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Guest Video.
We will be featuring guest video on this site on a regular basis. Send us
your links deci@crystalinecove.net. We also love to feature good pics,
so send them along!
This video takes you along on a dreamy camping trip to Big Sur, with
shades of the 1960s. Very pleasant.
We will be featuring guest video on this site on a regular basis. Send us
your links deci@crystalinecove.net. We also love to feature good pics,
so send them along!
This video takes you along on a dreamy camping trip to Big Sur, with
shades of the 1960s. Very pleasant.
San Simeon is located at the southern point of the Big Sur Coastline in Central California. We enjoy some of the
most spectacular scenery in the world. Sheer cliffs plunge to rocky beaches; pelicans and California Condors
soar through our skies. Whales, dolphins and sea otters frolic in our seas. Wild and pristine, this is some of the
most sensitive and protected land in California. Photo Gallery.
most spectacular scenery in the world. Sheer cliffs plunge to rocky beaches; pelicans and California Condors
soar through our skies. Whales, dolphins and sea otters frolic in our seas. Wild and pristine, this is some of the
most sensitive and protected land in California. Photo Gallery.
This is Your Central Coast.
Crystaline Cove is a place for all residents and visitors
who love the beautiful Central Coast. This is your
website! Get Involved! Pictures are always welcome, as
well as articles, poetry, and information. Send to Deci at
deci@crystalinecove.net.
Crystaline Cove is a place for all residents and visitors
who love the beautiful Central Coast. This is your
website! Get Involved! Pictures are always welcome, as
well as articles, poetry, and information. Send to Deci at
deci@crystalinecove.net.
Support Crystaline Cove.
Help keep us up and running. Visit our sponsors.
Each click helps us keep going.This is a labor of love,
and all donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Help keep us up and running. Visit our sponsors.
Each click helps us keep going.This is a labor of love,
and all donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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New Art Pages.
We are looking for artists and galleries to feature in our
new Arts Section. Features and listings are free.
Contact deci@crystalinecove.net. We are presently
featuring painter Steven Mills.
We are looking for artists and galleries to feature in our
new Arts Section. Features and listings are free.
Contact deci@crystalinecove.net. We are presently
featuring painter Steven Mills.
Tour Hearst Castle for free in June
Free tours of Hearst Castle will be offered June 2 to mark the
50th anniversary of the opening of the San Simeon estate of
media magnate William Randolph Hearst to the public.
Work on the Castle went on from 1919 until an ailing Hearst
left for the last time in 1947. He died in 1951.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation charged
$1 for children and $2 for adults when Hearst San Simeon
State Historical Monument tours began June 2, 1958.
The equivalent tour now costs $10 for children and $20 for
adults.
Friends of Hearst Castle has announced a series of special
events during the Castle’s golden anniversary year, including
a concert, fashion show, lectures, a reception and dinner.
Free tours of Hearst Castle will be offered June 2 to mark the
50th anniversary of the opening of the San Simeon estate of
media magnate William Randolph Hearst to the public.
Work on the Castle went on from 1919 until an ailing Hearst
left for the last time in 1947. He died in 1951.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation charged
$1 for children and $2 for adults when Hearst San Simeon
State Historical Monument tours began June 2, 1958.
The equivalent tour now costs $10 for children and $20 for
adults.
Friends of Hearst Castle has announced a series of special
events during the Castle’s golden anniversary year, including
a concert, fashion show, lectures, a reception and dinner.
For details, go to www.friendsofhearstcastle.org or call (805) 927-2138.
For tour reservations, go to www.hearstcastle.com or call (800) 444-4445.
For tour reservations, go to www.hearstcastle.com or call (800) 444-4445.
Murder Victim Identified in 1993 Big Sur Case
Fifteen years after a pair of mushroom foragers found her skeletonized remains off a road in Big Sur, and
four years after the Monterey County Sheriff ’s Office tried to get her DNA identified, authorities have learned the
name of a woman who died of gunshot wounds in 1993.
Bakersfield resident Frances Pauline Elwell, born in September 1965, had been dead for at least a few months,
and possibly as long as a year, when two men hunting for mushrooms in Los Padres National Forest off
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road about three miles east of Highway 1 reported finding her remains.
The coroner’s office kept her remains and in 2004 submitted a DNA sample to the California Department of
Justice. On March 31, investigators finally learned the name of their murder victim. Elwell, it turned out, had served
time in prison, and the state lab matched the DNA samples taken during her sentence and when her body was
found. Nobody had reported her missing.
Working with Bakersfield Police Department and the sheriff ’s office in Kern County, deputies located and notified
her family, who still live in Bakersfield. Now that investigators know her name, they can delve into her past in hopes
of determining who shot her.
Fifteen years after a pair of mushroom foragers found her skeletonized remains off a road in Big Sur, and
four years after the Monterey County Sheriff ’s Office tried to get her DNA identified, authorities have learned the
name of a woman who died of gunshot wounds in 1993.
Bakersfield resident Frances Pauline Elwell, born in September 1965, had been dead for at least a few months,
and possibly as long as a year, when two men hunting for mushrooms in Los Padres National Forest off
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road about three miles east of Highway 1 reported finding her remains.
The coroner’s office kept her remains and in 2004 submitted a DNA sample to the California Department of
Justice. On March 31, investigators finally learned the name of their murder victim. Elwell, it turned out, had served
time in prison, and the state lab matched the DNA samples taken during her sentence and when her body was
found. Nobody had reported her missing.
Working with Bakersfield Police Department and the sheriff ’s office in Kern County, deputies located and notified
her family, who still live in Bakersfield. Now that investigators know her name, they can delve into her past in hopes
of determining who shot her.
