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[Image: And from a distance] Took a wonderful walk along the trails, above Mavericks, on the spectacular cliffs,  where the adorable bunnies dart in and out, and on the smooth path leading directly to the beach. I saw an owl! … Continue reading →

From Rob Tillitz www.RobTillitz.com Rob Says “Click on this Link” Try this link, it is the trailer for the movie Ryan McKinney (my screenwriter) made, and for which he now seeks distribution by a major company. If this movie makes … Continue reading →

March, 1923, from the “Coastside Comet” “Sound Canons to Patrol Coast Seeking Rum Boats” “The rum runners of the San Mateo county coast and points north and south are to have a real run for their alleged contraband cargoes, with … Continue reading →

1927: “Save the Princeton Beach” from the “Half Moon Bay Review” “There is one of the prettiest and best and safest for bathing on the Pacific Coast in front of Granada and Princeton, that is very likely to be lost … Continue reading →

[Image: “The Circus: 1870-1950,” book by Noel Daniel, published by Taschen} Dear June, I have to make sure that this is about the “Humor of the Situation,” and not about “Me Back in May of 1980.” Here’s the true story … Continue reading →

Scenes from what I saw this morning. Didn’t have rubber boots to wade out to the big rocks. I saw fishermen fishing for rock cod, a kayaker, who was heading for the big waves, lots of natural, beautiful stuff, a … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’m beginning to think James Denniston is my favorite Half Moon Bay pioneer. Here’s four more newspaper stories about events related to him. The first is a mention of him being … Continue reading →

October 18, 1921 From a San Francisco newspaper “Whale Washed Ashore Near Moss Beach “A fifty-foot whale was driven ashore at Princeton-by-the-Sea, two miles south of here [Moss Beach] last night. The animal is stranded so high that spectators may … Continue reading →