The following images were all taken near the same location, ~38.5115737915039/123.258964538574:

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Kayaks ready to launch for a moonlit paddle out of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-10-13 .
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Dörte Mann getting ready to launch at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-10-13 .
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Sunset at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-10-13 .
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Moonrise near Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-10-13 .
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Maryly Snow and Donna Fabiano rock gardening Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Don Barch in thick bull kelp at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Maryly Snow and Donna Fabiano rock gardening Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Evening light near Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Evening light near Shipwreck Point
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Don Barch sunset at Shipwreck Point
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Maryly Snow in bull kelp at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Donna Fabiano landing at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Maryly Snow landing at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-09-2 .
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Setting up the siphon to fill the hot tub
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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Fred Cooper and Don Barch moving logs for the hot tub
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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Laying out the outline of the hot tub on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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The new efficient driftwood fired hot tub heater on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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We start filling the hot tub on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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Fred Cooper blowing his horn on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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Fred Cooper on Lost Beach at sunset
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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The driftwood fired hot tub on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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The Intrepid Kayaker in the kelp at Fort Ross Reef
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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The Intrepid Kayaker ready to launch from Fort Ross Cove
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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Ruth Cooper landing on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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The empty hot tub frame on Lost Beach
Taken on 2008-07-4 .
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Dough Hamilton and John Somers suiting up at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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Looking down at Stillwater Cove from the roadside parking
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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Looking back at Stillwater Cove from out at sea
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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Beautiful rocks but water drops on the lens
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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John Somers rock gardening north of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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Doug Hamilton rock gardening north of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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John Somers rock gardening north of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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John Somers lining up to go through a rough cave
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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John Somers coming out the back of a rough cave
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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Doug Hamilton rock gardening north of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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John Somers and Doug Hamilton north of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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John Somers rock gardening north of Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2008-04-6 .
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Dörte Man wearing Ruth Cooper's spare hat
Taken on 2007-11-24 .
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John Somers showing off Ruth Cooper's hat
Taken on 2007-11-24 .
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My brother Ralph driving us in his Zodiac to go abalone diving
Taken on 2007-11-7 .
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My brother Ralph abalone diving near Stillwater Cove
Taken on 2007-11-7 .
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Ralph Higgins proudly hoding up an abalone
Taken on 2007-11-7 .
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Fred Coopers nest on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-3 .
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Fred Cooper preparing breakfast on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-3 .
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Dave Littlejohn starting to clean up Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-3 .
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Packing the hot tub parts up the gully at Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-3 .
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The driftwood fired hot tub the next morning
Taken on 2007-09-2 .
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Dave Littlejohn forgot to bring a hat and improvised
Taken on 2007-09-2 .
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Kate DesLauriers, Dave Littlejohn, Dörte Mann and Fred Cooper lazing on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-2 .
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Fred Cooper lazing about on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-2 .
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Fred Cooper and Dave Littlejohn launching at Fort Ross
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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My brothers Paul and Ralph joined us at Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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Ralph's Zodiac behind Fred Cooper's kayak on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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Paul and Ralph Higgins helping set up the hot tub
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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Water flowing out the driftwood heating system
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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The driftwood fire starting around the heating coil
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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Ralph Higgins cleaning an abalone for dinner
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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Dave Littlejohn, Fred Cooper and Dörte Mann eating on Lost beach
Taken on 2007-09-1 .
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Two of the arches in Castle Rock
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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The Lost Beach creek is running dry
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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Looking down at the hot tub site at Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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An old copper colling core on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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The old creek at the end of Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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Looking down at the old hot tub site on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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Coming back through Castle Rock
Taken on 2007-08-19 .
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Watermellon on the beach on Memorial Day Weekend
Taken on 2007-05-26 .
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Sheriff's helicopter buzzing Lost Beach on Memorial Day Weekend
Taken on 2007-05-26 .
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Car that fell down the cliff on the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2007-05-26 .
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Motor cycle that fell down the cliff on the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2007-05-26 .
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Car that fell down the cliff on the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2007-05-26 .
