Author Archives: June Morrall

Pescadero: A Memory Album by Tess Black

(available at Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero)

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Brush Up On Your Arborsculpture….By John Vonderlin

Hi June, Being an admirer of people who have odd obsessions with nature and follow that obsession to a level few if any others ever attain, let me relate some of the story of Axel Erlandson, his Circus Trees and … Continue reading

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Chapter 12: The Coburn Mystery [Original Draft]

(More tidbits on Loren Coburn’s personality & background) From a variety of sources, including Loren himself, we can weave together a glimpse of what he was like. He had little education; he didn’t read books and showed no interest in … Continue reading

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Stuck in the Pescadero Mudflats…by John Vonderlin

Hi June, Stuck! At least it sure seemed like my feet were. Every time I tried to pull one of them out of the sticky, seemingly bottomless mud of the Pescadero Preserve’s mudflats, the other one sank deeper. Fearful thoughts … Continue reading

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Chapter 11: The Coburn Mystery [Original Draft]

“Mr. Coburn reminds me of one of those golden carps that live in Japanese ponds. He lies there with his mouth open and everything that comes to him he greedily absorbs; he gorges and he grows and grows until he … Continue reading

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On Gooseneck Barnacles & More Clusters at South Coast beaches….

(Photo: gooseneck barnacles, courtesy John Vonderlin.) Hi June, There was one unusual “I See Dead Things” cluster at Invisible Beach that only appeared once, but has left me hoping for its return. Though, instead of being a cluster of a … Continue reading

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South Coast Beaches: “Wrack” Build-Up At Mouth of Neptune’s Vomitorium…

(Image courtesy John Vonderlin) Definition of wrack To catch-up on John’s names and places, you can click here

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Clusters On South Coast Beaches by John Vonderlin

Hi June, As I began regularly collecting the marine debris that was spit out by Neptune’s Vomitorium, onto Invisible Beach, I couldn’t help but note that often there would be clusters of certain types of debris. Knowing that moving water … Continue reading

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Chapter Ten: The Coburn Mystery [Original Draft]

“San Mateo County Gazette,” July 10, 1875 “Alex Rae (‘Scotty’) , well known and popular agent of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins at Pigeon Point Landing as shot and instantly killed by men named Wolf and three others purported to be … Continue reading

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Chapter Nine: The Coburn Mystery [Original Draft]

Pacific Steamship Company at Pigeon Point: These are handwritten notes obviously from a source like a newspaper which I failed to identify. —————————- Pacific Coast Steamship (PCS) leased Pigeon Point for ten years and erected a chute. At the end … Continue reading

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