Before we went to see the lighthouse, we went to Pebble Beach which was a beach full of gray rocks of all different sizes. They had fun throwing and skipping them in the water. Jason found another rock to climb.
Ellingsen Island - view from Pebble Beach
Lighthouse view from Pebble Beach
Inside the tower of the Lighthouse.
View of Pebble Beach and Ellingsen Island from the Lighthouse.
Standing on the shore by the pump house near the ruins of the tramway. There were many stairs to get down from where the lighthouse was to the shore. The stairs followed the ruins of the tramway.
In the afternoon, when we returned to Gooseberry Falls, we went to the beach there. The water was too cold to swim in, but the kids had fun playing at the beach and wading a little. There is no sand at the beach, but tiny rocks and areas of bigger rocks. Jason climbed another cliff. Some other teenagers were jumping off the cliff into the Lake. So Jason brought Jesse up to see the top of the cliff and then Jason decided to jump off the cliff, which was around 8 feet high. He said it was very shocking when he hit the cold water. I didn't get a picture since I didn't know he was going to jump off until he did it.
In the evening, we hiked to the Fifth Falls at the park. This waterfall was further upstream than the others and you could only get to it by hiking. We were lucky to make the hike in between rain showers. Earlier, we did eat supper while getting a few sprinkles. We didn't make it back in time to have S'mores before it was already raining, so the kids were a little disappointed.
On the way back, we got another good view of the Upper Falls.
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