#hornednudibranch #tidepool #mackerricherstatepark #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
Does anybody like crab fishing? #365specieschallenge number 35, and a brief return to my intertidal species series with number 9: Pachygrapsus crassipes, striped shore crab. a small crab found on rocky and hard-mud shores of the west coast of North to Central America and in the western Pacific in Korea and Japan. In North America, its range spans from Vancouver Island to Baja California, Mexico. They enjoy hiding in small crevices within rock, preferring to emerge to hunt and forage at night when there’s less chance of predation. They prefer eating small mussels, which there was an abundance of not far from this crevice. I’ll post some of them soon as well! #stripedshorecrab #shorecrab #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #badgerdoesbushcraft #crabfishing #sealife #intertidalzone # #fortbraggca #marinebiology #marinebiologist #biologist #biologistlife #wildlifebiologist #thewildlifebiologist #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #lowtide #hightide #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
Goodnight!🧡 🌅 #fortbragg #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggca #fortbraggcalifornia #fortbraggphotographer #fortbraggcoastal #abaloneshell #beachsunset #travelphotos #beachtown visitmendocino visitfortbraggca
#365specieschallenge number 22, marine biology in the intertidal zone series number 2: Patiria miniata, bat star! It typically has five arms, with the center disk of the animal being much wider than the stubby arms are in length. Although the bat star usually has five arms, it sometimes has as many as nine! #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #marinebiology #zoology #intertidal #intertidalzone #bushcraft #fishing #coastalforaging #starfish #batstar #seastar #patiria #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
#365specieschallenge number 64: dudleya farinosa, bluff lettuce. Though d. farinosa is not quite endangered yet, like many species of dudleya, this one is under threat from poachers illegally digging it up and shipping it off to the collector market. #plantpoaching #dudleya #dudleyafarinosa #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #badgerdoesbushcraft #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal #californianativeplant #cnps #nativeplants #foragingcalifornia #californiaforaging #dontstealmyplants #lostcoast
First time on a horse in close to 2 years, riding drag on a trail ride. #fortbragg #trailride #horsebackriding #trailguide #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
A light in the darkness.
•pointcabrillo.org•
Photo from houseshooz_photography
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park in Northern California! Come on out and see our historic lighthouse, illuminated by the Third Order Fresnel Lens in our tower. Located between the towns of Fort Bragg and Mendocino.
#mendocino #norcal #northcoast #visitcalifornia #californiacoast #hwyone #highwayone #hwy1 #northerncalifornia #pointcabrillo #lighthouse #lighthouses #lighthousesofinstagram #lighthouses_around_world #lighthouselife #lighthouse_photography #travelmore #historicstructures #history #californialighthouses #mendoliving #mendocinocoast #visitmendocino #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcalifornia #fortbraggca
#365specieschallenge number 29: Otospermophilus beecheyi, California ground squirrel. Common in California and Oregon. Cute little buggers but they can be really destructive as they dig massive burrows with multiple entrances. Taking a little break from my intertidal series because I’ve posted all the critters I have on my phone. I believe Ive got a few more in my camera but need to make time to pull the cards and edit the pictures. #groundsquirrel #gopher #squirrel #biology #california #fauna #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
It's always a good day for fresh fish and chips and a cold drink down in Noyo Harbor. #ILoveFortBragg
pc: 🐟joyluckjess at noyo_fish
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Here’s another shorebird! #365specieschallenge number 58 is Sayornis nigiricans, or the black phoebe, is such a cool little insectivore. They build mud nests under cliffs! #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #blackphoebe #phoebe #passerine #flycatcher #insectivore #shorebirds #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal #birder #imnotabirder #audubon #wildlifephotography #planetbirds planetbirds
Anniversary trip to Fort Bragg! First time being there, and we had awesome weather and food! We did the Mendocino Gardens, Skunk Train, the lighthouse and hiked a few coastal trails!
