Region:
North America
Scholar Date:
1980
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been working on a story about the Whales of Bristol. This morning I heard back from my source. Here’s a brief summary of the article, in case you

With Denver in my rearview mirror, I flew into LAX ready to visit my first park. Headquarter in Ventura, California, Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) is composed of five spectacular islands and their surrounding marine environment.

“…the color of the water surprised me-it looked like cloudy iced tea! The orange hue of the water comes from tannins that are leeched from the leaves that fall from the trees as they biodegrade in

“We headed towards the port side of the stern, and just as I was thinking we would never find it in the murk, it appeared out of the gloomy waters of the harbor like an apparition.