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Day 16: Montana de Oro
Day 16: Montana de Oro
tinky2


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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Montana de Oro, Los Osos, CA
Date: Jan 16, 2008
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2008

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Comments: 11
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 Just 1 mile south of my house is a California State Park called Montana de Oro. It's 8000 acres with 7 miles of coastline. It has many hiking trails. It's beautiful! This pic is taken at Spooner's Cove, one of the more accessible beaches. Notice the terrific rock formations, the blue, blue water, and the egret in the upper right. Nice, right?

We have just learned that it is on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's list of state parks that could be closed as part of new budget cuts. We aren't sure if that means no access or that they just cut services, like closing the campground and toilets. I am really saddened by this possibility.

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 01/19/2008 12:13:57 PM
what beautiful details and colors you captured here...
your work int his sid echallenge is really stunning. It seems like you've been uusing very minimal editing...awesome!!
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 01/19/2008 12:07:18 PM
The colors are totally brill - love it. I sure hope that the budget cuts don't affect this beautiful place.
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 01/18/2008 01:41:15 PM
That is an amazing rock formation on the right. Looks like a tectonic plates meeting place.
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 01/18/2008 10:34:38 AM
Gorgeous place. I hope the worst that happens is that they close the campgrounds and such.
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 01/17/2008 09:19:22 PM
Ah ha looking at things out of order.. I see the same bird on the cliff here..
Amazing view and fabulous depiction of it.. Deep blue ocean, clear blue sky set off by the cliff..
Pleasing to the eye..
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 01/17/2008 07:32:19 PM
Oh, how very nice. this is just beautiful.
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 01/17/2008 01:00:15 PM
The lines in this are great. I particularly like the way that the strata in the foreground rock formation meet the horizon at such an angle.
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 01/17/2008 12:01:04 AM
great contrasts in this. very nice.
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 01/16/2008 11:56:38 PM
This is an awesome rock formation, and a great photo of it. I like the bird too.
It's too bad about the possibility of the park being closed.
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 01/16/2008 08:55:12 PM
Love the angle of the layers of rock with that awesome seascape behind it.....
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 01/16/2008 08:24:06 PM
I just love the layers in that rock!
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