Exploration of Rock Point- February 7th, 2021
Winter at Rock Point!
Heading to Rock Point this week was an insanely special experience and something I am so happy I was able to do after returning to campus. Although brutally cold, it was amazing to walk to the thrust fault in the snow, and a little nerve racking walking over the ice. Since the last time I have visited Rock Point, it has seen a lot of different phenological changes. The most obvious ones are the snow on the ground and the ice covering most surfaces. Other changes was the water flow; waves crashing harder and faster than normal. It was also very windy, and there are noticeably less signs of wildlife (most birds and squirrels aren’t seen). Maple trees are also beginning to be tapped, an exciting sign of winter!
I was able to find a few animal tracks, most of them I concluded to be dogs. These however, belong to an animal that walks and trots. It is hard to see the prints clearly but I can assume that it could be either a deer, coyote, or fox.
