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Elkhorn Slough: From Salt Ponds to Bird Sanctuary

Elkhorn Slough: From Salt Ponds to Bird Sanctuary

SS Palo Alto: War Ship, Night Club, Seal Hang Out, and Modern Art Hotspot

SS Palo Alto: War Ship, Night Club, Seal Hang Out, and Modern Art Hotspot

The Lighthouse at Año Nuevo Island: Shipwrecks and Sea Lions

The Lighthouse at Año Nuevo Island: Shipwrecks and Sea Lions

The Golden Gate Bridge: End to the Era of Swashbuckling Bridgemen

The Golden Gate Bridge: End to the Era of Swashbuckling Bridgemen

When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound Rock

When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound Rock

Elkhorn Slough Sea Otters Offset Agricultural Runoff

Elkhorn Slough Sea Otters Offset Agricultural Runoff

Why There Is No Beachfront Resort at Seacliff State Beach

Why There Is No Beachfront Resort at Seacliff State Beach

Latest News

  • Elkhorn Slough: From Salt Ponds to Bird Sanctua...

    2016/11/02
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • SS Palo Alto: War Ship, Night Club, Seal Hang O...

    2016/10/19
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • The Lighthouse at Año Nuevo Island: Shipwrecks ...

    2016/10/12
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • The Golden Gate Bridge: End to the Era of Swash...

    2016/10/10
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound...

    2016/10/05
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Elkhorn Slough Sea Otters Offset Agricultural R...

    2016/09/28
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Why There Is No Beachfront Resort at Seacliff S...

    2016/09/21
    by Ranger Lautamo

From Valley to Ridge: Inverse Topography in California

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|May 23, 2014
|in : Blog, California, Geology, Natural History
| (2) Comments
|16735 Views
From Valley to Ridge: Inverse Topography in California
A striking 50 mile long ridge, Stanislaus Table Mountain was once a river valley – the ancestral Stanislaus River to be exact. Here is the story: Between 6-26 milli...
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Pigeon Point: A history of Shipwrecks

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|May 13, 2014
|in : Blog, California, Highway 1, History
| 0 comments
|9510 Views
Pigeon Point: A history of Shipwrecks
We all know that lighthouses were built in the eighteen and nineteen hundreds to guide ships. But what did it take to get a lighthouse built? Did fisherman throw rotting...
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Hetch Hetchy Valley Before the Dam

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|March 31, 2014
|in : Blog, California, Geology, Natural History
| 0 comments
|7108 Views
Hetch Hetchy Valley Before the Dam
As a hiker in California, I always heard that Hetch Hetchy Valley was just as spectacular as Yosemite Valley before it was dammed in 1923 to provide water for San Francis...
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Patricia M. Scully: Her Memorial Road Sign Matters

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|November 18, 2013
|in : Blog, California, Highway 1, History, TempPopHomePage
| (8) Comments
|16533 Views
Patricia M. Scully: Her Memorial Road Sign Matters
As a college student in the late 1980s I frequently drove from my mom’s house just north of San Francisco to college in Santa Cruz along Highway 1. The drive is stunning....
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Pacific Grove: A Late 19th Century Hub of the Nature Study Movement And Marine Research

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|October 18, 2013
|in : Blog, California, History, Reflections on Projects
| (2) Comments
|7004 Views
Pacific Grove: A Late 19th Century Hub of the Nature Study Movement And Marine Research
Today the Pacific Grove/Monterey Bay area is a hub for people and organizations who wish to inspire stewardship of the environment in general and the ocean in particular....
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California Coastal Records Project

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|September 13, 2013
|in : Blog, California, Reflections on Projects
| (2) Comments
|6387 Views
California Coastal Records Project
This project consists of a time series of aerial photos of the entire California coast. It is an amazing resource and all thanks to the husband and wife team of Gabrielle...
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About Mobile Ranger

We provide you with inspiring stories and fun information about the natural and human history of interesting places. It's like having a park ranger with you.

Our one-of-a-kind self-guided mobile tours and blog posts help you connect to a place, either outside, at the site, or from your living room.

Download our apps about the Santa Cruz coast or read our blog posts about Santa Cruz, greater California, and beyond.

Local Knowledge and Passion

We work with historians, naturalists, and organizations whose experts know and love particular places. We use their deep knowledge to create great stories that bring their favorite places alive for you.

Do you or an organization you work or volunteer for have photos and high-quality natural or human history information about your local place? If you want to get it into an app and up on the web, contact Chief Ranger Julia Gaudinski: julia@mobileranger.com
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