#365specieschallenge number 26, marine biology in the intertidal zone series number 6: Pisaster ochraceus, or the ochre sea star, is a common starfish found among the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Identified as a keystone species, Pisaster is considered an important indicator for the health of the intertidal zone. #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #marinebiology #zoology #intertidal #intertidalzone #bushcraft #fishing #coastalforaging #ochrestar #seastar #ochreseastar #starfish #fortbragg #glassbeach #mackerricherstatepark #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
Moonset at dawn on the bluffs of Fort Bragg.
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#365specieschallenge number 28, intertidal biology number 8: Mopalia muscosa, mossy chiton. Some mossy chitons are biofluorescent around the girdle and may show a bright glowing green color under ultra-violet or blue light. They typically move about at night or when covered by a high tide in order to graze on red and green algae. Pretty neat, huh? #marinebiology #intertidal #intertidalzone #pacificocean #sealife #marinelife #marinelifephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephoto #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #chiton #mossychiton #fortbragg #wildlife #underwater #kingtide #lowtide #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
Have you ever gotten up close and personal with a great blue heron? #365specieschallenge number 40: Serene and statuesque, this Ardea herodias (great blue heron) stood tall among the tidal pools during the #KingTides in #FortBragg. Did you know this species can grow up to 4 feet tall and have a wingspan of up to 6 feet? These birds are skilled hunters, using their sharp beaks to catch fish and other prey. 🦢✨ I’m no birdwatcher, I’m not in the Audubon society, but it’s fun to capture a sharp image of a bird. Especially since they’re so…wait for it…FLIGHTY! I crack myself up. Or maybe I’ve just cracked! #NatureLovers #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #birding #heron #fishing #tidepools #tidepooling #greatblueheron #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
#365specieschallenge number 21, and also the first of my sporadic marine biology in the intertidal zone series: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, pacific purple sea urchin. They’re deep purple in color, eggs are orange when secreted in water, and lives in lower inter-tidal and nearshore sub-tidal communities. January, February, and March function as the typical active reproductive months for the species. And according to countrymanforager pretty darn good eating! #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #urchin #seaurchin #purpleseaurchin #fishing #intertidal #intertidalzone #coastalforaging #wildedibles #bushcraft #badgerdoesbushcraft #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
Did a quick live in between chasing birds and recording b-roll for a nature video. This is just one of the beaches covered in sea glass at Fort Bragg, CA. Wanna know why it’s here? Watch the video! (Also sorry to nancylia.woods for butchering her name 🤣) #badgerdoesbushcraft #costalcalifornia #biologist #coastline #naturalscience #naturalist #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcostal #logging #glassbeach #photography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotographer #naturephoto #naturephotographer #naturefornerds #fortbraggca
Somehow I managed to park this little beast at a very fun angle. It was almost harder getting hooked back up afterwards, but it is getting easier every time.
Best part of the trip is the kids got to stack up their outside hours;)
Countdown to the next coast trip… #mackerricherstatepark #fortbraggphotos #gocamping #adventureseekingbehavior 1000hoursoutside overlandexplorervehicles yeti antidoteoutdoors
Wouldn’t you like to lay in the sun all day like these fellas? #365specieschallenge number 36: Phoca vitulina richardii, pacific harbor seal. Harbor seals hang out in coastal waters, and tend to stick to familiar haul out spots to rest on. I watched them in several places, one location where a seal really wanted to get up on the rock, but he just couldn’t find a spot to get up at. These guys are staring me down for incorrectly calling them leopard seals. Now that I’ve looked up the leopard seal again, no wonder they glared at me, they look nothing alike! #harborseal #pacificharborseal #seal #sealion #sealife #intertidalzone #blubber #fortbraggca #marinebiology #marinebiologist #biologist #biologistlife #wildlifebiologist #thewildlifebiologist #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
#365specieschallenge number 23, marine biology in the intertidal zone series number 3: Anthopleura xanthogrammica, giant green anemone. Though it’s considered a solitary animal, it can often be found in groups as dense as 14 anemones per square meter (3 square feet). These anemones are carnivores, feeding on crabs, mussels, small fishes and sea urchins. They have been known to settle into mussel beds for easy access to a sustainable food source. #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #marinebiology #zoology #intertidal #intertidalzone #bushcraft #fishing #coastalforaging #anemone #anemones #ocean #oceans #fortbragg #underwater #underwaterlife #sealife #coastal #marine #biology #fish #studentoflife #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
Into the woods🌲 from the archive of the Great Fort Bragg Photo Collection. Keep tagging your pictures of our coastline, forests, and downtown with #fortbraggphotos and maybe you’ll see your images on posters and postcards around town! Link in bio for details #ILoveFortBragg
Escaping the foggy coast for sun 🌞 and meandering on the Noyo River
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Looking at the first picture, can you guess what today’s critter (# 25 already! Wow!) is? Stop reading and swipe ➡️➡️➡️ to see if you guessed right!
