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Old 11-09-2014, 07:53 PM
 
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Different strokes for different folks. Regarding water temps I guess it depends how 'fair-weather' a person is. Our kids play in the ocean year round without a problem. This Summer was exceptionally warm and did not require a wetsuit at all. Just take a look at Santa Cruz up the coast for example. Its considered Surf City with thousands of people in ocean year round. But heck, even when I lived in SoCal I remember certain folks moving from TX, FL, HI complaining how cold the water was there. Surfing in 56' water in SoCal was fine for my friends and I in winter months. So this one is very much relative to one's own ability to handle cooler temps (e.g. wimp factor). I've surfed year round from border to border in CA. You just need the right equipment for the conditions. Right now in Monterey it's 61 degrees and perfect for a light wetsuit or none at all for some.

We're actually from SoCal and like the Central Coast much more. We could live anywhere in the state but much prefer it over SoCal. And our family enjoys the ocean year round here. But we got very tired of the concrete jungle of LA/OC. The primary benefits for us include more green, wide open spaces, less impacted (far less traffic: 5, 405, 605, 110, 91, 57 (double Yuck!), people, building, billboards), less pollution (air, land, water) including the ocean and over development, better proximity to the High Sierra and excellent Big Sur coastal mountains, redwoods, the Bay itself which is a marine life sanctuary, slower paced and the list goes on.

In fact Every time we visit friends/family down south we are extremely glad to be leaving LA as we head north. Many of our friends and family who grew up in LA/OC moved out for similar reasons. I'm not sure how long you have lived there. But you'll find many of the residents have the same sentiment about it (love/hate relationship). Glad you're enjoying it. As I said different strokes.

Derek
BEST place in the world....maybe someday I can move there! I grew up spending summers on the beach in Santa Cruz...one can bodysurf just fine, it's not the Caribbean but it's doable.

I love the fog, great for flower gardens and good for sleeping.

Lucky you!
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Old 11-09-2014, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, WA
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BEST place in the world....maybe someday I can move there! I grew up spending summers on the beach in Santa Cruz...one can bodysurf just fine, it's not the Caribbean but it's doable.

I love the fog, great for flower gardens and good for sleeping.

Lucky you!
Yes, the fog is actually a wonderful thing for our Central and Northern Coasts providing us much needed nourishment for the plants, trees and soil. We could not have beautiful coastal redwood giants without it. Unfortunately it has decreased somewhat with this Summer being one of the warmest, least foggy on record. I'm glad we're getting some much needed late season fog recently. Clearing and Present Danger? Fog That Nourishes California Redwoods Is Declining - Scientific American I am hoping this is a cyclical thing which returns with more in the future.





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Old 11-09-2014, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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Yes, the fog is actually a wonderful thing for our Central and Northern Coasts providing us much needed nourishment for the plants, trees and soil. We could not have beautiful coastal redwood giants without it. Unfortunately it has decreased somewhat with this Summer being one of the warmest, least foggy on record. I'm glad we're getting some much needed late season fog recently. Clearing and Present Danger? Fog That Nourishes California Redwoods Is Declining - Scientific American I am hoping this is a cyclical thing which returns with more in the future.





Derek
Derek, your photo is my dream location... Fortunately, there are redwoods around Crescent City, too - yay!
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Old 11-09-2014, 09:46 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Yes, the fog is actually a wonderful thing for our Central and Northern Coasts providing us much needed nourishment for the plants, trees and soil. We could not have beautiful coastal redwood giants without it. Unfortunately it has decreased somewhat with this Summer being one of the warmest, least foggy on record. I'm glad we're getting some much needed late season fog recently. Clearing and Present Danger? Fog That Nourishes California Redwoods Is Declining - Scientific American I am hoping this is a cyclical thing which returns with more in the future.
I forget, are your pix for sale? Do you exhibit somewhere?
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Old 11-09-2014, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Derek, your photo is my dream location... Fortunately, there are redwoods around Crescent City, too - yay!
Yes, that's actually near to where these photos were taken and one of my favorite redwood locations in the state. It also has the largest redwoods along with rhododendrons which grow wildly.




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Old 11-09-2014, 09:51 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, WA
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I forget, are your pix for sale? Do you exhibit somewhere?
Ruth, I do sell limited prints. Though I have not pursued exhibits or galleries as I'm just too busy with my day job and young kids at home right now. There are only so many hours in the day. I always say once I retire I may pursue it more. Maybe once the kids are grown I'll have more time.

Here's my website and online gallery: browse - landandseaphoto

Derek
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Old 11-09-2014, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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Yes, that's actually near to where these photos were taken and one of my favorite redwood locations in the state. It also has the largest redwoods along with rhododendrons which grow wildly.




Derek
Heaven! I have never been to the redwoods in that area. I didn't know there were wild rhododendrons in CA. This is so exciting.

I mailed my first application to Crescent City today. Here's hoping...
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Old 11-09-2014, 11:44 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Sorry, I spent too many Septembers with sweat running down my legs while sitting in class. And you must have missed the threads and comments on the Bay Area forum about the heat wave this last season. You must be new to the Bay Area. Oh, oops! I see you live in LA. Oh well.
No, im sorry, I go through about 40 days of 100 F a year at my place, I even went a full week working at 110 F this past July and didnt "sweat from my legs" yeah it was hot but not extreme, as far as i know you could have been sweating your legs off in an 80 F "heatwave" in the Bay Area.

it all depends on what you classify hot. for example there are gardeners who work all summer in places here in the Los Angeles Metro that see average summer highs in the upper 90s and low 100s and work all day with long sleeves and don't bi*ch about the heat. but then there are others who think the Bay Area is hot.
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Old 11-09-2014, 11:48 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Heaven! I have never been to the redwoods in that area. I didn't know there were wild rhododendrons in CA. This is so exciting.

I mailed my first application to Crescent City today. Here's hoping...
Check your message in-box. I sent some additional info on hikes including a map.

Let us know how things go. Hopefully you'll be living on the coast soon.

Derek
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Old 11-10-2014, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Carpinteria
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Wow, I wake up everyday thinking I love the weather here. Lived up and down the west coast and here works for me.
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