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Campfire at sunset on Lost Beach
Taken on 2007-05-26 .
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The fire pit from the hot tub
Taken on 2007-05-19 .
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The procession arrives to bless the kayak fleet
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Muskets are fired to honor the kayak fleet
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Marcus Koenen loads his baidarkas up at the end of the day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Steve Kaspar and Wolfgang Brinck enjoy dinner
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Dave Littlejohn enjoys dinner at Fort Ross Living History Day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Wolfgang Brinck and his Alutian camp on the beach at Fort Ross
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Baidarkas on the beach at Fort Ross Living History Day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Tents on the beach after Fort Ross Living History Day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Steve Kaspar and his primitive tent on the beach after Fort Ross Living History Day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Dörte and Dave Littlejohn on the beach after Fort Ross Living History Day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Simulated seal skin on Wolfgang Brinck's kayak at Fort Ross Living History Day
Taken on 2006-07-29 .
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Dave Littlejohn and Dörte Mann launch from Lost Beach with Fred Cooper and Maryann Furda assisting
Taken on 2006-05-29 .
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Dörte Mann's beach sundial
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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Dave Littlejohns diagram to explain Baseball to Germans
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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MaryAnn Furda and her Lost Beach Tea Garden
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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Dörte Mann lays the next hot tub driftwood fire, Dave Littlejohn watches
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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Fred Cooper and MaryAnn Furda filter some drinking water
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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Fred Cooper at Lost Beach sunset
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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Fred Cooper and Maryann Furda in the driftwood fired hot tub
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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Dave Littlejohn in the driftwood fired hot tub
Taken on 2006-05-28 .
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The hot tub heater coil the next morning
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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The hot tub temperature control valve
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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A message to Dörte left in the sand
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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Dave Littlejohn and Dörte Mann filtering water at Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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Dave Littlejohn reading about kayaking when the wind it too strong to do it
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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Wildflowers in the cliff above Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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The driftwood fired hot tub viewed from above
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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The gully above Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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The siphon inlet for the hot tub heater
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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Dave Littlejohn tending the hot tub fire
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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Flotsom from the far side of the Pacific Ocean
Taken on 2006-05-27 .
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Dave Littlejohn and Dörte Mann launching at Fort Ross Cove
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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My kayak and tent safe on Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Dave Littlejohn setting up his tent on Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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My kayak and tent safe on on Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Dave Littlejohn and Dörte Mann move Daves kayak above the high tide on Lost Beach
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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The view down the best bad trail to the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Dave Littlejohn digging out the new hot tub location
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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The new hot tub driftwood fired water heater, some assemby required
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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First light under the new hot tub driftwood fired water heater
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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First warm water from the new hot tub driftwood fired water heater
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Dave Littlejohn managing the hot tub tarp as it fills
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Dörte Mann off to collect driftwood for the hot tub
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Warming up the hot tub heater coils
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Hot water filling up the tarp lined tub
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Piling the wood onto the hot tub heater coil
Taken on 2006-05-26 .
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Looking south past Lost Beach to Jenner
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Looking north past Lost Beach to the Fort Ross Reef
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Kate DesLauriers hiking down the best bad trail to the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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The hot tub site washed out by winter rains
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Kate Deslauriers on Lost Beach
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Flotsam on Lost Beach
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Lost Beach in the dead of winter
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Rough cobble hiking on the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Lookng north to Lost Beach on the Sonoma Lost Coast
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Kate DesLauriers at Lost Beach
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Tide pools at Lost Beach
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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The intrepid kayaker tide pooling at Lost Beach
Taken on 2004-01-17 .
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Siphoned water pressure on Lost Beaxh
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Tarp hot tub on Lost Beaxh
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Drift wood hot tub heater on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Temerature control for drift wood hot tub heater on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Siphon feed hose for hot tub on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Tarp hot tub on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Siphoned water pressure on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Tarp hot tub on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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My favorite camp spot on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-5 .
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Safely landed at Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-4 .
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Joe caught an enormous ling cod for dinner
Taken on 2003-07-4 .