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#365specieschallenge, marine biology in the intertidal zone series number 5: Haliotis rufescens, or red abalone, a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalones, ormer shells or paua. It is distributed from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico. While the abalone season has been closed in California for several years to allow them to recover from overfishing, the king tides allowed me to see dozens, maybe even hundreds of abalone near Fort Bragg. More pictures to follow, whenever I get around to pulling the card on my camera. #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #marinebiology #zoology #intertidal #intertidalzone #bushcraft #fishing #coastalforaging #redabalone #abalone #abaloneshell #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
The warm light of our winter sky. Another stunning sunset hangs over the trestle at Pudding Creek, captured by malomalo59 ✨#ILoveFortBragg
#mendocinocoast #winter #sunset #fortbraggca #visitcalifornia #recreateresponsibly #getoutside #maskup #fortbraggphotos
The Great Fort Bragg Photo Collection "Best In Show" photo goes to James Mallory malomalo59 📸who won top honors for this amazing picture of Pudding Creek. Our finalists, including casesofcasey our.world.my.view and smalltowninfluencer will all have their selected photos turned into posters and postcards to be displayed and sold around town!
The collection was such a success, we want to keep this going! Tag your posts with #fortbraggphotos and we'll keep featuring and finding creative ways to share Fort Bragg through your lens. #ILoveFortBragg
Such a beautiful rendition of the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse from patrickdelfabbro!
Just a few hours north of the San Francisco Bay stands this 112 year old lighthouse along the cliffs of the Northern California coastline.
Come and visit: pointcabrillo.org
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My kind of morning... 🛶
During our stay at littleriverinn we got to paddle along the Noyo River on a guided tour by liquidfusionkayak. #hosted We saw deer, a blue heron, a peregrine falcon (! attacking another bird), and a harbor seal. The water was quiet and peaceful and even our fur babies even got to come along. 🦊
Visit liquidfusionkayak to learn more and if you're headed to Mendocino, to book your own tour. 💙
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#365specieschallenge number 62: Melospiza melodia, song sparrow. Basically everywhere in North America. #songsparrow #birder #imnotabirder #foragingcalifornia #365speciesbadgerdoesbushcraft #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal #planetbirds
In the right place ✨
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There's only one word we can say... WOW!!
Local artist Ryan Grossman painted this piece to show the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, as if you were looking through our Fresnel lens.
pointcabrillo.org
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Walking next to a beautiful windswept view over the weekend.
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Calla lilies have made their appearance at Point Cabrillo, and that means Spring is just around the corner!
Start planning your Spring visit to the lighthouse, just 3 hours north of the San Francisco Bay Area, between the towns of Fort Bragg and Mendocino in Northern California.
📸: lowryrita77 ✨
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Iconic Fort Bragg. Life is certainly opening up and we are looking forward to a bustling summer on the coast. Now's the time to book that trip! When you do come visit we want you to feel like part of the community AND we encourage you to do your part to keep Fort Bragg beautiful by keeping your footprint small. Always pick up after a day at the beach and try bringing your own reusable water bottles and utensils for take out to cut down on trash. These little will make a big difference for our small town! #ILoveFortBragg
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Moody Blues. Point Cabrillo Light Station stuns in this picture by jasonbranz ✨We love seeing what you're snapping. Help us add to the amazing Fort Bragg Photo Collection by tagging your favorite Fort Bragg pictures with #fortbraggphotos ✨
The Dream Keeper
Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamers,
Bring me all of your
Heart melodies
That I may wrap them
In a blue cloud-cloth
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world.
