Wave-washed rock outcroppings at Little Dume Cove glisten like giant nuggets of the yellow precious metal, the element with the atomic number 79, that played such an important role in the early history of California. Hues of sunlit gold flash everywhere from the temporarily inviolate sand to the jagged overhangs that immerse the visitor into the forces of creation that reflect the oneness of the land and the sea.another angle:
