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-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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Lunar Phase

Tag Archives: Beach
Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good
I love her voluptuous curves and curling lips. She’s always wet and tastes salty and she feels good to ride. The glide of my stick across her silky smoothness, a sensation that always keeps me coming back for more. And … Continue reading →
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Tagged Beach, Kelly Slater, Ocean, Rincon, Sunsets, Surfing
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The Waxing and Waning of Campus Point Beach
The view from the cliffs in June 1969 looking up the beach toward Campus/Goleta Point in the distance and showing a huge accumulation of sand. The red dot shows the location where the photos below were taken from. March 1975. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Beach, Campus Point, El NIno, Goleta Point, Ocean, Tides, UCSB
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Beach Sunset à la ‘Cito
Looking southeast from Miramar Beach in Montecito beneath a waxing gibbous.
Gaviota Coast
November rain showers off the Gaviota Coast. Related Posts: Paleopit, Surfing Cetaceans, Refugio Beach Sunset, Rincon Point Sunset, Miramar Beach Sunset













