Lake conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Six different marine mammal species were observed.

Fantastic fall fantasy excursion.

The species and numbers of marine mammals were out of sight.

The first word that comes to mind is “spectacular.”

Blue whales back in the Channel.

Scarlet the humpback paid us a visit.

Another epic wildlife day in the Channel

Great fall season whale watching

2500 dolphins and 8 whales

One juvenile and two big adult humpback whales…dolphins, too

Beautiful day and 3 different species of cetaceans

Humpback whales, Minke whales and good dolphin encounters

Two humpbacks and more than 1000 dolphins

A nice look at a giant fin whale plus humpback whales and more.

Summerlike clarity yields a blue whale and tons of humpbacks too

Private charter gets mugged by a friendly humpback

Tons of fun, literally

Some very entertaining humpback whales today

A trip east yields 6 humpbacks and hundreds of dolphins