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Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Celeste At Cardiff
A few quick pix taken of the grrrl during a quick stop at Cardiff State Beach during an exceptionally-low tide.
leggy blonde
long tail
shaped sand
lobster tail
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Autumn Getaway pt 3: Glass Beach & Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
One of the most interesting spots visited during this trip was Glass Beach just outside of Fort Bragg.
Like many ocean-side municipalities, the city of Fort Bragg routinely dumped their trash right into the ocean. However, unlike most areas, the local tides didn't take all of the trash out to sea. After decades of pounding surf, the tons of deposited glass have been mostly polished smooth, making the beach a truly unique spot.
Consisting mostly of clear, brown and green glass pieces, but with a smattering of cobalt, opaque white, ice blue as well as polished pottery shards.
The grrrls bought a reference guide to the different colors. Many of the opaque white glass was from milk jugs, while flat ice blue pieces may have been windows or glass from framed prints.
Mixed in were small, twisted metal pieces and wire - mostly aluminum. I did manage to find part of a Trico windshield wiper blade and a bullet casing.
Certain areas of the beach provided different-sized glass. This particular cove was virtually all glass with very few natural rocks or sand mixed in.
Two freezer storage bags worth of interesting glass was collected.
Celeste naturally found other things to entertain herself with. Like this piece of kelp...
...and small spring.
Also visited was the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse...
...which was recently restored to its 1909 condition.
that's all
Like many ocean-side municipalities, the city of Fort Bragg routinely dumped their trash right into the ocean. However, unlike most areas, the local tides didn't take all of the trash out to sea. After decades of pounding surf, the tons of deposited glass have been mostly polished smooth, making the beach a truly unique spot.
Consisting mostly of clear, brown and green glass pieces, but with a smattering of cobalt, opaque white, ice blue as well as polished pottery shards.
The grrrls bought a reference guide to the different colors. Many of the opaque white glass was from milk jugs, while flat ice blue pieces may have been windows or glass from framed prints.
Mixed in were small, twisted metal pieces and wire - mostly aluminum. I did manage to find part of a Trico windshield wiper blade and a bullet casing.
Certain areas of the beach provided different-sized glass. This particular cove was virtually all glass with very few natural rocks or sand mixed in.
Two freezer storage bags worth of interesting glass was collected.
Celeste naturally found other things to entertain herself with. Like this piece of kelp...
...and small spring.
Also visited was the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse...
...which was recently restored to its 1909 condition.
that's all
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Autumn Getaway pt 2: Soggy Camping & Skunk Train
Van Damme State Park. Out of season + crummy weather meant we had run of the place:
Far from ideal conditions.
Staying dry in the van:
Lots of rain = green everywhere:
Riding the Skunk Train from Fort Bragg to Northspur and back:
next up: Glass Beach...
Far from ideal conditions.Staying dry in the van:
Lots of rain = green everywhere:
Riding the Skunk Train from Fort Bragg to Northspur and back:
next up: Glass Beach...
Monday, October 10, 2011
Autumn Getaway pt 1: S.F., Santa Rosa & Hendy Woods
Since Celeste is being home-schooled this year, we took the opportunity of a relatively-free schedule and did a little autumn camping road trip. Some random pics...
The Five, just north of The Grapevine:
Early Splitty:
Roasting ghost Peeps® at Don and Stacy's:
California Academy of Sciences:
Bob Mould closing his set with Celebrated Summer at the (free) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park:
Hendy Woods State Park camping cabin.
Useful and well worth the $15 premium as it was pouring rain when we arrived after sunset. Just like sleeping in a garden shed.
Redwoods line CA Hwy 128:
and through the windshield:
Santa Rosa and a mustached conductor Snoopy sculpture:
She's wearing the shirt I bought her six years ago at the Schulz gift shop in Santa Rosa. It finally fits.
Charles M. Schulz Museum:
I guess this is the men's room:
Banana slugs at the entrance to Russian Gulch State Park:
Photographing the slugs:
Fat tires indeed:
Rain on the van:
more to come...
The Five, just north of The Grapevine:
Early Splitty:
Roasting ghost Peeps® at Don and Stacy's:
California Academy of Sciences:
Bob Mould closing his set with Celebrated Summer at the (free) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park:Hendy Woods State Park camping cabin.
Useful and well worth the $15 premium as it was pouring rain when we arrived after sunset. Just like sleeping in a garden shed.Redwoods line CA Hwy 128:
and through the windshield:
Santa Rosa and a mustached conductor Snoopy sculpture:
She's wearing the shirt I bought her six years ago at the Schulz gift shop in Santa Rosa. It finally fits.Charles M. Schulz Museum:
I guess this is the men's room:
Banana slugs at the entrance to Russian Gulch State Park:
Photographing the slugs:
Fat tires indeed:
Rain on the van:
more to come...
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