New California Condor Chick
We are proud to announce the arrival of a new wild
condor chick to the family. On a recent expedition into Big Sur, Joe
Burnett (Senior Wildlife Biologist) discovered a one day old condor chick
in a cliffside nest. To his astonishment, the parents were no where to be
found. Joe luckily had a video camera with him and began taking video of
the new born chick. After only a few moments capturing some of the
chick's first sounds, Joe is startled by the prompt arrival of the well
known protective father. In the video you can see Joe pan out attempting
to locate the big male. Only at the very end of the video if you look closely
inside the nest do you see the male responding to the calls of Big Sur's
newest California condor.
We are proud to announce the arrival of a new wild
condor chick to the family. On a recent expedition into Big Sur, Joe
Burnett (Senior Wildlife Biologist) discovered a one day old condor chick
in a cliffside nest. To his astonishment, the parents were no where to be
found. Joe luckily had a video camera with him and began taking video of
the new born chick. After only a few moments capturing some of the
chick's first sounds, Joe is startled by the prompt arrival of the well
known protective father. In the video you can see Joe pan out attempting
to locate the big male. Only at the very end of the video if you look closely
inside the nest do you see the male responding to the calls of Big Sur's
newest California condor.
Wildflowers.
The wildflowers are incredible all along Highway 1 right now.
Charlie took this shot on Sunday, April 27, just north of Piedras
Blancas on Highway 1.
This is the best bloom we have seen in years. Some of the hills are
pure patches of color - purple lupine, yellow mustard, and the
bright clear orange of California poppy.
Best show around, don't miss it!
The wildflowers are incredible all along Highway 1 right now.
Charlie took this shot on Sunday, April 27, just north of Piedras
Blancas on Highway 1.
This is the best bloom we have seen in years. Some of the hills are
pure patches of color - purple lupine, yellow mustard, and the
bright clear orange of California poppy.
Best show around, don't miss it!
Shock at the rookery
Wildlife investigators are searching for suspects in the shooting
deaths of three elephant seals near San Simeon, an attack that
may be connected to the shooting of six sea lions in Oregon along
the Columbia River.
The violence is said to be a first for the rookery.
Elephant seals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act and disturbing one of the seals is a federal offense.
The bodies of the slain seals, between 2 and 5 years old, have
been buried in the sand on the beach, near the turnoff to Hearst
Castle and not far from where they were discovered dead.
Wildlife investigators are searching for suspects in the shooting
deaths of three elephant seals near San Simeon, an attack that
may be connected to the shooting of six sea lions in Oregon along
the Columbia River.
The violence is said to be a first for the rookery.
Elephant seals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act and disturbing one of the seals is a federal offense.
The bodies of the slain seals, between 2 and 5 years old, have
been buried in the sand on the beach, near the turnoff to Hearst
Castle and not far from where they were discovered dead.
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered by wildlife officials for information leading to the arrest of the shooter or
shooters. Anyone with information on the shooting should call:
• NOAA Special Agent Roy Torres at 831-647-2127
• The hotline for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement at 800-853-1964
• State Parks at 805-927-2068
• Cal-Tip at 888-334-2258
shooters. Anyone with information on the shooting should call:
• NOAA Special Agent Roy Torres at 831-647-2127
• The hotline for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement at 800-853-1964
• State Parks at 805-927-2068
• Cal-Tip at 888-334-2258
Mermaid and Pirate Festival
Morro Bay will host its first Mermaid and Pirate Festival this weekend to
celebrate the city’s newly constructed Harbor Walk.
Prizes will be awarded in three age categories for best mermaid or
merman costume and best pirate or pirate queen costume. Age
categories include 6 and under, 7-12 and 13-18.
The event includes a parade along the Harbor Walk. Participants will
gather at Morro Rock at 9:30 a. m. Saturday, May 17.
All children participating in the parade will receive a free lunch from
Dockside Restaurant. Corn dogs, seadogs, mini bread bowls and
drinks will be served.
To participate in the contest contact the Morro Bay Chamber of
Commerce at (805) 772-4467.
Morro Bay will host its first Mermaid and Pirate Festival this weekend to
celebrate the city’s newly constructed Harbor Walk.
Prizes will be awarded in three age categories for best mermaid or
merman costume and best pirate or pirate queen costume. Age
categories include 6 and under, 7-12 and 13-18.
The event includes a parade along the Harbor Walk. Participants will
gather at Morro Rock at 9:30 a. m. Saturday, May 17.
All children participating in the parade will receive a free lunch from
Dockside Restaurant. Corn dogs, seadogs, mini bread bowls and
drinks will be served.
To participate in the contest contact the Morro Bay Chamber of
Commerce at (805) 772-4467.
High levels of bacteria found at Cayucos State
Beach
County environmental health officials have posted public health
warnings at Cayucos State Beach at the Studio Drive parking lot.
Weekly sampling showed high bacteria levels in the water.
The signs advise beach-goers to avoid contact with the water. New
water samples were taken when the advisories were posted. The
signs will stay in place until a sample comes back that is within
state health standards.
The county Department of Environmental Health samples 20
popular beaches in the county and tests them for several types of
bacterial that can indicate unhealthful conditions.
Beach
County environmental health officials have posted public health
warnings at Cayucos State Beach at the Studio Drive parking lot.
Weekly sampling showed high bacteria levels in the water.
The signs advise beach-goers to avoid contact with the water. New
water samples were taken when the advisories were posted. The
signs will stay in place until a sample comes back that is within
state health standards.
The county Department of Environmental Health samples 20
popular beaches in the county and tests them for several types of
bacterial that can indicate unhealthful conditions.
