Little did I know this would be the last visit to the beach before Pacific Palisades was no more...but what a beautiful night it was.

Captured January 5, 2025: "The Last Wave".

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Let's be honest, the north is better to live in, but when the winds of winter cool the sand and the surf of the south, there's nothing else quite like it...

Taken on San Diego's Mission Beach one November day: "Infinite Coast".

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Like my favorite vista of Malibu draped with the rugged lushness of the Pacific Northwest. They call it the Lost Coast, but perhaps Shelter Cove, despite or, perhaps, because of its remoteness, is "True California".

Captured by me last July.

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A gradient out of a dream...and, looking back on it, perhaps it was, for this sunset came from the last days of Pacific Palisades. Captured by me: "Pallette of Paradise".

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On January 20, 2026, among the Monterey City Council actions: Opposed proposed federal program for offshore oil and gas leases off the California coast.

https://monterey.gov/your_city_hall/city_council/meeting_recap.php (Adopted a Resolution Opposing the Department of the Interior's Proposed Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Off the California Coast - For details, go to https://www.isearchmonterey.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/Council_Regular_Meeting_and_Closed_Session_6384_Agenda_Packet_1_20_2026_4_00_00_PM.pdf?documentType=5&meetingId=6384&isAttachment=true and enter DRILLING in your browser’s find window.)

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Sonoma County Travel Update 2026: Discover New Winter Adventures in California’s Wine Country

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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2478107/sonoma-county-travel-update-2026-discover-new-winter-adventures-in-californias-wine-country/

"They looked like they were watching their kid ride a bicycle for the first time.
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“They’ve come in way under budget—somewhere in the $60 million range with an $82 million budget.

“'We’re keeping the contract open because we anticipate there will be storms over the next few months.'
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"But today, we celebrate the reunification of the #BigSur community, and the return of connectivity along one of the most iconic [#highways] in the world.”—Katie Rodriguez , #MontereyCountyNow

#PacificCoastBikeRoute #BicycleTouring #BikePacking #PacificCoast #Highway1 #CASR1 #Hwy1 #RegentsSlide #Caltrans https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/highway-1-reopens-fully-in-big-sur-to-cheers-and-honking-horns/article_d7c03344-abd3-4e58-ad0f-7a1d2d476521.html

Mother of family now migrants of Pacific coast. Were farm owners in Oklahoma until 1936. Picking hops. Polk County, Oregon. See general caption number 45-1

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