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Category Archives: John Vonderlin
Early Early Pioneers: Getting to know Dr. Goodspeed better
Story by John Vonderin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, You mention Peninsula Farms Company as the buyer of Loren Coburn’s land after his death. You also mention it went bankrupt in 1928. I can find no connection with Mr. Hearst. … Continue reading
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Meet Me At Bathhouse Rock….Story by John Vonderlin
John Vonderlin sets out to find “Bathhouse Rock” Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I mentioned, a few postings back, that after having had the chance to read Dr. Alan K. Brown’s (circa 1960s) book, “Place Names of San Mateo County,” … Continue reading
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A Gumboot, a Pectoral Girdle & Snotsicles….New Story by John Vonderlin
A Gumboot, a Pectoral Girdle and Snotsicles Story/Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, My last trip to Invisible Beach didn’t fail to amaze, mystify and amuse me with oddities and superlatives as usual. The first treasure spotted … Continue reading
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The Swiss have a beautiful Lake Lucerne…and, uh…So do the Pescaderans…
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, While attempting to learn more online about Loren Coburn’s only lasting legacy, Lake Lucerne, I encountered some interesting things. One of them is not who came up with the name for this … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin Returns to Coburn’s Folly
Part 4 Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Before venturing out to photograph Lake Lucerne, and the remnants of the Bean Hollow Bridge, I checked them out on the California Coastal Records Project website. Picture … Continue reading
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No “There” There…Poison Oak-ey Return to Coburn’s Folly: Story/Photos by John Vonderlin
Part II in John Vonderlin’s Coburn’s Folly series Story/Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) (Watercolor of Pebble Beach Hotel believed to be by Coastside artist Galen Wolf.) Hi June, It has been a while, but I’d like to return … Continue reading
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Welcome to Geocaching.com…. new mysterious game
Story by John Vonderlin Emai John ([email protected]) geocaching.com Those not familiar with this relatively new and explosively popular game? hobby? excuse to go on a mystery solving adventure?, should websearch Wikipedia “Geocache” to familiarize themselves with its many variations. This geocache’s … Continue reading
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Two Thumbs Up for Mountain Mike Merritt’s Gazos Mill Tour: Story by John Vonderlin
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Last weekend Meg, I, and a handful of other people met Mike Merritt the Interpretive Ranger for Butano State Park, at the corner of Cloverdale Road and Gazos Creek Road for … Continue reading
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Tags for Living Creatures…GPS for Humans…Story/Photo by John Vonderlin
Tags for Living Creatures…GPS for Humans Story/Photo by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’ve attached a photo of a collection of plastic tags, mainly coughed up by Neptune’s Vomitorium. The most recent addition is the yellow one with #N703 on it. … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin & Larry Fitterer Left a Message In a Bottle & They Are Getting Closer To The Truth About Monty Parker…
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, After our little adventure visiting “The Notch,” Meg and I drove the short distance south to where the Monty Parker Memorial stands, perched on a blufftop at the rappel site the … Continue reading
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