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Adventurer Vonderlin and Authors John & Kristina Schmale Talk about the OSRR’s Plans at the Waddell Bluffs

All images from Authors John & Kristina Schmale, to see their latest book, please  click here Hi June,    These pictures of the Waddell beach bypass road from John Schmale are spectacular. I can hardly wait to see what else … Continue reading

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BRAVO: John Vonderlin’s “The Good, Bad and Just Plain Old Ugly”

Hi June,     Yesterday’s visit to the Coastside was a case of the “The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good” that left me irritated, disappointed, but resignedly Pollyannish.  Neptune’s Vomitorium was even more choked with sand than last week, and continued to … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: You can read historic books online…

Story from John Vonderlin Email John [email protected]) Hi June,    This is from the October 10th, 1909 issue of “The San Francisco Call.” It is about the, at that time, upcoming 150 year celebration of Portola “discovering” the San Francisco Bay. … Continue reading

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Which Way The Railroad? John Vonderlin Digs up New Info

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    Angelo and I are still nibbling away at the truth of planned OSR routes along the Coastside. I sent this email to him and can excerpt it for PM if … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin Loves Tom Butwell’s Capers (1897)

Story from John Vonderllin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    Here’s Tom Butwell, again involved in another amazing story. His account of the murderous behavior of the bull seals is virtually lacking from today’s record. I found one  gruesome account … Continue reading

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1863: John Vonderlin Asks: Really? Icky Cobbie-Webs Over San Gregorio

Hi June,    When I ran across this short article in the California Newspapers Archive, I was reminded of my first encounters with this subtle phenomena and the trouble I had convincing others I wasn’t imagining it. This report from the … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Take me to the”Holy Well?”

  Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This little description of one of the Pescadero region’s least known oddities of the mystical variety, “The Holy Well,”  is excerpted from  a very futuristic article that appeared in the … Continue reading

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1872: ORANGE GROVES IN SAN GREGORIO?

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,     San Gregorio rarely gets described in the travelogues in the old newspapers, but here’s an exception. This excerpt about the San Gregorio region appeared in an article in the July … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin Updates us on Neptune’s Vomitoriums

“Also known as the Marine Debris Update:” Story by John Vonderlin Email John (benloudman@sbcglobal. net) Hi June,    Though  Neptune’s Vomitorium at Invisible Beach is starting to clear of sand slowly, (Only the top of the head of the “fish rock” … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Buoys will be Buoys

From (Dr.) John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) The Year was 1892   Hi June,     This is from the July 21st, 1892 issue of “The Morning Call.” This story about the types and maintenance of shipping buoys along the West … Continue reading

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