Cogswell 1948 Journal 23 Dec. 18 (cont'd) p.3 Thence NWW a little way to investigate a large floating mass of eel-grass. Storen expressed himself as gratified at the amount of eel-grass present, as it had been so seriously depleted as to be a probable factor in the reduction of Black Brant in the region during several winters. The weather was clear, with very little wind. The water was clear and sparkling. Scoters' golden-eyes' wings whined & whistled on their frequent take- offs. (6). Soon, Dr. Miller & the others in the other boat, powered by an outboard motor, took us in tow and we proceeded toward the mouth of the bay, keeping close to the SW shore as we went further out, & then beached the boats at a beach on SW shore just beyond the sand bar at the bay mouth and about 4 miles from our starting point. (7) - From the beaching spot we walked on to (Tomales Bluff on US 65 map) the top of Tomales Point, about 1 mi. distant; scanned the cliffs, rocks, & ocean from there, then, a short way along the side of the point facing the open ocean, & back over the hilltop to the boats. The vegetation on the slopes of the point is chiefly bush lupine in irregularly spaced chaparral - grassland type of vegetation.