✨Langston Hughes✨
Insanely unreal #flower at noyoharborinn in Fort Bragg. I mean seriously. This beauty is from another dimension. 🫥✨
I call him Mr. Purple(what else?) 😝and I’ve never seen one so vibrant purple before! He has a great house on the beach too, nice landscaping of Palm trees. Swipe to see him up close. Next post, I will show you teal starfish, those I’ve never seen before!
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If you haven’t had a chance to stroll through downtown Fort Bragg in a while, you’ll want to now. Fort Bragg’s newest mural featuring the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is up on the corner of Redwood Street and Highway One!
Special thanks to fortbraggalleywayart, coasthardwareradioshackdealer, Margaret Reiter, the City of Fort Bragg and especially our talented artist rgrossmanart!
#bealight #bealightmural #pointcabrillo #lighthouse #lighthouses #fortbraggca #fortbraggphotos #mendocino #mendocinocoast #mendocinocounty #fortbragg #mural #artist #muralartist #visitcalifornia #timelapse #murals #streetart #alleywayart #ryangrossman
Off the beaten path. The flowers are starting to bloom all along our beautiful #Coast. How lucky are we to call this #Home?
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This photo looks like something out of a movie!! The colors of the sunset, mixed with the light from the lens and the light mist... wow!
Thank you to joekearnsphoto for sharing!
www.PointCabrillo.org
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Pink Moonset on the Pacific.
We got spoiled in short order with beautiful weather on the north coast, it seems that September has always been great, but I like August in the low 80’s and views like these of the last supermoon of the year.🌊🌕
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The Great Fort Bragg Photo Collection is off to a scenic start, with dozens of beautiful coastal shots. Tag your favorite Fort Bragg posts with #fortbraggphotos 📷 and at the end of the month we’ll all vote on our favorites in each category (coast, forest, downtown and general). Winning photos will be turned into posters and postcards available for sale online and around town! See link in bio for all the details and get snapping! #ILoveFortBragg
62 degree water, 70 degree air, and more pancake flat seas 🌊. Thankfully there is still a little bit of pulse and whitewater 💦
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Into the woods at golden hour. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring and out here on the coast we are gearing up for a season of outdoor exploration and events including virtual Whale Festival celebrations and our month long Restaurant Week! Follow along with our stories to stay up to date on Fort Bragg happenings! #ILoveFortBragg
Photo by lightlab.photography
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Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park.
A historic 1909 lighthouse in Northern California, between the towns of Fort Bragg and Mendocino, about three hours north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
📸: adamshootstuff
www.pointcabrillo.org
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Blue Economy Symposium and Learning Festival coming soon!
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Coming soon to Downtown Fort Bragg, California!
Here’s a sneak peek at the Mendocino Coast’s newest mural project, featuring the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, painted by rgrossmanart and organized by fortbraggalleywayart!
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There is something magical about kayaking under redwood trees 🌲
We enjoy guiding our Noyo Meander Tours out of a locally built strip built wooden kayak. It was handmade from local wood including sinker redwood logs.
Photo by sea__g
#mondaymagic #kayakinginredwoods #noyomeander #mendocino #visitmendocino #fortbraggphotos #noyoriver #kayaking #kayaktour #woodenkayak #stripbuilt #immersionresearch #paddlingmixtape #redwoods
Friendly Fort Bragg ocean ambassador here to remind you to leave only footprints when you're visiting the beach. Help us preserve the Mendocino Coast for our native wildlife and pack out everything you bring in. You can help us cut down on waste by with re-usable picnic supplies and re-fillable water bottles. These little things really make a huge difference for our beaches and our 🦀friends. #ILoveFortBragg
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Couple of teal starfish here and a closeup of the brightest one out of view in the first shot, amazing the entire rocks were completely covered in living things, mussels, anemones, sea urchins and stars, and so beautiful! I haven’t seen many good tide pools and rocks since Oregon, so I had one eye on the ocean as I ran around exploring until gradually the waves chased me back. But if I had seen those little teal ones…..I might have stayed longer. 😍💙💚#starfish#tealstarfish
✨You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them...In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night...You - only you - will have stars that can laugh.✨
✨ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Drought-Proof Whitewater Kayaking aka Whitewater of the Sea🌊
There is always whitewater on the Mendocino Coast. All you need is your whitewater kayak and kit and a sense of adventure . . . of course if you want to speed up your learning and fun, a lesson with us will get you going.
