Author Archives: June Morrall

Part II: The Quest by John Vonderlin

email John: [email protected] Please Read Part I, see below Hi June, With my new Quest inspiring me, I began my search to find the site of Ken Kesey’s band of Intrepid Travelers encounter with the Great American Tsunami that was … Continue reading

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Michael Bowen’s “Hot Day In France”………

Hot Day In France” by internationally renowned painter Michael Bowen, who, in the late 1950s lived at Tunitas Creek and the Abalone Factory at Princeton-by-the-Sea. Michael’s in my new book, “Princeton-by-the-Sea,” published by Arcadia.

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Part I: The Quest by John Vonderlin

Hi June, I’ve got a new Quest. No, I haven’t given up on reaching “Acid Beach,” the reputed Merry Prankster’s Ultimate Beach Party place. But, now after two attempts to reach it, I realize it is inaccessible by dry land … Continue reading

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The Princeton-by-the-Sea… In My Mind….

For many Coastsiders— Princeton-by-the-Sea— lives on in a special cove in the mind—a space carefully protected from invasions of the ordinary. In today’s world where new American cities and towns are designed in advance, all identical, with no surprises, no … Continue reading

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The Ezra Pound-Tunitas Creek Connection

A few times Bryant Wollman invited me for dinner when he lived with his companion, Gene Fleet, in one of the funky cabins that used to overlook the Pacific at Tunitas Creek– one of the most breathtaking places on the … Continue reading

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Chapter 19: The Coburn Mystery (Original Draft)

I call this chapter “The Fifth Township” In 1851–the year Loren Coburn arrived in San Francisco aboard the steamer Panama–the village of Pescadero was difficult to get to. The wall of mountains to the east and the often foggy stretch … Continue reading

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Greek Revival in Pescadero……

(Image: Pescadero Community Church, Stage Road) “Built in 1867, this is the oldest Protestant [Congregational] Church in the county. It was originally a simple building with a square, louvered bell tower above the entry. The 40-foot single covered Victorian Gothic … Continue reading

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Ada Parsley Visits Hope Cemetery

Story by John Vonderlin email John: [email protected] Hi June, I thought you might be interested in hearing about my one and only trip to the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Pescadero. I did that as a part of the Pescadero Walking … Continue reading

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Chapter 18: The Coburn Mystery [Original Draft]

The Steeles, sturdy American farmers, possessed excellent business instincts and were among the very few people Loren Coburn didn’t [and couldn’t] push around. In 1864 Coburn offered the Steeles  title to the southern portion of the Rancho Ano Nuevo in … Continue reading

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1943: Kingfisher Crash at San Gregorio Beach

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