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The road in was composed of packed sand over an asphalt surface. It was about a mile from the entry gate to
this point nearing the beach.
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(158 views) A place to call home with room to grow
, (2006) Henderson, Nevada
, © 2006 Bryan Costales
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An information sign found at the head of stairs leading down into the beach:
Information
This beach is federal property, the hotel is not
responsible for any activity carried out in this
area, such as parachuting, sailing, wave running,
as well as for the beach vendors.
No lifeguard is on duty, swimming is at your own
risk. We do not recommend walking down the
beach into town at night.
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A sign for the Crooked Man exhibit read,
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
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The Spanish Village was built in 1935 and designed to resemble a traditional Spanish village in Spain.
It was orginally made for the second California Pacific International Exposition.
Converted to temporary barracks during WWII, it was reclaimed by artists in 1947.
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The main highway just outside of town: Mexico 1, Blvd. Constituyentes.
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The train had stopped on the dock where it waited for folks to exit from ships to board
the train for a ride to Canada and back.
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A large fish swam near the glass of a tank filled with tiny bubbles.
The effect seemed almost magical.
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Because this rail line ran on a 914 mm (3 foot) rail spacing, the inside of the cars were
not capacious. The aisles were so narrow that only one person could pass through at at time.
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The front of a sleek black old engine built of steel and rivets. The cow catcher on its front
was curved to remove snow.
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A mural of whales has graced the wall that begins Cannery Row for years. The park in the foreground was
part of the Bay Trail that led from the Wharf to and through Cannery Row.
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A sign inside a shading structure provided context for this location.
The small square was this Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve. But the dunes themselves
were clearly vast in comparison.
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A large paved parking lot was within a dozen yards (meters) of the beach. Restrooms were available and clean, and the
area was as ADA compliant as sand could be.
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The beach was wide and sandy with pieces of driftwood scattered along it. The dunes could be seen rising
to the left.
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The road out left the beach behind and headed inland toward the departing storm.
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Small pieces of young kelp had blown onto the beach and there dried out.
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Father and son team were seen on the beach fishing that morning.
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A small piece of young kelp was found washed up on the beach.
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Next to the road were rolling dunes backed by pale white clouds.
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A wheelchair ramp led down to the beach. The Channel Islands offshore helped to mediate the surf.
Signs warned about all the usual beach hazards, such as "Swimming, Surfing, and Wading are not Advisable."
All the signs were both English and Spanish.
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The road out passed a modest stream and a sign that read "Slow" -- painting of bird with chick following
-- Xing (Where Xing means Crossing). Hence, slow down because birds and their young may cross the road
here from time to time.
This is actually a serious matter because the bird is the Western Snowy Plover and it is a protected
species that breeds there. That's partly why dogs aren't allowed because they
disturb the birds.
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Huge signs at the entry gate, and later this sign made it clear that dogs were not allowed on this beach or anywhere
inside the preserve.
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Here was a close up shot of the plants attempting to anchor the sand in a single place.
Notice areas of green following a couple days of rain.
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Inland from the beach the dunes began to rise. Here they were 20 or so feet high (6 meters).
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Just beyond a large driftwood log was an example of wind sculpted sand. Here the harmonics of sand and wind
formed regular ripples in the sand.
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