Category Archives: John Vonderlin

New Theory: Where Did The Pebbles From Pescadero’s Pebble Beach Come From?

John Vonderlin tells us. (email John: [email protected]) Hi June, After visiting the observation tunnel, then collecting my 58th tire off the beach at Pescadero, I visited Invisible Beach, to see if Neptune’s Vomitorium, was regurgitating any non-buoyant marine debris yet. … Continue reading

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South Coast: Back to the Mysterious Tunnel with the Amazing John Vonderlin

Story by John Vonderlin (email John [email protected]) Hi June, I had a chance yesterday to explore the tunnel in the cliffside near Pescadero Beach. I’m convinced the tunnel was part of the coastal defenses, hurriedly constructed after the Japanese attack … Continue reading

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Warning: “X” Marks the Spot Story By John Vonderlin

Story by John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected] Hi June, Knowing a picture can be worth a thousand words you might want to include the picture numbers from the California Coastal Records Project (CCRP), that cover the Lou Denny Wayne shipwreck … Continue reading

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South Coast: Abandoned WII Observation Post?

Story by John Vonderlin coming soon

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Modern Shipwrecks: The Lou Denny Wayne by John Vonderlin

Story by John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected]) Hi June, As you detailed in your book Half Moon Bay Memories, Pigeon Point’s history has been punctuated by a series of disastrous shipwrecks. The grounding, the night of November 28th, and subsequent … Continue reading

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Part III: The Quest by John Vonderlin

email John: [email protected] Please read Parts I and II below Hi June, The next day, full of anticipation, but tinged with doubt, we headed for the beach. Parking along Highway 1, above Long Gulch, I decided a little cliff-top exploration … Continue reading

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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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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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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…

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