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Ling cod guts are incredibly colorfull
Taken on 2003-07-4 .
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My favorite camp spot on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-4 .
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My Coaster on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-4 .
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Improvised table on Lost Beach
Taken on 2003-07-4 .
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My favorite campsite on Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-5 .
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The hot tub creek on Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-5 .
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Waves breaking over the shallow rocks at Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-5 .
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Looking back up the cobble beach north of Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-5 .
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My favorite campsite at Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-5 .
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Just landed at Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-4 .
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Harbor seal tracks in the sand at Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-4 .
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Sunset over Northwest Cape from Lost Beach
Taken on 2002-07-4 .
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My baidarka on the beach with a sailing ship in the cove
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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Double baidarka paddling up to a sailing ship in the cove
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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Modern kayaker in front of a sailing ship in the cove
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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The sailing ship Hawaiian Cheiftain in the cove
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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The Hawaiian Cheiftain in front of Fort Ross Cove
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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A double baidarka returning from the Hawaiian Cheiftain in Fort Ross Cove
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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This kid was facinated with my paddle carving, his parents were amazed
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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In July of 2000 I finally participated in Fort Ross Living History day with my
Taken on 2000-07-29 .
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The first launch of the Baidarka
Taken on 2000-01-22 .
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First Launch of the Baidarka
Taken on 2000-01-22 .
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First we finished the coaming and cleaned up the boats for painting.
Taken on 2000-01-15 .
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We took the boats outside for the first coat, then had to take them back inside
Taken on 2000-01-15 .
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pot luck dinner to celebrate the end of the class
Taken on 2000-01-15 .
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First we finished the coaming and cleaned up the boats for painting.
Taken on 2000-01-15 .
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The baidarkas were beautiful even after dark.
Taken on 2000-01-15 .
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Today we started by sewing the stern together.
Taken on 2000-01-14 .
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Then we sewed the skin around the slot in the prow.
Taken on 2000-01-14 .
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We stitched the skin to the coaming.
Taken on 2000-01-14 .
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And finally glued a lip onto the coaming.
Taken on 2000-01-14 .
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Then we draped the "skin" over the frames and stapled it on half way around.
Taken on 2000-01-13 .
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We cut the skin to fit and stiched it together across the ridge.
Taken on 2000-01-13 .
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The boats look nearly done now and are quite attractive inside and out!
Taken on 2000-01-13 .
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First we attached the coaming and lashed the floor-boards in place.
Taken on 2000-01-13 .
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Then we draped the "skin" over the frames and stapled it on half way around.
Taken on 2000-01-13 .
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We knotched the coaming and got ready to install it tomorrow.
Taken on 2000-01-12 .
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Dave cutting, fitting and lashing the ridge poles.
Taken on 2000-01-12 .
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Mike 'sewing wood'
Taken on 2000-01-11 .
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Dave 'sewing wood'.
Taken on 2000-01-11 .
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We had adifficult time adjusting the ribs, then lashing took forever!
Taken on 2000-01-11 .
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Dave 'sewing wood'.
Taken on 2000-01-11 .
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Ken 'sewing wood'.
Taken on 2000-01-11 .
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Ken inspecting the lines, lashing the bow, and setting the tail piece.
Taken on 2000-01-10 .
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Jerry lashing the bow. His baidarka is starting to look like a boat!
Taken on 2000-01-10 .
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Our instructor, Bruce, Setting the ribs:
Taken on 2000-01-10 .
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Jerry lashing the bow. His baidarka is starting to look like a boat!
Taken on 2000-01-10 .
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Ken inspecting the lines, lashing the bow, and setting the tail piece.
Taken on 2000-01-10 .
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The gunwhales and keel are together and it it starting to look like a boat!
Taken on 2000-01-9 .
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Mike lives in nearby Cazadero.
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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Jerry's barn where we build our Baidarkas
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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Jerry lives on the grounds of the Stillwater Cove Ranch.
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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Dave drove down from Redmond Washington to attend this class.
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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Ken drove up from Oakland to attend this class.
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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John lives nearby and is a director of the Fort Ross Interperative Association.
