Monthly Archives: March 2008

Where the Sand Goes….John Vonderlin Shows Us…..

Where the Sand North of Half Moon Bay Goes Story & Photos by John Vonderlin email John ([email protected]) Hi June, At one point in an email you wondered where the sand from beaches in your area had gone. Here’s a … Continue reading

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Secret Beaches: What John Vonderlin Saw At Purisima Falls….

Secret Beaches: What John Vonderlin Saw At Purisima Falls Story & Photos by John Vonderlin email John ([email protected]) Hi June, By far, the highlight of the trip to Secret Beach was viewing the Purisima Creek Waterfall. It’s definitely the most … Continue reading

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Secret Beaches: John Vonderlin Shows Us Coastside Beaches Few Have Seen…

Secret Beach Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I recently got to explore a section of the San Mateo Coast that is virtually unknown to most Coastsiders. Have you heard of places like Seal Rock, Eel Rock, … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: “Secret Beach,” By John Vonderlin

Wow! Coming Soon……… Watch for “Secret Beach” by John Vonderlin…….

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A Rare Double Arch, A Boring Arch…& More…Story & Photos by John Vonderlin

A Rare Double Arch, A Boring Arch & More Story & Photos by John Vonderlin email John ([email protected]) Hi June, After the cemetery tour, and our visit to “The Gravel Quarry,” we headed down to Ano Nuevo for a hike. … Continue reading

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Coburn Mystery: Chapter 28 (Original Draft)

By June Morrall “The only road to Pebble Beach was ‘a kind of a zig zag…never laid out by anybody…[and it looked like]…a cow trail because it was crooked, but wider because wagons crossed over it…”–Alexander Moore, Pescadero pioneer who … Continue reading

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If you want to buy a copy of my “Coburn Mystery” book, it’s

available at the San Mateo County History Museum in Redwood City. There’s ten copies at the museum and I am running out of the book.

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The Legacy of Daniel Durigan…Story & Photos by John Vonderlin

The Legacy of Daniel Durigan by John Vonderlin email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I recently received an email from a gentleman who had just read in your blog about my favorite headstone in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Pescadero: the … Continue reading

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Not the most exciting place: John Vonderlin Visits “The Gravel Quarry”

Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, As you know my avocation is to explore every legally accessible inch of the San Mateo coastline. I just added a short, but interesting, stretch yesterday that the locals … Continue reading

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What the heck is a “Vulcan Donut?” Story by John Vonderlin

What the heck is a “Vulcan Donut?” Story by John Vonderlin Email john: [email protected] Hi June, When I first started finding what I now call, “Vulcan’s Donuts,” I didn’t have the faintest idea where they had come from or what … Continue reading

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