The following images were all taken near the same location, ~38.3473777770996/123.068077087402:
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Jonathan Purcells kayak ready to launch for an evening paddle
Taken on 2008-09-8 .
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My Coaster kayak ready to launch for an evening paddle
Taken on 2008-09-8 .
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Girls on Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Starting the rock garden between Grandmas and Duncans Point
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Rocks beach and houses north of Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Jonathan Purcell ready and eager to go rock gardening
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Rock gardens north of Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Sailboat outside rock gardens north of Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Gap between two rocks north of Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Jonathan Purcell going through the Crack in the Hogback
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Jonathan Purcell going between rocks near Duncans Landing
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Jonathan Purcell going between rocks near Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Jonathan Purcell side surfing a breaker between shore and a rock
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Jonathan Purcell back in front of Grandmas Beach
Taken on 2008-07-14 .
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Roger Medler paddling south from Goat Rock
Taken on 2008-07-1 .
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Don Barch and Bill Vonnegut paddling south from Goat Rock
Taken on 2008-07-1 .
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Donna Fabiano paddling south from Goat Rock
Taken on 2008-07-1 .
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Bill Vonnegut and Don Barch paddling south from Goat Rock
Taken on 2008-07-1 .
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Donna Fabiano paddling back to Goat Rock
Taken on 2008-07-1 .
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The Intrepid Kayaker NOT KAYAKING in the storm
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves arriving at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Kate DesLauriers watching storm waves arriving at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves arriving at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Normally safe kayaking cauldron under Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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The Intrepid Kayaker NOT KAYAKING in the storm
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves breaking over rocks at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Kate DesLauriers watching storm waves arriving at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves arriving at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves breaking over rocks at Bodega Head
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves breaking over the Bodega Harbor jetty
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Foam blowing over Highway One at Grandma's Beach
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Storm waves breaking over the Crack in the HogBack
Taken on 2008-02-24 .
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Konstantin Gortinsky stuck in the short cut through the Bodega Jetty
Taken on 2007-07-10 .
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The rock garden below the whale watch area on Bodega Head
Taken on 2007-07-10 .
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Konstantin Gortinsky going through the slot at Bodega Head
Taken on 2007-07-10 .
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Looking up at the whale watch area on Bodega Head
Taken on 2007-07-10 .
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Approaching the Shrine at the Cow Patty half way point
Taken on 2001-02-4 .
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Kissing the Shrine at the Cow Patty half way point
Taken on 2001-02-4 .
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Barbara Kossy kissing the Shrine at the Cow Patty half way point
Taken on 2001-02-4 .
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Getting back into kayaks at the Cow Patty half way point
Taken on 2001-02-4 .
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Latecomers arriving at the Cow Patty half way point
Taken on 2001-02-4 .
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Heading back from the Cow Patty half way point
Taken on 2001-02-4 .
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Allison and maryly at the 1/2 rest
Taken on 1999-03-21 .
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Starting back 'up' 'stream'
Taken on 1999-03-21 .
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Upstream into bright light
Taken on 1999-03-21 .
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Maryly in the front seat
Taken on 1999-03-21 .
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The intrepid kayaker in the back seat during the Cow Paddy Race
Taken on 1999-03-21 .
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Sue Estey & Tom KISSING
Taken on 1999-03-21 .
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Keith Hutchins at the mouth of Estero de Americano
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Keith Hunchins on Estero Americana Beach
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Estero Americana Beach
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Keith Hunchins looking the part of a birder
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Estero Americana
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Estero Americana, Keith in forground
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Estero Americana
Taken on 1998-02-4 .
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Duncans Point with receeding wave
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Roger Lamb in front of Duncans Point
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Roger Lamb landed on Duncans Landing
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Roger Lamb swims at Duncans Landing
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Roger on zig-zag trail, fuzzy
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Roger Lamb starts up trail with boat
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Into the shadows
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Back into bright light
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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Almost to the top!
Taken on 1998-01-13 .
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The mouth of Estero de Americano.
Taken on 1997-11-2 .
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Roger Lamb crashed ashore near Estero de Americano.
Taken on 1997-11-2 .
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Wave like the one that surfed Roger ashore at Estero de Americano.
Taken on 1997-11-2 .
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BASK kayakers on Bodega Bay.
Taken on 1997-11-2 .
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Doran Beach from Bodega Bay.
Taken on 1997-11-2 .
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Jeremy hi-dry
Taken on 1997-10-3 .
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Daniel, fuzzy
Taken on 1997-10-3 .
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Rad Jeremy!
