And to fully understand what it means to visit the Channel Islands right now, I went to see the park with my own eyes. As we disembarked onto a long pier in the scenic harbor of Scorpion Anchorage ...

We’d heard about the Channel Islands sea caves for years, but I honestly had no idea what to expect. I was about to bring my kids onto the open ocean, into dark caves, and wasn’t really prepared.

For the lucky people who had a chance to visit Channel Islands National Park ... As we disembarked onto a long pier in the scenic harbor of Scorpion Anchorage, waves gently folded over a sand ...