Half Moon Bay Memories & El Granada Observer. I wrote this in 1999 By June Morrall Story by June Morrall Menlo Park: 1968.
The first issue of the Whole Earth Catalog caught the moment. People tingled at the prospect of man’s walk on the moon, and the over-size black catalog cover art-work captured that anticipation with its memorable photo of our world taken from the heavens revealing Spaceship Earth. By 1971 the Catalog was wildly successful, and that same year, its creator, Stewart Brand, shocked readers by pulling the plug and closing it down.
“I was exhausted,” Brand explained in an email, “and I wanted to see what would happen when you just stop a success in midstride.” In the late 1960s if you were building a geodesic dome, fascinated by how windmills work or repairing a small gasoline engine, the Whole Earth Catalog was required reading. Aimed mostly at young adults, the broad range of information gathered a loyal following, some of whom submitted their own reviews and articles. Staid Ivy League colleges were going co-ed. Life History, Environment, and Mariculture Studies of the Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister, With Emphasis on The Central California Fishery Resource.
Errata Dungeness crab, Cancer magister Dana.
Photo by Paul W. Wild. This Bulletin is dedicated to Harold G. Orcutt who organized, directed, and guided the Dungeness Crab Research Program from its inception in 1974 until he retired from State service on May 18, 1979. Hal Orcutt's professional career spanned 38 years. Shipwrecks: Pigeon Point - Shipwrecks on Waymarking. Shipwrecks: Pigeon Point Posted by: 50sumtin Quick Description: The Carrier Pigeon wrecked upon Whale Point in 1853.
Location: California, United States Date Posted: 12/17/2005 11:20:24 AM Waymark Code: WM50N Views: 49 Long Description: A ship named Carrier Pigeon wrecked upon Whale Point along the California coast in 1853. In the Shadow of the Cypress - Thomas Steinbeck. Shipwreck In Harbor at Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Bay Piano: Drawing. New Report Identifies Polluting Shipwrecks Across the U.S. Seafloor - Top News - Half Moon Bay, CA Patch. There are three sunken vessels on the West Coast, including one off of Half Moon Bay, that could pose an oil pollution threat to marine resources.
An old shipwreck off of Half Moon Bay’s coastline could still be potentially polluting our ocean, according to a new National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report released Monday. NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard new data that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo, including the tanker Puerto Rican, which exploded and sank outside the Golden Gate off the San Mateo County coastline Oct. 31, 1984. The tanker was loaded with 91,984 barrels (bbl) of lubrication oil and additives and 8,500 bbl of bunker fuel.
Still, in the report, "2012 Risk Assessment for Potentially Polluting Wrecks in U.S. Isabelita Hyne Article. HMVS Cerberus shipwreck at Half Moon Bay. Hear about shipwrecks in ‘campfire talk’ - Half Moon Bay Review : Books. Book raises stories of shipwrecks - Half Moon Bay Review : Books. Owners float ideas for shipwreck - Half Moon Bay Review : News. On most warm days, Inyo County rancher Lee Roeser would hire out his team of pack mules to campers heading out through the majestic Sierras.
But last week, the owner of the McGee Creek Pack Station received a call from the Half Moon Bay area with an odd request — could his mules lug the remains of a shipwrecked fishing boat?... Captain jailed for HMB beach shipwreck - Half Moon Bay Review : News. Gull Cottage Books - Sea Tales. Order your copies from the archives of: www.halfmoonbayhistory.org A TALE OF TWO VOYAGES Retrospective – March 2013.
June Morrall. June Morrall (1947-2010) was a writer and San Mateo County [northern California] historian.
The native San Franciscan authored two books, "Half Moon Bay Memories: The Coastside's Colorful Past" and "The Coburn Mystery", an historical account of murder and mayhem in the quaint little village of Pescadero, California. She was considered a "popular historian" who strives to make local history fun to read as well as accessible. June Morrall. Adopt A Goat : One Percent for the Planet.
The following entry and pictures were sent to us by our friends at the Coastside Land Trust, a 1% for the Planet recipient.
We hope you take a minute to read it, and learn about the importance of land stewardship! What do you do when you have a large conservation easement that has been overgrown with thistle, grasses and other plants and you want to “mow” it in an environmentally sensitive way? Who are you going to call? Created by June Morrall. Story by Russell Towle email Russell (russelltowle@gmail.com) June, another recollection or two from my days at Año Nuevo Point, 1970-72.
Of Winds and Whales The prevailing west winds of temperate latitudes are most often northwest winds, along the Central California coast. At Año Nuevo these northwest winds were strong and cold. The only thing which stops that northwest wind is a cyclonic storm, with its southerly or southwest winds. It is a horrible horrible thing.
So close to the beach, the salt air quickly rusted away my galvanized six-inch-diameter stove pipes. Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale - 908 Page 23. Ben Pease muses on maps, trails, and sense of place. Events - Broos Campbell.