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BACK TO THE BRISTLECONES
(0) 3 days ago
Dave King and I had out annual Back to the Bristlecones adventure with some students and friends. I traveled with Mike Uriell and Shelly Brinton, AKA. the mountain goat. We stop pen the old mining town of Randsburg on Hwy 395 on the way north to catch some morning lingering...
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SUPER LOW TIDE
(0) 15 days ago
Got up at 4 am to see the low tide at the Scripps pier in La Jolla. It was dark and cloudy and the moon was not shining through the cloud layer as I had hoped for this morning. The tide was so low it was possible to walk out...
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ADVENTURES IN SAND & DIRT
(0) 96 days ago
As an adjunct to David King's class (http://ndktravels.wordpress.com/) my friend Mike Uriell and I went to Death Valley. Mike had never been there before so it was a first time adventure, for him and it turned out to be complicated too.
The drive to Baker...
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BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
(0) 114 days ago
This morning Dave King and I drove east in the rain and wind to the Transportation Museum in Campo near the train museum to investigate the possibility with the owners to have a night class for student there. We got the approval for May. No exact date yet. Anyone who...
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waves Archive
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WINTER SURFING
Posted on March 2, 2014 | 1 CommentThe long awaited winter surf finally arrive with the first big storm to hit the drought ridden California shoreline. The rain took a break long enough for the sun to... -
WINTER WAVES
Posted on January 25, 2014 | No CommentsI have been waiting for many months to see some surf in California. Not only do you have a water shortage but the waves have been non-existent. The weather has... -
SUNDAY WAVE ACTION
Posted on March 25, 2012 | 1 CommentI went to the Ocean Beach pier this morning to check out the approaching storm waves. A few surfers were getting some great rides. The waves were difficult to get... -
BIRD AND WAVE FEST IN LA JOLLA
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsThe mass of birds in the area is getting better every year. The pelicans from Mexico have moved north because there is better fishing here that came with the El... -
GREAY WHALE BREACHING
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No CommentsA gray whale was breaching just off the beach this morning while the surfers were riding the waves. The sea lions were getting a bath from the splashing the cliff.... -
BIRDS AND WAVES
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsThis morning was good for bird photography and waves. The waves were large but the few surfers I saw were not have much luck with their rids. A lot of... -
IN THE GREEN ROOM
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 1 CommentThe waves in Cayucos today are green. The wind is blowing off shore at 25-30mph and with the sun out the air temp is 68F. The is no one on... -
THE STORM HAS PASSED
Posted on March 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe weak storm blew through with more wind than rain. My camera was blasted with wind and sand in just a few minutes at the beach. The pelicans were tossed... -
SUNRISE AT HIGH TIDE
Posted on February 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe big waves did not arrive as expected but the sunrise was wonderful. I went to the Ocean Beach pier and Sunset Cliffs to get some wave and morning cloud... -
STORM SERIES
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsWe are getting another winter storm moving in for the next week and I will be out in it. There are also some extreme tides making for some dramatic ocean...