San Jose del Faro to Punta Blanco, August 21st 2011.

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The fishcamp from the ocean in the morning as I left
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Approximate location: 29.28133N / 114.8729W.

Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
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Approximate location: 29.18286N / 114.7572W.

Heres one of those long dull boring dumping sandy beaches I mentioned
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Approximate location: 29.18286N / 114.7572W.

Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
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Approximate location: 29.10888N / 114.71574W.

The faro at punta Blanco
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Approximate location: 29.11147N / 114.71392W.

The long southern swell kept me a respectful distance from the rocks
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Approximate location: 29.10175N / 114.70048W.

There seem to be fewer California sea lions in the warters down here
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Approximate location: 29.10175N / 114.70048W.

I landed at this beach and disturbed some harbor seals
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Approximate location: 29.10175N / 114.70048W.

Those clifs ahead are behind a protecting point, I will go paddle closer
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Approximate location: 29.11152N / 114.71377W.

Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
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Approximate location: 29.10907N / 114.71164W.

Caves (still too shallow) under beautiful weather carved sandstone cliffs.
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

A beautiful weather carved offshore rock ahead
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

Pelicans over layered sandstone cliffs
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

Beautiful layered sandstone cliffs
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

Weather sculpted offhshore rock
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

Caves (still too shallow) under beautiful weather carved sandstone cliffs.
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

Weather sculpted offhshore rock
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

The perfect pocket beach! Sand to land on, gravel to sleep on, an arroyo to hike up, and rocks to explore
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Approximate location: 29.10538N / 114.70761W.

The view down from next to my pocket beach
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

The view east of my pocket beach
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

The view west of my pocket beach
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

The sandstone layers created a road to walk around my pocket beach
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

The view back towards my pocket beach from the arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

The view up the arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

Yucca plants up the arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.6857W.

Some of the sandstome layers in the cliffs are full of fossils!
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Approximate location: 29.11128N / 114.68566W.