[NATURE] How to Read & Use Tide Charts for Beach Hiking: Point Reyes Crater, Alamere Falls, & More
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Published 2022-05-12
00:00 - Intro & Basics of Tide Charts
01:32 - Safe Tide at Bowling Ball Beach on 12/31/21
02:41 - Safe Tide at Point Reyes Crater on 4/23/22
03:34 - Same Tide, Different Outcomes: Point Reyes Crater on 12/4/21
04:45 - National Park Service: Factors Other Than Tides
05:51 - Geography of Danger Zone: Alamere Falls on 12/5/21 vs. 2/24/19
08:39 - Getting Trapped in Danger Zone: Alamere Falls on 6/22/19
10:16 - How Much Can Tides Increase by the Hour? Mendocino Bay on 4/16/22
11:13 - Visiting Point Reyes Crater: Available Routes
13:08 - Visiting Point Reyes Crater: Window of Time of Safe Tides
14:31 - Visiting Point Reyes Crater: Window of Time in Danger Zone
16:43 - Visiting Point Reyes Crater: Adjusting Window of Time During Hike
19:46 - Summary
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Link Resources:
AllTrails: Routes to Point Reyes Crater
www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-may-5-2022-5-02-…
Google Maps (Globe Satellite View)
www.google.com/map
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html
National Park Service Info for Alamere Falls
www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm
US Harbors (Weather & Tide Charts)
www.usharbors.com/
Willy Weather
tides.willyweather.com/
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Photo Contributions by:
Arlene Pascual
Jenny Cai
Thuy Nguyen
Weitzern Pan
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Music by:
Kevin MacLeod
All Comments (10)
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I visited point Reyes for the first time in my life a few weeks back. Went to the lighthouse, then chimney rock, then the cypress trees and had no idea there was so much to the area! Thank you for your informative, analytical, and detailed breakdown of your travels. This motivated me to want to go back again and take a more analytical and holistic approach to my travel. Your efforts are appreciated and moved me to take action. Thank you Le!
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Amazingly informative, well organized, and well supported with satellite images. Thank you for this immense video.
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This is the best video I have seen about going to these landmarks! Great job!
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Wow! This is an amazing video. Very informational and easy to understand. Great job putting this together. Very impressive!
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Super helpful, thank you!!
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Superior video. Very good explanations for planning around low tides.
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Excellent video! While sand heights can be "seasonal", I have seen them change 4 - 6 ft in a 24-hour period, due to major storms. The low tides that you cite of high three to four feet, may have been the low for the day, but are not relatively low tides. Common low tides are in the 1 to 2 ft range. Negative tides being relatively rare. The tide gauge is based on MLW (mean low water), which is an average of low tides for the year. Actual conditions can vary greatly from the predictions due to circumstances like excessive river runoff, which may not be included in the prediction. As you rightly point out, you have to evaluate the real-time situation, and act accordingly. Nice job!
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Incredible video! I’ve seen some videos where the crater entrance is so low you have to crawl and some where you can just walk in are there difference entrances?
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Hello, I run a California Travel TikTok page that has 80,000 followers and I would love to inquire about possibly buying some footage from you of the crater. Ideally, it would be in portrait style. Is that something you’d be interested in?
