A mellow wander on the Central Coast reveals a special swath of California. Each spring, leopard sharks ride the high tide to the furthest reaches of Morro Bay, and there in the calm shallows, they mate. Every 28 hours, the tides replenish the bay’s water, carrying nutrients with them. Along the shoreline, snowy egrets perched on bright yellow feet patiently hunt for small crabs, insects, and fish that feed on the microplanktons that drift in from the open ocean.