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When Point Reyes became a National Seashore in the early 1960's the area was largely used for dairy ranching. Thanks to deals worked out with ranchers, Point Reyes it is still used for that purpose.
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That's Chimney Rock at the very tip of the land-mass in the distance. If you ask me, up close Chimney Rock doesn't look anything like a chimney, but the isolated and harsh area has one of the finest displays of wildflowers on the west coast of California. The wind usually makes wildflower photography as difficult as possible.
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This is an old shot of Douglas Iris. Life can get kind of dreary on the ranch -- thought the Iris would add some color to this post.
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Most of the buildings on this dairy ranch are old, and some are even older.
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I don't think too many old tanker trucks get any crustier than this.
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Gotta love these farmers for their ingenuity. But I doubt if they ever stand back to admire their accidental artistry.
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4 comments:
Love the Pt. Reyes farms! The happy California cows from that dumb commercial surely come from here.
That photo in your header is GORGEOUS! Where was it taken? I love the tree tunnel.
HI ADAM -- Yep, happy cows fer sure... I'm going to have to get back out there and get some cow shots... (((and I swear I saw them filming one of those silly cheese commercials out near the Cheese Factory a few years ago)))
AND HI TANGOBABY -- That Cypress Tree Tunnel is out at the old RCA receiving station (KPH) about a mile past Johnson's Oyster Farm.
Tomorrow I will be showing this photo and a few more of the Inverness and Point Reyes area, but then on Saturday I'm going to show you what's inside the old RCA station -- something right out of the past... Stay tuned...
Love the weathered wood in that top photo -- and the beautiful wildflower too.
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