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Sunrise. Time for a bridge to somewhere.
(Pudding Creek Trestle, Fort Bragg)
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Fort Bragg and the surrounding parks and coastline are the perfect backdrop for some truly amazing photos. Share your dreamy sunsets, iconic bridge shots, and moody forest scenes with us using #fortbraggphotos and tag us to to help us tell the visual story of this beautiful place #ILoveFortBragg
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Scout and Hank playing at Seaside beach, March 2022. This was Hank’s last romp at the beach with his cousin Scout before crossing the rainbow bridge. #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggpets
Meandering back the Noyo River and checking out the redwood forest via kayak. #naturedeliverydevice #forestbathing #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggforest #mendocino #noyoriver #noyomeander
You really feel the fleetingness of time and ephemerality of beauty, as you watch the rising sun slowly but unstoppably illuminate our coast, from the tip of sea stacks to the crashing waves.
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Morning walk to Glass Beach with Leah & Benjamin. As cold as this water is, Leah still enjoyed getting her paws wet for a little bit.
The views from Glass Beach are amazing. Thanks Darnell for sharing with us some of the history about this place! You were so right, there’s barely any glass left on the beach. This place is proof of how we are as a society…so entitled.
#californialiving #californiaadventure #mendocinocoast #fortbraggca #fortbraggphotos #glassbeach #views #familyvacation #dogfriendlybeaches #dogsarefamily #rescuedogsofinstagram
Lighthouse Road.
📸: @ jess.a.bell
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You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to leave the shore.💙 #fortbragg #fortbraggphotos
You can see me without looking at me.
(The shadow of Pudding Creek Trestle cast at sunrise across the sandy beach and coastal bluffs)
#fortbragg #puddingcreek #bridge #trestlebridge #mendocinocounty #mendocinocoast #beach #pacificocean #coastline #california #californiacoast #norcal #visitcalifornia #fortbraggphotos #Ilovefortbragg #hiking #californialove #californiadreaming #outdoors #nature #optoutside #getoutside #adventure #wondermore #exploremore #sunrise #sunriselover #shadow #magichour #canonphotography
Blue skies over the restaurants in Noyo Harbor. This year we'll be celebrating Fort Bragg Restaurant Week and supporting our local eateries for the entire month of March. With outdoor patio dining and special to-go service, enjoy full course dinners and treat sized options from across the Fort Bragg. If you're a lucky local or plan to be in town this March, be sure to visit our link in bio for a full list of participating restaurants! #ILoveFortBragg
🌤photo from princessseafood
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This is where we get to live.
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Just sipping Pacific Star Wines and enjoying the good life!
Bring your sweater!
For reals, it is so nice and cool here!
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#FORTBRAGGPHOTOS #fortbraggcalifornia #fortbraggcalif🌊 #fortbraggcali 😎🍷🍷🍷😎😎😎
POV: You wake up in the morning, hike through the redwoods and look up to this view with your coffee in hand.
📸 ericmencis
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Joy 🤩 It’s contagious - catch it!
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"I wonder if David Bowie would do something like this." -- gravity44 , as we donned our dorky helmets for a goofy, but fun Skunk Train railbike experience last weekend in Fort Bragg. He comes up with the funniest stuff. I actually keep a list of Brad Gravitt Gold in my notes app. 😆💘
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Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California
Photos by nk_aroundtheworld
Glass Beach is a beach near Fort Bragg, named from a time when it was abundant with sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town.
