Category Archives: Pigeon Point

John Vonderlin: Whale Fall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) WHALE FALL Hi June,       This is an odd and virtually unknown claim to fame for Ano Nuevo Island and the Coastside. Twenty years ago a fossilized whale was found, excavated and removed from … Continue reading

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Pigeon Point: When Whaling Was “King”

[Image below from Colonel Albert Evan’s book, “A La California.” New-old story by June Morrall “Shore Whaling at Pigeon Point” A spectacular red-orange glow accompanied the sunrise just as a school of humpback whales revealed their gleaming black backs on … Continue reading

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Whale Watching at Pigeon Point

[Image below from Colonel Albert Evan’s book: A La California]

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