Lovely Monterey Bay Lodge
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Bouganvillea and geraniums at the lodge
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Lydia "on vacation" at the Monterey Bay Lodge
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"You want me to do what?"
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Initial group work by Della, Larry, Bala, and Louis
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Field Trip to Point Lobos State Reserve - absolutely outstanding
geology
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Deidre gives an intro to the group at Whaler's Cove
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Deidre gives intro geology talk
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Tilted sandstone/mudstone? beds across Whaler's Cove
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Granodiorite across the cove - this area also for SCUBA divers
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Boulders at water's edge of Whaler's cove are a favorite habitat for the California ground squirrel - Lydia missed out!
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Hi there!
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On our way for a lovely hike
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More good info
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Granodiorite outcrops
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Native American shell midden
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Lovely overlook
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Looking across the bay back at some high real estate
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Monterey Pine
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A readymade for a postcard!
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Rob and Dave!
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Celeste and Ania!
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In comes the fog!
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Incoming fog/birds
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Snoozing harbor seals
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Beautiful marine terrace sediments (silt, sand, clay) and landslide debris
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Conglomerate galore - from this angle seems almost like a chunk of turbidity current material frozen in place!
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conglomerate and Spongebob
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Like frosting on a cake, ancient marine terrace material buts up against the conglomerate
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More marine terrace sediments - deposition offshore and cut by shallow wave action
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