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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Our instructor Bruce Lemon.
Taken on 2000-01-8 .
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Maryly ready to go abalone diving at Fort Ross Reef
Taken on 1998-10-3 .
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Packing up to leave from the private boat ramp at Ocean Cove.
Taken on 1998-09-17 .
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Roger Lamb getting ready to launch from Fort Ross Cove.
Taken on 1998-03-1 .
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Flowers on the shorline of Fort Ross Cove
Taken on 1998-03-1 .
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The famous Buffono sculpture at Timber Cove Lodge.
Taken on 1998-03-1 .
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Dan Leake at Fort Ross Reef Beach with the kayaks
Taken on 1997-10-18 .
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Dan Leake near Fort Ross kayaking for abalone
Taken on 1997-10-18 .
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Paul Higgins near Fort Ross kayaking for abalone
Taken on 1997-10-18 .
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cannon fire
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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musket fire
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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soldiers camping
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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russian singers
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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costumed eskimos
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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baidarkas
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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baidarkas close
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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sailing ships
Taken on 1997-07-26 .
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These pictures come from several trips near the end of the abalone season i
Taken on 1996-05-11 .
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Gerstle Cove covered with divers like neoprene seals on a rock.
Taken on 1996-03-17 .
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The chariot of Joe Toback who gave me a ride back to my car after my shipwreck.
Taken on 1996-02-11 .
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Here's Erin (Paul's girfriend) flopping around in the surf.
Taken on 1995-11-18 .
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Paul and Erin at Stilwater Cove
Taken on 1995-11-18 .
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Ralph up on the cliff at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 1995-11-18 .
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Paul and Erin at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 1995-11-18 .
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Here's Erin (Paul's girfriend) flopping around in the surf. I threatened to
Taken on 1995-11-18 .
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Paul holding up two abalone on shore.
Taken on 1995-11-5 .
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Paul getting in or out of his wetsuit
Taken on 1995-11-5 .
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Fort Ross Reef beach from the water
Taken on 1995-11-5 .
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Sunset at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 1995-10-25 .
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Seal on a rock in sunglow at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 1995-10-25 .
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North out of Russian Gulch near sunset
Taken on 1995-06-24 .
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As I paddled around this rock, a group of Stellers sea lions jumped off!
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Wave breaking between two sea-lion-covered rocks.
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Flat topped rocks off Fort Ross
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Californa Sea Lions on a rock off Fort Ross
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Rocks off Fort Ross
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Stellars Sea Lions coming up to check me out
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Stellars Sea Lions on rock off Fort Ross
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Californa Sea Lions on a rock off Fort Ross
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Paul doing a certification dive at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Kayaks landing at Stillwater Cove
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Paul (on the right) with buddies from a SCUBA certification dive
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Paul returning from a SCUBA certification dive
Taken on 1995-05-21 .
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Fisk Mill Cove viewed from above on Sentinal Rock
Taken on 1995-03-26 .
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Californa Sea Lions on a rock off Fort Ross
Taken on ~1994 .
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Fort Ross viewed behind an offshore rock
Taken on ~1994 .
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Fort Ross visible above the cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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The "Octagon House" on a rock near Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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House on shoreline ner Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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The water in the cove was so clear, I could see the bottom. It is a reserve, a
Taken on ~1994 .
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Fuzzy picture of dive instructor Jon Valdez.
Taken on ~1994 .
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Fuzzy picture of my brother Paul getting ready for a dive class.
Taken on ~1994 .
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Seals on rocks near Gerstle Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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Offshore rocks near Gerstle Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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Looking back into Gerstle Cove from outside
Taken on ~1994 .
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Me paddling out of Stllwater Cove on a very calm day
Taken on ~1994 .
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The "Octagon House" on a rock near Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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House on shoreline ner Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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Plaque on a rock near Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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House on shoreline near Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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Approaching the beach at Stillwater Cove
Taken on ~1994 .
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The famous Buffono sculpture at Timber Cove Lodge. This is NOT the obelisk th
Taken on ~1994 .
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