The following images were all taken near the same location, ~38.026/122.1375:

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Breakfast at Eckley Park
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Interperative Specialist Tim at Eckley Park told us the local history
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Much of the shoreline here is old bricks from brickworks
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Trains when by noisily all day and night at Eckley Park
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Peny Wells paddles towards Martinez
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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We stop at the bar in Port Costa to pay our respects to the polar bear
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Art on pier posts near Martinez
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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More art on old oil tanks near Martinez
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Fran Sticha approaching Martinez
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Wooden shipwreck near Martinez
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Fran Sticha and Herb Howe landing at Martinez
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Bo Barnes on the lawn at the Martinez Marina
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Paul Nixon packed his boat up and took it home on the train
Taken on 2010-10-9 .
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Going under the new Carquinez Bridge
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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The C&H sugar building seems to still be in operation
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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This conveyor has moving parts that they let hang down into the corrosive salt water!
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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Don Fleming at Eckley Park
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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We had permission to camp overnight at Eckley Park
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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Don Fleming lived nearby and sent home instead of camping
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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A small brick building still stands at Eckley Park
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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Sitting around the candle flames at Eckley Park
Taken on 2010-10-8 .
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Kate DesLauriers and her new WindPaddle sail going up the Carquinez Strait
Taken on 2008-04-5 .
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Herb Howe sailing up the Carquinez Strait
Taken on 2008-04-5 .
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BASKers landed for a stop at Port Costa
Taken on 2008-04-5 .
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Don Fleming on the beach at Port Costa
Taken on 2008-04-5 .
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Launching from the Martinez ramp and paddling west on the Carquinez Strait.
Taken on 1998-11-8 .
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On the way home we stopped for lunch.
Taken on 1998-11-8 .
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Across the Carquinez Strait from Martinez is a little island where a lone kayak
Taken on 1998-11-8 .
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Benicia Landing
Taken on 1997-06-21 .
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Maritime Museum of abandoned boats
Taken on 1997-06-21 .
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Port Costa Landing
Taken on 1997-06-21 .
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Up Carquinez Strait
Taken on 1997-06-21 .
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