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Greyhound Rock: Where’s the Hound?

Greyhound Rock: Where’s the Hound?

Elkhorn Slough: Interface Between Land and Sea

Elkhorn Slough: Interface Between Land and Sea

Waddell’s Wharf: Ordeals of Shipping Lumber from Año Nuevo Bay

Waddell’s Wharf: Ordeals of Shipping Lumber from Año Nuevo Bay

Santa Cruz’s Nuclear Power Plant That Almost Was

Santa Cruz’s Nuclear Power Plant That Almost Was

Caves and the Moving Lighthouses of Lighthouse Point

Caves and the Moving Lighthouses of Lighthouse Point

Surf’s up! Paleo Style

Surf’s up! Paleo Style

Mitchell Cove: Erosion of a Sea Stack

Mitchell Cove: Erosion of a Sea Stack

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  • Greyhound Rock: Where’s the Hound?

    2016/08/31
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Elkhorn Slough: Interface Between Land and Sea

    2016/08/24
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Waddell’s Wharf: Ordeals of Shipping Lumber fro...

    2016/08/03
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Santa Cruz’s Nuclear Power Plant That Alm...

    2016/07/27
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Caves and the Moving Lighthouses of Lighthouse ...

    2016/06/15
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Surf’s up! Paleo Style

    2016/04/21
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Mitchell Cove: Erosion of a Sea Stack

    2016/03/24
    by Ranger Gaudinski

West Cliff Drive: Several Hundred Feet Under

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|December 19, 2013
|in : Blog, Geology, Santa Cruz, West Cliff Drive
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West Cliff Drive: Several Hundred Feet Under
Along Santa cruz’s popular West Cliff Drive are some really unique features known by geo-geeks as “toilet bowls”. They are a clue to what the modern-day surf paradi...
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Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|September 12, 2013
|in : Blog, Geology, History, Natural History, Popular, Santa Cruz, West Cliff Drive
| (2) Comments
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Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California
Geology, the lighthouse, World War II and surfing history are all woven into the story of Lighthouse Point. The Geology Lighthouse Point is composed of a particularly res...
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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.

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