Taken on 1997-10-3 .
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Jeremy Salmon B
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Jeremy Duncans
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Rock at DuncL
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Hogback Rock
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Rough water HB
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph landing
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph paddling
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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View w/o Ralph
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph w/2 kayaks
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph in crack
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph below
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph rad surfing!
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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Ralph & Renee
Taken on 1997-10-1 .
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One of the many small beaches between Goat Rock and Shell Beach
Taken on 1997-09-17 .
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Wrights Beach in golden light at sunset
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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The big offshore rock at Wrights Beach at sunset
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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The Crack in the Hogback in sunset lighting
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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My VW bus viewed through a crack in Duncans Point
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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My VW bus bus viewed from Duncans Landing
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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Sun behing rock near Duncans Landing
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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Behind the big rock near Gleasons Beach
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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The arch at Arched Rock Beach
Taken on 1997-08-25 .
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Jeremy & Todd
Taken on 1997-03-5 .
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Rad Todd!
Taken on 1997-03-5 .
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Jeremy fishboat
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Head west end
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Head north
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Head sw
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Head l/west
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Head n/jetty
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Jeremy cannel
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Jeremy bodega
Taken on 1997-02-23 .
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Rock near The Hogback Rock
Taken on 1996-09-21 .
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Finaly, Ralph came along on the next surfing expidition an had a great time!
Taken on 1996-08-23 .
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First I made Jeremy and Ralph practice bracing (leaning into the paddle)
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Taken on 1996-07-4 .
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Then I took Jeremy out on calmer swells at sea near Goat Rock.
Taken on 1996-07-4 .
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Jeremy got to go out in 4 foot swells on a day when his dad could not.
Taken on 1996-06-14 .
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Tomales Point viewed from a salmnon fishing boat
Taken on 1996-05-5 .
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Some of the fish caught on this trip
Taken on 1996-05-5 .
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Looking back to shore from the salmon fishing boat
Taken on 1996-05-5 .
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The intrepid kayaker on the salmon fishing trip with Russel
Taken on 1996-05-5 .
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Russel on a salmon fishing trip out of Bodega Harbor
Taken on 1996-05-5 .
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The inside corner of Duncans Point
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Looking north through the rock garden at Duncans Cove
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Houses on the cliff south of Duncans Cove
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Looking out through the rock garden south of Duncans Cove
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Birds flying off rock south of Duncans Cove
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Looking north through the rock garden at Duncans Cove
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Houses on the cliff south of Duncans Cove
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Looking down at beautiful Duncans Cove from up on the bluff
Taken on 1996-05-1 .
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Arched Rock Beach from offshore.
Taken on 1995-10-6 .
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Rugged area north of Arched Rock Beach
Taken on 1995-10-6 .
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Houses on the cliff edge near Gleasons Beach
Taken on 1995-10-6 .
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Grandma's Beach, the name for this section of Gleasons Beach
Taken on 1995-10-6 .
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Rough rocks offshore from Grandma's Beach
Taken on 1995-10-6 .
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The arch at Arched Rock Beach
Taken on 1995-10-6 .
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One of the many small beaches between Goat Rock and Shell Beach
Taken on 1995-09-17 .
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paddling a loaded boat between Goat Rock and Shell Beach
Taken on 1995-08-26 .
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Marty watching me from the Kortum Trail
Taken on 1995-08-26 .
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paddling a loaded boat between Goat Rock and Shell Beach
Taken on 1995-08-26 .
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Views of the coast north and south from down on the edge of the cliffs.
Taken on 1995-04-13 .
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The view straight down off the west end.
Taken on 1995-04-13 .
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A panoramic series from the top of the Stub.
Taken on 1995-04-13 .
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along the trail.
Taken on 1995-04-13 .
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Jeremy got to go out in 4 foot swells on a day when his dad could not.
Taken on ~1994 .
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Views of the coast north and south from down on the edge of the cliffs.
Taken on ~1994 .
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A panoramic series from the top of the Stub.
Taken on ~1994 .
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Finaly, Ralph came along on the next surfing expidition an had a great time!
Taken on ~1994 .
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The Blow Hole Rock near Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Sonoma County State Beach Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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One of the many small beaches between Goat Rock and Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Rock near Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Rocks near Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Small arch between Goat Rock and Shell Beaches
Taken on ~1994 .
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Rocks near Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Steep cliff near Shell Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Small arch between Goat Rock and Shell Beaches
Taken on ~1994 .
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The south end of Goat Rock Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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Birds on rocks off Goat Rock Beach
Taken on ~1994 .
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