In September 2006, I had a chance to visit Santa Cruz island, which was something I had been wanting to do ever since we talked about the Channel Islands in the 2004 Intro to Environmental Studies class. We took the ferry out from Ventura and did a 2-night hike from Scorpion landing to Prisoners harbor. Below are some photos from the trip; more information on the hike can be found at http://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/backcountry-camping.htm
A map of Santa Cruz island, borrowed from tnc.org (click to enlarge):
Our ferry was escorted by dolphins:
It was nice to finally get past the off-shore oil rigs that are dotted along the coast ...
