Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (purple sea urchin)

_{A beautiful shot by JHK}

An abundance of sea urchins

Entrance to White Point Beach

The cliffs that surround White Point beach

_{We're not the only ones searching through tidal pools today...}

Sea aneanomae

Purple sea urchin burrows

Mussels

_{Very easy to cut yourself on!}

The tide pools of Palos Verdes

Low tide

Fields of Sea Urchins

Close-up of the crevices

A huge sea star

_{Sea stars are major sea urchin predators}

Waves breaking against the shore

More sea urchins!

Eileen in her sea urchin pickin' outfit

Jin, the expert sea urchin hunter

_{Partly because he *really* likes to eat them...}

A bucketful of sea urchins

Alex, the not-so-expert rock climber

The AEK team with their bounty

A treasure chest of biological gold

Jin posing with a sea urchin

Eileen with two!

Driving away from the beautiful beach...

Follow the kite...

Korean Friendship Bell

_{A little side journey that we took on our way back...}