Author Archives: June Morrall

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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John Vonderlin: Incredible In-Edibles: A Colorful Last Meal

“Incredible Inedibles: A Colorful Last Meal” Story & Photos by John Vonderlin & Dawn Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s the second part to the Mushroom posting I sent you earlier. While my first posting was about local “Incredible … Continue reading

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When Lime was King: Getting to Know Henry Cowell

I want to share these Henry Cowell clips. Besides the cement business at Davenport, Mr. Cowell also owned land in Princeton-by-the-Sea. Surely, he had a big stake in the Ocean Shore Railroad, planning to ship his concrete from Davenport to … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Why Quarry Beach?

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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John Vonderlin: Smuggler’s Cove & The Magnificent “Fist”

Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’m looking for my photos of this area. But, check out these screengrabs from CCRP of the Cove’s entrance and a magnified view of a rock and its whitewater, right … Continue reading

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Bootleggers Cove Found….

Hi John, I found the location of Bootleggers Cove from my brother who remembers going there as a kid. It is located south of Franklin Point, not north as I thought. The cove is on the left side of 7219014 … Continue reading

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