2013-05-26-morro-bay

Sunday visit to Paso Robles area wineries and Morro Bay. Click for the full size Morro Bay panorama

Philip Krumal at Asuncion Ridge Inn, multi-tasking as...	Judy Starr serves up her fine wines at Starr Ranch.	Judy Starr	The chemistry lab is right behind the tasting table.
Starr Ranch vineyard tasting room is in the barn with...	Starr Ranch Vineyard.	Snacks served with the wine tasting. Crackers of course,...	Picnic area at Starr Ranch.
Across the road at Kukkula vineyard.	Kukula, grape vines covering the Paso Robles hillsides.	These caged rocks provide a thermal mass for the exterior...	Jane outside the Kukkula barrel storage barn.
Landscaping at Kukkula with nut trees, olive trees, and...	More landscaping outside the Kukkula tasting room.	Orchard area at Kukkula.	One of Kukkula's lovely red's, possibly "In the red."
Jane with Michael and Jim at Kukkula.	Calcareous vineyard picnic area.	The busy tasting room at Calcareous.	In Morro Bay, a deep sea rescue submarine.
Information plaque for the DSRV in Morro Bay.	Another view of the Morro Bay DSRV.	50's vintage photos of the Morro Bay Embarcadero.	Do not climb on Tiki Joe!
Vessels in Morro Bay.	Coast Guard vessel.	Morro Rock touching the overhead fog layer.	Looking back at the estuary and power plant.
Something red billed fishing in the rocks.	Flowers along the walkway to Morro Rock.	Jim, Michael, and Jane walking to Morro Rock.	Bird silhouette against the rock wall.
Morro Rock historical marker.	Rock layers near the top of Morro Rock.	Rock ledges make great bird habitat on Morro Rock.	Visitors stacked some stones.
Plants and lichens around the base of Morro Rock.	A small plant gains a foothold in a crack.	Wildflowers around the base of Morro Rock.	Touching the rock.
Welcome to Morro Bay.	Michael has to touch the rock too.	Flowering cactus.	Do not enter or climb Morro Rock Ecological Reserve.
Great fault line in the rock.	Cactus and wildflowers.	A little batting practice at the beach.	I'd love to get a look inside this old radio shack. No...
Observing waves and wildflowers.	Waves crashing wildly on the ocean side of Morro Rock.	Ankles turned daily! Scramble over the rocks.	Waves crashing.
Jane and Jim relaxing and sharing.	Interesting scarring on the rock face, perhaps from its...	Squirrel among the rocks and wildflowers.	Great rock face has interesting pock marks, perhaps bird...
Great rock face at Morro Rock.	Sidecar, passenger, and hound.	Welcome to Morro Bay, with the Dynegy natural gas power...	Sea gull finds some fresh water.
Otters opening clams and chillin'	Otter watching the tourists.	A warning sign about the local watering holes, for...	Along the embarcadero at Morro Bay, salt-water taffy.
One of many seafood eateries.	A little run down at the Harbor Hu.

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