Sea Lion Caves

Sea Lions gather in this natural amphitheatre, usually during fall and winter. The sea lions that live here are called the "Stellar Sea Lion". The Stellar Sea Lion is different than a normal seal because they are an eared seal. Where normal seals do not have ear flaps, just holes where the ears are formed. Also, they have hind flippers that face forward allowing them to actually walk on their flippers where normal seals hind flippers are backwards and they cannot walk on them. The males reach up to a ton in weight while the females only weigh about 700 lbs. Notice the yellow ring around the rock above the seals. This is where the earth used to be. Many years of volcanic activity in this area changed the depth of the floor of the cave. The actual cave measures 1225 feet high and over 125 feet wide. Inside, there are stairs and an elevator allowing the public to go down 300 feet inside the cave and overlook the seals.