of the Moon and Sun to the earth.  AND each tide per day is a different amplitude (one high is higher than the other)  So... check the tide calendar before you set out.
 
Wendy (once a Marine Science teacher)
 
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Subject: [LbNA] HERON & TINMAN, LOS CERRITOS CHANNEL, LONG BEACH, CA

Los Cerritos Channel is the upper end of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California in Los Angeles County.   Container was placed on June 6, 2001 by Gwen.  This site is ONLY accessible by kayak, canoe or row boat; nothing motorized AND ONLY AT HIGH TIDE!  This is a wetlands area and is very shallow, even at high tide.  There are so many birds in this quiet area of the city.  You might even see a coyote.  Kayaks can be rented near corner of Bayshore and Ocean Ave.near Leeway Sailing Center and Woody's eatery.  Maps are supplied with the boats so a visitor to the area can find their way to the wetlands.