POINT REYES, Calif. (KGO) -- The new year brings with it one of the Bay Area's amazing natural events.
They show up twice a year at Drakes Beach in Marin County.
Elephant seals, an object of amazement and curiosity, come by sea.
The humans who come to watch, especially out-of-towners, by automobile and bus.
They both show up for pup season, when the seals give birth to their babies.