The Mendocino Coast
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Merle Nelson
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Thanks on the badge possibility.Yes stig, exactly on top of the San Andreas Fault according to geologists.
"Oh ok then, lets stop digging", said Pacific Gas and Electric. After tons of pressure from people who cared.
gf beranek
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Bodega Head is on the west side of the San Andreas fault, and it's granite, which does not exist on the east side of the fault, least not until you get down to southern Cali where it started its northward journey, millions of years ago.
Construction of the reactor began in earnest before the kabash was put on it, and today there's a big 'Hole in the Head" where the proposed site was planned. A couple of the organizers of the protests against the reactor mysteriously died, too.
Construction of the reactor began in earnest before the kabash was put on it, and today there's a big 'Hole in the Head" where the proposed site was planned. A couple of the organizers of the protests against the reactor mysteriously died, too.
Mrs.B
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How long have you lived in Bodega Bay, Merle?
MasterBlaster
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Any screenshots of Terri in the movie, Jerry?
gf beranek
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I posted one here long ago. Well, I'm pretty sure anyway. I'll check the archives.
No, nothing there. Will have to dig deeper.
No, nothing there. Will have to dig deeper.
Mrs.B
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No, we have the movie on vhs though, but no way to play it anymore. I once bought Jerry a t-shirt that has the kids running down the hill scene, which I am in. I was 9 years old. They chose a half dozen local kids to be in the movie as part of the agreement of filming in Bodega Bay. I had to do a real screen test. I don't know why I was chosen out of 40 kids but I was. We ran down and walked back up that hill for 3 days straight, then spent 2 days filming in the old schoolhouse. Everyday we ate our meals with Hitchcock, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshett and Rod Taylor. They treated us well, especially Hitchcock, he liked kids. It was quite a thrill to be part of that movie. I was paid a total of $50 plus change for the whole thing. A lot of money for a kid back in 62. I still have my pay stubb from Universal Studios.
MasterBlaster
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So cool!!!
Merle Nelson
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8 years, Freestone before that. Lots of great old souls still making a life on the water here.
Mrs.B
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My sister-in-law grew up in Freestone. Cool little place with lots of history.
Merle Nelson
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Yeah, all the history around here is very interesting to me.
Looking at the pictures of the town of Mendocino I was wishing I had a picture of photos I saw on the wall in a business up there. A schooner being loaded with lumber and big wooden derricks to facilitate it. You look out into the cove/bay now and there is no way I would guess that save for the huge steel rings curiously anchored in the rocks.
Looking at the pictures of the town of Mendocino I was wishing I had a picture of photos I saw on the wall in a business up there. A schooner being loaded with lumber and big wooden derricks to facilitate it. You look out into the cove/bay now and there is no way I would guess that save for the huge steel rings curiously anchored in the rocks.
gf beranek
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Mendocino
Now speaking of Mendocino, it's next on the list. There's a 3 mile loop-drive around the town with lots of rocky coves, bluffs, beaches and pullouts to park your car along the way. Terri works at the Savings Bank there, and she drives the loop every morning. There are endless view points. These are a few
From the north is the Jack Peters Creek view, and then the many views following around the headlands. All the way to Big River Beach.
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Now speaking of Mendocino, it's next on the list. There's a 3 mile loop-drive around the town with lots of rocky coves, bluffs, beaches and pullouts to park your car along the way. Terri works at the Savings Bank there, and she drives the loop every morning. There are endless view points. These are a few
From the north is the Jack Peters Creek view, and then the many views following around the headlands. All the way to Big River Beach.
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gf beranek
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Mendocino Headlands
This run of pics didn't come out in order. Oh, well.
Mendocino Headlands is chock-full of nooks and Crannies. The pic of the the wave breaking over the rock, well the rock is called the 'Old Man', and that wave is well over 100 feet tall.
This run of pics didn't come out in order. Oh, well.
Mendocino Headlands is chock-full of nooks and Crannies. The pic of the the wave breaking over the rock, well the rock is called the 'Old Man', and that wave is well over 100 feet tall.
gf beranek
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Mendocino View
Mendocino View from across the bay. This is the old classic view of the town. Remember 'Murder, she wrote'? They filmed lots of short scenes here.
Mendocino View from across the bay. This is the old classic view of the town. Remember 'Murder, she wrote'? They filmed lots of short scenes here.
gf beranek
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In the 60s the artists and new pioneers moved up from the cities. Land was cheap. Alternative life style and returning to the land was the new thing. Some called them Hippys, but they weren't really the stereotype.
Merle Nelson
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Wow, 100 foot splash.
I had no idea Murder She Wrote had some footage from there.
I had no idea Murder She Wrote had some footage from there.
pantheraba
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Kayaking??? I just changed my mind. Great pictures. Power and fury in those breaking wave pictures.
gf beranek
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Navarro
Navarro is 20 miles south of Ft. Bragg. I've mentioned before, somewhere, that Navarro is just another creek along the Mendocino Coast, and like all the creeks here there was a lumber mill at Navarro. As beaches go Navarro is one of my favs, mainly because it's mouth opens and closes with the tides, and the driftwood beach changes all the time. It's dynamic. The whole beach can completely change from day to day. And it's a migratory stop-over for a lot of sea birds, too.
Enjoy, Navarro.
Navarro is 20 miles south of Ft. Bragg. I've mentioned before, somewhere, that Navarro is just another creek along the Mendocino Coast, and like all the creeks here there was a lumber mill at Navarro. As beaches go Navarro is one of my favs, mainly because it's mouth opens and closes with the tides, and the driftwood beach changes all the time. It's dynamic. The whole beach can completely change from day to day. And it's a migratory stop-over for a lot of sea birds, too.
Enjoy, Navarro.
gf beranek
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Navarro View Zoomed
Another series from the same view of Navarro Beach, but zoomed up.
Another series from the same view of Navarro Beach, but zoomed up.
gf beranek
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Navarro Beach
Navarro Beach. Everyday it's always different. Something changes. The mouth, the driftwood, the birds, and the weather. Some days warm and sunny and the next cold and foggy.
Navarro Beach. Everyday it's always different. Something changes. The mouth, the driftwood, the birds, and the weather. Some days warm and sunny and the next cold and foggy.
pantheraba
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The two shots with the birds are really striking. And the last shot of the surf... An amazing place...thanks.
gf beranek
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Pinnacle Rock
Pinnacle Rock. The mouth of the Navarro normally flows out near Pinnacle Rock, but changes. Now Pinnacle Rock can sometimes be in the ocean, on the beach or in the river. All depending on how the sand /beach moves by the wave action of the surf.
Pinnacle Rock. The mouth of the Navarro normally flows out near Pinnacle Rock, but changes. Now Pinnacle Rock can sometimes be in the ocean, on the beach or in the river. All depending on how the sand /beach moves by the wave action of the surf.
gf beranek
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Mouth of the Navarro
The mouth, or spit, of the Navarro River changes with seasonal flows, and it changes by the action of the waves building and tearing down the beach, and it also changes with the tides. 2 each day. And so, from day to day, you never know what the mouth of the Navarro is going to be like.
The mouth, or spit, of the Navarro River changes with seasonal flows, and it changes by the action of the waves building and tearing down the beach, and it also changes with the tides. 2 each day. And so, from day to day, you never know what the mouth of the Navarro is going to be like.
