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Dick's Central Coast and Coast Mountain Pictures |
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here were previously part of my Central California album. Sierra
Foothills and San Joaquin Valley photos are now shown on their own page here. Mother Lode photos are shown here, and Death Valley photos here. |
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| Links to More Photos | ||
| New photos added here October 25, 2020 (captions in red) | ||
| Click the picture for a larger view - photos open in a new window | ||
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| San Luis Reservoir | Another view of San Luis | Hay field near Parkfield |
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| Old water tank, Parkfield | Windmill near Parkfield | Windmill near San Ramon |
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| Bull Pine near Parkfield | Woodpecker larder tree | Ranch near Parkfield |
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| Foothills near Parkfield | Brodiaea near San Luis | |
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| Oaks and hay fields near Parkfield | ||
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| Shaky Ground - the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield | ||
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| On Highway 46 between Paso Robles & Cambria | On Highway 46 near Paso Robles | Cholame Creek, north of Parkfield |
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| Cliff by Parkfield-Coalinga Road | Remnant of old fence near road | V-6 Ranch Gate |
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| Newly cut hay north of Parkfield | A closer look |
Poppies and other wildflowers near junction of Highways 41 and 46 |
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| Flowers on green hills near Parkfield | Bridge where Cholame, Vineyard Canyon and Parkfield-Coalinga Roads meet | Even in a very dry year, there's a bit of water by the bridge |
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| Field, vineyard and hills west of Vineyard Canyon Road | The bridge north of town on the Parkfield-Coalinga Road | Cholame Creek and hills beyond from the bridge |
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| Old fence in the bed of the creek | Hills east of town in 2014 | Coastal cliffs at Capitola |
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| Beach at Jenner CA | Hills east of the San Benito County Fairgrounds | Grape vines above Highway 25 by fairgrounds |
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| In Limekiln State Park, Big Sur area (Teri Liddle photo) | Santa Cruz Mountains from Henry Cowell Redwoods Park | Monterey Bay |
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| Panoramic view looking east and north from the edge of Parkfield | ||
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| Hills rise abruptly from the flat Cholame Valley near Parkfield | ||
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| Round bales against the steep hills east of Cholame Valley | ||
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| The Santa Cruz sand hills | A misty scene in Big Sur | Kreyenhagen Peak near Coalinga (by Wes Thiessen) |
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| Hay bales near Parkfield CA | Parkfield hay field, guarded by ancient valley oak |
2016 was the first year for round bales at Parkfield |
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| One of many little canyons near San Luis reservoir | The view from Henry Coe State Park visitor center |
Oak Flat Ranch, dating from 1877, in the hills above Morgan Hill |
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| The start of the Forest Trail in Henry Coe State Park | Colorful rock near San Luis Reservoir | In the Cholame Valley, north of Parkfield |
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| Wave sculpted rocks at San Simeon | San Simeon sunset | Spanish moss near Hearst Memorial Beach |
