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California Buckeye: Survivalist Beauty, but Foreign Appetites Beware

California Buckeye: Survivalist Beauty, but Foreign Appetites Beware

Lesser-Known Stories of the Long Marine Lab Neighborhood

Lesser-Known Stories of the Long Marine Lab Neighborhood

Bonny Doon Beach: Railroads and Oil

Bonny Doon Beach: Railroads and Oil

The Other Railroad in Davenport

The Other Railroad in Davenport

3,800 Pound Pescadero Cheese Funds Union Troops, Intrigues Mark Twain

3,800 Pound Pescadero Cheese Funds Union Troops, Intrigues Mark Twain

The Rocks of Santa Cruz’s North Coast: The Mighty Mudstone

The Rocks of Santa Cruz’s North Coast: The Mighty Mudstone

Wilder Ranch: Coastal California in a Nutshell

Wilder Ranch: Coastal California in a Nutshell

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  • California Buckeye: Survivalist Beauty, but For...

    2016/05/25
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Lesser-Known Stories of the Long Marine Lab Nei...

    2016/04/11
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Bonny Doon Beach: Railroads and Oil

    2016/03/03
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • The Other Railroad in Davenport

    2015/06/25
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • 3,800 Pound Pescadero Cheese Funds Union Troops...

    2015/04/01
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • The Rocks of Santa Cruz’s North Coast: Th...

    2015/03/16
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Wilder Ranch: Coastal California in a Nutshell

    2015/02/15
    by Ranger Gaudinski

Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigrants

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|July 21, 2014
|in : Blog, Davenport, Highway 1, History, North Coast
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Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigrants
Settlement in the area of today’s Davenport got its start in 1868 when Captain John Davenport, a sea-based whaler by trade, built a 450 foot wharf off what became t...
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There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|July 16, 2014
|in : Blog, Davenport, Geology, Highway 1, Natural History, North Coast
| 0 comments
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There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!
If you look in the northern most cove at Bonny Doon Beach, (yes, it’s the clothing-optional section), you will see a tall skinny dike of sandstone that cuts across...
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Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz: Almost a Huge Housing Development

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|April 04, 2014
|in : Blog, Highway 1, History, North Coast, Santa Cruz
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Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz: Almost a Huge Housing Development
Here is a little Wilder Ranch history that helps me appreciate the beautiful vistas and access to the ocean more than I might otherwise. From 1791 to 1835, all of the lan...
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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.

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.

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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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