The towering waves and high winds that battered the coast late last month tore apart an aging fish dock near Chimney Rock, at the western edge of Point Reyes National Seashore, scattering debris into Drakes Bay. Much of the wooden pier, which stretches a few hundred feet into the bay, remains intact. But the building at its far end was destroyed.
Built in the mid-20th century, the utilitarian shack had long since become a shell—its…