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San Juan Bautista
On my way down to Carmel Valley, I stopped for a little sight-seeing in San Juan Bautista. It's one of the original Spanish mission towns. The mission was established in 1797. Here are the mission bells.
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December rains
We had a lot of rain in December. We really needed it. The rain brought the drought level down from exceptional to extreme. Keep in mind that we need to get all our annual rainfall during December through March. Summer rains are negligible here ( Read more... ) -
Half Moon Bay Panorama 2
A little later in the day, the sun was mostly gone and the clouds were thickening in warning of the incoming storm.
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Half Moon Bay Panorama 1
This is from Sunday last week. The winter sky made for dramatic clouds with occasional glints of sunlight on the waves.
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Half Moon Bay
I went to the beach yesterday. It was great. There were a lot of one of my favorite birds, brown pelicans. Here some of them are flying south along the shoreline.
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Sunset at Diablo Valley Overlook: Panorama
Another one from my holiday earlier this year. This is looking west, across the Bay. You can just about make out Mount Tam across the water.
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Devil's Pulpit on Mount Diablo: Panorama
This was from my holiday back in September. Devil's Pulpit is near the summit, on the south-east side of the mountain.
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Mount Madonna Hike Today
I've only been to Mount Madonna once before (scrolling panorama). This time I drove to the main entrance and visited the historic site first. It's the ruins of a summer house built in the nineteenth century. It's supposed to be haunted.
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