it's a lava field

this morning, we were up so early - again - it was too early to rent a kayak for fishing, so joe and i decided to explore coastal fishing spots.

what we didn't realize was that we had stumbled upon a coastal lava field.  the sand was black - first clue.  all black rock - second clue.

as we drove further and saw the reserve signs, we realized it was a special place.  it looked like the terrain had been chewed up, like it was getting prepped for building.  but it wasn't turned up dirt, it was lava rock!  i tried to capture it in pictures - here's a little slideshow.