The following images were all taken near the same location, ~29.11066/114.68615:
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My tent in the perfect pocket beach in the morning
Taken on 2011-08-22 .
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Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
Taken on 2011-08-22 .
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My morning routine included desalinizing 3 liters of water offshore where the sea water was clean
Taken on 2011-08-22 .
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The shoreline became lower, more rocky, and more interesting to me
Taken on 2011-08-22 .
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Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Heres one of those long dull boring dumping sandy beaches I mentioned
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The faro at punta Blanco
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The long southern swell kept me a respectful distance from the rocks
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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There seem to be fewer California sea lions in the warters down here
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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I landed at this beach and disturbed some harbor seals
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Those clifs ahead are behind a protecting point, I will go paddle closer
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Another beautiful rocky point between long dull boring dumping sandy beaches
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Caves (still too shallow) under beautiful weather carved sandstone cliffs.
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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A beautiful weather carved offshore rock ahead
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Pelicans over layered sandstone cliffs
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Beautiful layered sandstone cliffs
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Weather sculpted offhshore rock
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Caves (still too shallow) under beautiful weather carved sandstone cliffs.
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Weather sculpted offhshore rock
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The perfect pocket beach! Sand to land on, gravel to sleep on, an arroyo to hike up, and rocks to explore
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The view down from next to my pocket beach
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The view east of my pocket beach
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The view west of my pocket beach
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The sandstone layers created a road to walk around my pocket beach
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The view back towards my pocket beach from the arroyo
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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The view up the arroyo
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Yucca plants up the arroyo
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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Some of the sandstome layers in the cliffs are full of fossils!
Taken on 2011-08-21 .
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