Category Archives: Ano Nuevo

I have questions for Russell Towle….[Some of the material might be considered controversial.]

PescaderoMemories(PM): What was your life with Neal Cassady like? I have his book, “The First Third;“ I remember buying it at Keplers which was near the street where you hung out in Palo Alto. Did Neal Cassady visit AN? I’ve … Continue reading

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1970 Ano Nuevo: Russell Towle Finds A Shocking “Treasure”

Story by Russell Towle email Russell ([email protected] June, here’s another story from my years at Año Nuevo Point. I had lived quite a wild life for a time in the 1960s, a life which among so many other things included … Continue reading

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1970s Ano Nuevo: Russell Towle Colors In The Man Called Merrill Bickford

HalfMoonBayMemories (HMBM): I remember a huge piece of driftwood; maybe it looked like a fist, but it was very big, and it had been planted in the sands near Ano Nuevo. I always thought of the driftwood as an address … Continue reading

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1970s Ano Nuveo: Kesey Was A Sea Elephant

And there was Kesey: Kesey the sea elephant. Story by Russell Towle June, there is yet another Ken Kesey/Año Nuevo Point connection. I will abbreviate Año Nuevo to AN. I had the privilege of spending time on AN island in … Continue reading

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1970s: Remembering Ano Nuevo by Russell Towle (2)

Story by Russell Towle To live for two and a half years in that tiny cabin … shivering through every summer under that constant northwest wind, whipping wetly out of the fog bank, just offshore … quite memorable. The Steele … Continue reading

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1970s: Russell Towle Remembers Ano Nuevo (1)

Dear June, Wonderful blog. I found it by Googling for Kesey + “Año Nuevo”, inasmuch as I had just mentioned to a friend that, once upon a time, I had been in a movie made by Kesey and the Pranksters, … Continue reading

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Burney Says: “We Used a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and Lady Clariol Ultra Blue….”

June, Thanks for calling my attention to your video from the 1970s. We had just begun (in 1968) a long-term study of northern elephants in the area. One of the first studies was to determine the relationship between fighting and … Continue reading

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Seeking Editors of The Steeles of Point Ano Nuevo/Family Genealogy/History 1591-2000

To hear “Captain Omar N. Steele’s March”, click here1 Robin Caldwell writes: June, I can’t tell you how much fun I have had since first contacting your blog on May 18. I was searching for information on my great grandfather, … Continue reading

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Pescadero during Prohibition (2)

Early in 1924 an abandoned trawler, the SS Fremont crashed into the rocks near Ano Nuevo Island–arousing the curiosity of the alcohol police, as well as the locals, of course. Just like the table talk at Duarte’s Tavern today, the … Continue reading

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….On Ano Nuevo…

From: Coastal Cultural Resources of San Mateo County, California (1982) Point Ano Nuevo: A number of features combine to make Point Ano Nuevo the most remarkable and spectacular area on the entire Coastside. Punta del Ano Nuevo was one of … Continue reading

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