History
In 1906, Fort Bragg residents established an official water dump site behind the Union Lumber Company onto what is now known as "Site 1". Most water-fronted communities had water dump sites discarding glass, appliances, and even vehicles. Locals referred to it as "The Dumps." Fires were often lit using Molotov cocktails to reduce the size of the trash pile.
When the original dump site filled up in 1943, the site was moved to what is now known as "Site 2", the active dump site from 1943 until 1949. When this beach became full in 1949, the dump was moved north to what is now known as "Glass Beach", which remained an active dump site until 1967.
The California State Water Resources Control Board and city leaders closed this area in 1967. Various cleanup programs were undertaken through the years to correct the damage. Over the next several decades, what was biodegradable in the dump sites simply degraded and all the metal and other items were eventually removed and sold as scrap or used in art. The pounding waves broke down the glass and pottery and tumbled those pieces into the small, smooth, colored pieces that often become jewelry-quality, which cover Glass Beach and the other two glass beaches (former dump sites) in Fort Bragg.
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Today Rhea and I went out Simpson Lane to her friend's property to pick blackberries. Plum blackberry jam is coming soon! #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggforest
~living my best life~
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The SEA is calling ☎️
Let’s Go! 🌊 🐬 🦭 🐟
Noyo Sea Kayak Tours are available this week. This is our special Noyo sampler tour that includes kayaking in the river, harbor, and ocean. Check availability and book online - liquidfusionkayak.com
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Dinner at my favorite place with a favorite person. Caught up on the week, watched the wildlife, and pondered why the Coasties were backed into the tight spot between the docks…. #fortbraggca #fortbraggphotos #noyoharbor #coastalliving #coastguard
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park.
Located about 3 hours north of San Francisco, this historic lighthouse sits between the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg on the Northern California coast. This lighthouse is still active with its 1909 Fresnel lens.
📸: atabakus
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The Sea 🌊 is Calling
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The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens are 47 acres of colorful beauty. With a rainbow assortment of different flowers, lush green forests, and a commanding ocean view, this northern coast botanical garden should definitely be on your list of places to see when you’re in Mendocino. 💐
Founded in 1961, the garden is one of the largest ones in California and hosts a variety of flora from around the world. Different blooms occur at different months of the year, ensuring that you’ll get to see flowers whenever you go. The bird watching is fantastic, and you’re surrounded by several scenic trails that take you into dense woodlands and bushes. Check the weather before you go—it’s often foggy on the northern coast, but that can make for a serene visit to the gardens. It’s a wonderful place to spend an hour or two admiring the beauty of life. 🌸
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Perspective. Pudding Creek Trestle at Sunset by malomalo59 ✨ Share your favorite images from your visit using #fortbraggphotos to be part of our story. #ILoveFortBragg
Point Cabrillo ♡
📸: janet_ashford
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"It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
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You can spend hours and hours wandering the acres of environments at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. Known for their prolific rhododendron specimens which are heading toward peak bloom, April is beautiful time to visit. With vast gardens, canyons, coastal bluffs, wetlands, and a closed-cone pine forest, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is one of only a few public gardens with direct ocean frontage. #ILoveFortBragg
Enter their #rhodophotoshow mendocinocoastbotanicalgardens
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Sunset silhouettes, DSLR version. 😎🧡💛🖤
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That beachy glow. Another magical golden hour picture from the Great Fort Bragg Photo Collection. Keep those pictures coming, we'll be voting for our favorites soon! #fortbraggphotos
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There's absolutely zero filter on this and it was snapped quickly while heavily breathing walking up the stairs by the Harbor Lite Lodge. IYKYN🤣
The harbor in #Fortbragg is where it's happening. Have you visited lately?
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See ya in another 22 years!😅
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Lovely sunset tonight on the eve if the summer solstice. We live in a beautiful world. #fortbraggphotos #fortbraggcoastal
#mushrooms #bonnets #forestareas #fall
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