Museum of Natural History, Morro Bay

Inside the Museum of Natural History in Morro Bay.

Animal footprints: sandpipers, gulls, raccoons, bobcats, coyotes, deer.

Views of Morro Bay from the balcony. Wow! And whale bones, information plaques, and compass.

Decoration on the wall.

Whale skeleton on the balcony, and coloring stations.

Turn to see the atmospheric forces of wind, rain, and sun.

Different birds silhouetted. Kingfisher, Turkey Vulture, Great Blue Heron, Brown Pelican, Great Egret.

As population grows, there's less room for condors, mountain lions, and trees.

The views of Morro Bay are just amazing from the Museum of Natural History!

Put your hand inside to see what you feel.

The interior of the museum.

Rotate this huge wheel to find out what happens when creeks overflow.

Watch how surface winds bring minerals up from the ocean floor.

Kayakers in the estuary behind the museum.

Kayak on the shore.

Bayside Cafe, which is behind the museum on the estuary.

I adore this view, from the parking lot.

The balcony with view of Morro Rock.

The view at the back of the museum, over Bayside Cafe and a kayak launching spot.

It's a lovely drive to the museum.

The hill you can climb behind the Museum of Natural History.

Top of the hill! A path behind the Museum of Natural History leads up to these amazing views!

View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History.

I love this kind of view! Flowers, green grass, rocks, cypress trees, sparkling ocean below.

View of Morro Rock and a perfect cypress tree.

View across the estuary.

The path the leads down from the View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History toward Morro Bay town.

Path past the heron rookery. You can walk there from the Museum of Natural History if you just head on the dirt path toward town.

The paved path beside the townhouses on Sandpiper Circle, with the blue ocean ahead. You can walk there from the Museum of Natural History.

The path over the estuary, around the corner from the View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History.

Wonderful boulders go up the hill behind the View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History.

Yellow flowers, blue estuary, and sand dunes! Beside the View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History.

The path with stone wall that leads to the View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History.

Looking down on eucalyptus trees and golf course from the path behind the Museum of Natural History.

Boulders, cypress trees, and green grass, on the hill behind the View from the top of the hill, behind the Museum of Natural History.

Boulders and yellow flowers.

Yellow flowers and the estuary, above the Museum of Natural History.

The wonderful path beside the Museum of Natural History, in early March.

Yellow flowers galore in early March!

Yellow flowers and cypress trees, with the blue water beyond.

Yellow flowers, cypress trees, boulders, and the dunes across the estuary.

Boulders and cypress trees, above the Museum of Natural History.

Boulders and views of Morro Rock, at the top of the Museum of Natural History.

The path at the top of the Museum of Natural History.

View of greenest grass, boulders, yellow flowers, and cypress trees, from the top of the path at the Museum of Natural History.

The road up to the Museum of Natural History is incredibly scenic.

Road up to the Museum of Natural History, and the golf course beyond. Gorgeous colors!

Stairs up to the Museum of Natural History, from the muddy beach area.

Light on the grass between cypress trees, and the hill where you can stand at the top, beside the Museum of Natural History.

Flowers and boulders and pale blue sky, in April.

Canoers in Windy Cove.

View from the top!! Climb the dirt path between little boulders to get up to this lookout.

Flowers growing over a tree trunk.

I love these flowers growing on a tree trunk.

Ice plant in speckled shade.