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Beach Day
5/17/2026

   4 stops along the Pacific Coast   

4 different beaches from Santa Maria, CA to Gaviota, CA

        Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve        

Windy morning at this beach near Santa Maria, CA.
There was a baby seal there all by itself. I hope mom is close by! 
Just north of Vandenberg Space Force Base!

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        Jalama Beach        

You'll notice the railroad tracks... I had hoped to get to shoot a video of an Amtrak train going by, and wouldn't you know it - one came by exactly when I was least prepared for one - and it was gone by the time I got my camera in my hands!

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        Gaviota State Park Beach        

More railroad tracks - and a trestle bridge right over the state beach...

as unfortunate as I was at Jalama Beach, I was equally so here.  

Walking on the beach, I heard a noise above me, and by the time I was able to turn and look,

I watched the last car of the train disappear.  

I guess today was not going to be a train video day.

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        The bridges of Arroyo Hondo        

Same train tracks, but no trains to miss this time.
Along side of the train trestle bridge is an old auto bridge for US-101

(and I'm assuming concurrent PCH-1).

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© 2026 By Steve Schott

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