Monthly Archives: November 2008

John Vonderlin: New Coastal Trail at Cowell Beach A Beauty

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, A while ago I sent a posting to you about an adventure Meg and I had exploring “Secret Beach, a ways south of the Ritz Carlton.”  The highlight of that trip was clambering … Continue reading

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Aug 1928: Eli D. Moore Passes

From the “Redwood City Standard,” August 2, 1928 “Eli D. Moore, California pioneer and the oldest member of the Native Son’s order in San Mateo county, passed away at his home in Pescadero Monday. His last illness was the first … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: “Holes in Pescadero” (Part 2A)

Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) I believe the Worley of Worley Flats  fame (almost) was William L. Worley. In “San Mateo’s 1870 Federal Census, Page 410B, Sixth Township, Post Office Pescadero” there is only one listing for … Continue reading

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There’s this “Hole in the Wall” Photos by John Vonderlin

[Note: If you could not enjoy John Vonderlin’s stunning “hole in the wall” photos in his earlier post of the same name–because there were red x’s there instead of beautiful images–you should be able to see them here now. My … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: What happened at Spaulding Corner?

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Spaulding Corner is a shady grove of redwoods at a wide, flat, pulloff  along Pescadero Creek, about seven-tenths of a mile west of Loma Mar. There is  easy access to the creek, … Continue reading

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Winter 1976: Raw Material

While looking for something else, I came across a few fragmented notes taken at a Pescadero Historical Society meeting in December 1976. I don’t recall the meeting–but I must have been there because I was working on a book called … Continue reading

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1907: Frederick N. Steele; 1955: Ida J. Steele, 90-year-old Pioneer Passes

1955: “Death claimed one of San Mateo County’s oldest pioneers last night when Mrs. Ida J. Steele, 90, died after a brief illness in the home in which she had been born in Pescadero. “The home, the first American-built home … Continue reading

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Linda: Is this the cave your dad talked about?

To read what led up to this question, please click here Photo by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])

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“The Fist” Great Book Cover? South Coast Painting?

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John Vonderlin On Mushrooms: Incredible Edibles

Incredible Edibles Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Sometimes as winter approaches I feel an amost perverse excitement about the impending onset of foul weather. Landslides, flooding, dangerous wet roads, and long, wet, cold, and … Continue reading

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