The following images were all taken near the same location, ~29.53226/115.28894:

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Besides whale bones, there were smelly pieces of dried whale fat
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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I considered saving 8 of these whale vertebrae to use as dinner plates
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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The morning started out foggy again, but this is the Pacific coast after all
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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The fog blew north and left me with a sunny day
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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Another fishcamp or enclave on the remote coastline
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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An attractive sandstone point
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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Another fishcamp or enclave on the remote coastline
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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An attractive sandstone point
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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The coastline ahead, the sky has gone overcast on me
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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An interesting section of more rugged cliffs
Taken on 2011-08-19 .
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But Google Maps lead me to this very nice beach to camp on
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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The beach was littered with whale bones
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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The next beach south was not as hospitable
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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Another view of my camp from farther up the ridge
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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The remains of a fishcamp
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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The scrample to get up into the arroyo
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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I walked up the north end of my beach
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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Do you see a smiling lizard in this rock?
Taken on 2011-08-18 .
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