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John Vonderlin: Oil, Tunitas Edibles & Neptune’s Vomitorium Isn’t Producing

Story by John Vonderlin Email John: ([email protected]” Your posting about Tunitas oil drilling gave me the term “Bella Vista Oil Syndicate” to search. It’s Tunitas’ most famous citizen, Creed Haymond, who was the former owner of the ranch. I’ll follow this thread … Continue reading

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1857: Big City Writer Checks Out His Back Yard

From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,     This is another travelogue by a San Franciscan visiting the boondocks of the Coastside. This one, from 1857, is the earliest I’ve found so far. Unlike some of the later-dated ones I’ve … Continue reading

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Coastside Water Falls: Story by John Vonderlin

Waterfalls of the Coast Story/Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I had the chance recently to hike up to a waterfall on a creek that feeds into Pescadero Creek. I’d been there years ago, but the water’s … Continue reading

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Explorer John Vonderlin tracks the route of the Ocean Shore RR

Ocean Shore Route Story/Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Ever since I ran into that article in the Newspaper Archive about the 16,000 pounds of explosives being set off north of San Gregorio to aid in the … Continue reading

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Push & Shove: The Life of a Giant Limpet: Story by John Vonderlin

Story/Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Push & Shove: The Life of a Giant Limpet Hi June, I was in the middle of selecting photos for the posting I am writing about our trip to the proposed Worley Flats dam site, when I … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: This Brick’s No Ordinary Brick

[Image: The partial brick John found. How did it get to the South Coast?] Story/Photo by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Do you remember my posting that included a photo of a partial brick I had photographed in … Continue reading

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Vanishing Beaches: Story by John Vonderlin

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, While researching my next posting about “The Stage Hole,” I came across a forum that had old articles (1970) about the planned dams in Pescadero’s watershed. Somebody mentioned the effect of coastal … Continue reading

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Save the Redwoods Timeline

Save the Redwoods Timeline Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, It turns out there is still an Olmsted and Bros. Map Co. in Berkeley, specializing in trail maps apparently. I believe it all springs from the following … 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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Found: Kesey Film “Atlantis Rising” [Who & What’s in it?]

John Vonderlin tracks down Ken Kesey’s “missing film”  Atlantis Rising, shot at Ano Nuevo, featuring Russell Towle’s remote cabin. Email John Vonderlin (benloudman@sbcglobal. net) Email Russell Towle ([email protected]) John Vonderlin (JV):   I was surprised to read that “Atlantis Rising” … Continue reading

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