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Native Samples & Observations: February 2010
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Monday, February 22, 2010. Epicuro, Salice Salentino - A Wine Review. THIS IS NOT A PAID REVIEW (although I'll try hard to get the wine makers attention with this review in hopes to get a free bottle or two, I'm not too proud). If you are the type of wine enthusiast that enjoys reading phrases such as, "slightly oaky undertones", "fruit forward splendor", "visions of mustard fields in Autumn", or "hints of this or that." you may not want to proceed onward - you'll read none of that here. So there you hav...
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Native Samples & Observations: Things are shaping up...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Things are shaping up. Although I know never to get my hopes up too high. Good solid SOUTH headed our way. Already put the call into my buddy to get ready and get early morning clearance for Sunday. I might even see if I can sneak out early on Saturday locally to a spot that likes this type of swell. The anticipation builds. Click on image to enlarge. Graph/table courtesy of STORMSURF. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Surfers Journal / MAG. NPR - National Public Radio.
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Native Samples & Observations: The Wedge @ 1500+ FT
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Wedge @ 1500 FT. I traveled down to Southern California on business this week. I flew in and out of John Wayne Airport - always a fun ride. They gun the engines to steeply climb to 1000 feet very quickly and then they cut the engines to adhere to FAA rules to lessen noise over the OC. The Wedge doing it's thang! And the people who love to watch it! A beast of a wave when it is on. Labels: John Wayne Airport. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Surfers Journal / MAG.
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Native Samples & Observations: March 2010
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Monday, March 15, 2010. Bay Nature Magazine / Flickr Group. I have become a big fan of the magazine Bay Nature and have mentioned it before on this BLOG. A fantastic magazine focused on the natural world in and around the the San Francisco Bay Area region of California. I also received a subscription over the Holidays. Is also a great resource and full of very interesting content. One of the cool features is how they highlight their FLICKR Group. Nothing earth shatteringly technological. Nothing that...
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Native Samples & Observations: Some things don't change in CA
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Friday, August 28, 2009. Some things don't change in CA. I started this blog with the comment that CA has changed so dramatically over the course of it's relatively short history and that even dramatic changes are evident within two generations of my family. Rather than focus on what has changed about CA, I'd like to highlight something in CA that has not changed for 5-6 generations. In the latest issue of Bay Nature. Located near the South East corner of the East Bay near Sunol, CA. Here are a few pics ...
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Native Samples & Observations: Visitor from around New Zealand
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Visitor from around New Zealand. Summertime is typically the doldrums. Nowadays these events can be forecasted and planned around a week in advance. There are a multitude of forecast websites one can check to track these swells (I particularly like StormSurf. Technology has really lent itself well to the surf community. Log-on, read and plan accordingly. Exactly what I started doing on 07/17. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. CLICK! Video footage of Santa Cruz. Grouse Ridge Loo...
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Native Samples & Observations: Eureka! The GREEN RUSH is on!
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The GREEN RUSH is on! So I'm speculating that some day I might look back at my life and say to myself, "you damn fool why on Earth did you not grow weed ( marijauna. Cacker, green buds, da' kush, buddha, ganga) when you had the chance to make a fortune? Well of course being the law abiding parent and citizen of this great state of CA, the risk is not worth it. . There have been several articles recently on the growing number of busts on "grow houses". One thing is certain though...
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Native Samples & Observations: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. So I cheated. Sorta. Well not really. On Saturday last weekend I chose to travel NORTH to check a surf spot I had not surfed before, all under my new Summer 2010 rule of traveling NORTH for SOUTH swells in hopes of finding some fun not too crowded waves NORTH of San Francisco. A nice alternative to traveling SOUTH toward Santa Cruz, where the surf tends to be significantly more crowded than up NORTH. I did bring my camera to document. Links to this post. Labels: San Mateo Coast.
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Native Samples & Observations: Bay Nature Magazine / Flickr Group
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Monday, March 15, 2010. Bay Nature Magazine / Flickr Group. I have become a big fan of the magazine Bay Nature and have mentioned it before on this BLOG. A fantastic magazine focused on the natural world in and around the the San Francisco Bay Area region of California. I also received a subscription over the Holidays. Is also a great resource and full of very interesting content. One of the cool features is how they highlight their FLICKR Group. Nothing earth shatteringly technological. Nothing that...
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Native Samples & Observations: September 2009
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Monday, September 28, 2009. This past weekend Summer arrived in the Sunset District, for San Francisco in general. I was in charge of my daughter over the weekend, my Wife declared a "staycation". Swell that originated just off central Japan last week. My wife was kind enough to let me sneak out on Sunday for a quick paddle out. Had a great time, saw a lot of good waves come through but did not connect with anything to write home about. Hung out with the dolphins/porpoise for a short time - neat ...So th...
