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Category Archives: John Vonderlin
….Between Storms….Story & Photos by John Vonderlin
Between Storms: Visit to San Gregorio Beach Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Arriving at San Gregorio Beach Park, I could see getting across the creek was going to present a challenge. A large lagoon … Continue reading
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…..Between Storms……Story & Photos by John Vonderlin
Between Storms: Visit to Pomponio Beach Story & photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Pomponio Creek was running high and had formed a lagoon at its beach. While where the creek entered the ocean was easily fordable, … Continue reading
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….Between Storms….Story by John Vonderlin
Between Storms: Visit to Pescadero Beach Story & photos by John Vonderlin email John ([email protected]) Hi June After last Thursday’s moderate storm, and with a much bigger one predicted for Saturday, I used the narrow window between the wind and … Continue reading
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“Third Time’s The Charm: Back to Acid Beach” Story by John Vonderlin
“Third Time’s The Charm: Back to Acid Beach” Story & photos by John Vonderlin email John ([email protected]) (Photo: John’s spectacular goal, Warm Water Lagoon.) Hi June, I’m not sure if “Failure is a Necessity” or “Failure is not an Option,” … Continue reading
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My Return to Tunitas Beach by John Vonderlin
Story by John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected]) Hi June, On Friday I returned to Tunitas Beach to do my version of a Nautilus workout, rescuing tires from the surf and lugging them around. I added six to my pile at … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin Ponders Pescadero’s “Greatest Claim” to Fame….
Pescadero’s Claim to Fame by John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected]) Hi June, One of the recurrent themes of my essays has been the greatest claim to fame of the sleepy town of Pescadero. Your book, “The Coburn Mystery,” detailed its … Continue reading
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….Postcard from the South Coast….Hmmmm Natural Hot Tub…
John Vonderlin says: “I was in Warm Water Lagoon today, and I have a lot of stories.”
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This is How John Vonderlin Has Fun at the Beach….
John Vonderlin Tells Us How He Has Fun At The Beach email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I had so much fun on the Palmer Gulch trip, I thought I should fully chronicle the rest of my half day at the … Continue reading
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Pilmigrage to the Palmer Gulch Trestle by John Vonderlin
Story by John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected]) Hi June, We made a pilgrimage to the remains of the Palmer Gulch Trestle yesterday to get some pictures before nature completely erases these most southerly structural signs of the Ocean Shore Railroad’s … Continue reading
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Remembering the Vicious, Unforgiving Storm of 1998 By John Vonderlin
Riding the Storm Story by John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected]) Meg attended a ten- year anniversary memorial this weekend for the mudslides and flooding that devastated her house and neighborhood in La Honda, during the famous El Nino-generated disaster of … Continue reading
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