The WMF Facebook Feed
This is the archive of posts from the WMF Facebook page. Some of the images are unfortunately missing.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at
11:05am
"Biologists who monitor the seal population recently spotted the first pup of the season born on the beach at Point Reyes. Most pups are born in January, and initially are about 3 to 4 feet long and weigh about 60 pounds. "
http://www.marinij.com/marinne...Photo by Kent Porter at the Press Democrat:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/g...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at
12:58am
I lost my earring downtown Point Reyes on Monday. Just spreading the word in case anyone has found it.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at
6:59pm
Point Reyes officially entered Spanish maps on January 6, 1603 when Sebastian Vizcaino sighted the headlands on the Roman Catholic feast day of the three wise men. Following Spanish tradition, the headlands were named after these religious figures: "la Punta de los Reyes" or the Point of the Kings. (thx EP).
http://www.nps.gov/pore/histor...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at
6:59pm
A digital camera in black bag was lost on or around the Kehoe trail or parking lot Sunday, January 4th. Reward offered. If you've seen it or know anything about it, please leave a comment below. Thanks. (LL)
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at
6:28pm
"Point Reyes officially entered Spanish maps on January 6, 1603 when Sebastian Vizcaino sighted the headlands on the Roman Catholic feast day of the three wise men. Following Spanish tradition, the headlands were named after these religious figures: "la Punta de los Reyes" or the Point of the Kings. Spanish expeditions along the north coast continued. Later, sailors eventually found and entered Tomales Bay, where they would have seen the Miwok village at Segogolue or Toms Point. Amongst the kotças (sleeping shelters), the Spanish traded goods made of metal for finely woven Miwok baskets." (from
http://www.nps.gov/"¦/historycu"¦/people_europeanexplorers.htm)
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at
2:44pm
West Marin Mosquito Council meeting tonight. 7pm. Bolinas firehouse. Please attend to show the district that West Marin citizens still strongly support LOW toxic protocols for mosquito control.
http://westmarincitizen.com/an...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at
2:28pm
West Marin community please come out to show support. West Marin Mosquito Council meeting tonight. 7pm. Bolinas firehouse. Please attend to show the district that West Marin citizens still strongly support LOW toxic protocols for mosquito control.
http://westmarincitizen.com/an...
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Monday, January 5, 2015 at
5:16pm
Interesting way to memorialize your very special day. At The Old Western Saloon on the bar. Love the guy sitting on the stool. Maybe this was all Ken Fulk's idea. Photo by B.J. Martin.
https://twitter.com/bjmartin/s...
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Sunday, January 4, 2015 at
7:06pm
Full moon rising! Look for it! "The January 2015 full moon is the first full moon after the December 21 solstice. In North America, we often this full moon the Wolf Moon, Old Moon or Moon After Yule. Astronomically speaking, the moon is full at the moment that it's most opposite the sun in its orbit (180 from the sun in celestial or ecliptic longitude). For general reference, however, we can say the moon is full all night tonight, lighting up the nighttime from dusk until dawn." This picture is the same moon, tonight, in Italy.
http://earthsky.org/tonight/ja...
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Sunday, January 4, 2015 at
2:04pm
Here's some inspiration for the New Year. A great post about how Colin Carpenter built this gorgeous, completely off-the-grid house in Inverness a few years ago. Living the dream.
http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-...Maybe Ken Fulk and Hidden Dragon should take some notes...
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3rd Spare the Air day in a row today. Yesterday morning when I walked out onto my deck first Valley was filled with smoke. Today is not quite as much. Quaint old Invernesians are hypocritically exempt? Wood now is my only source of heat ... Other than easy to find portable electric heaters that can be moved from room to room.
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Saturday, January 3, 2015 at
10:45pm
Only Golden Gate Transit buses, emergency vehicles will be allowed to cross on Jan. 10-12. Golden Gate Ferry will expand its service.
By Bay City News Service:
The Golden Gate Bridge will close later this month for the installation of a 13,340-foot moveable median barrier to provide a safer trip across the bridge and eliminate head-on collisions, bridge officials said.
The 52-hour closure starts at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 10 and ends at 4 a.m. Jan. 12.
More than 3,200 steel-clad metal and concrete barrier units are already stacked at the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza administration building off of Merchant Road, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District spokeswoman Priya David Clemens said.
The units are 12 inches wide, 32 inches high and filled with high density concrete. They will be connected in a line using steel pins to form a semi-rigid median barrier designed to stay in place through tension and their own weight. Each barrier weighs approximately 1,500 pounds, Clemens said.
In advance of the closure, blue dots are being installed on the bridge roadway, Clemens said.
The dots are guidelines for the two zipper trucks with Golden Gate Bridge logos that will move the barriers to different lanes to accommodate traffic flow.
The estimated cost of the project is $30.3 million, with $20 million from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission via the state of California, $1.3 million in federal funds and $5.1 million from Golden Gate Bridge toll revenues.
During the closure, Golden Gate Transit buses will still be allowed to cross the bridge and will run on their normal weekend schedule. Emergency vehicles also will be allowed on the bridge during the closure.
Vehicles traveling from the North Bay will have to use either the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge or Bay Bridge to get into San Francisco.
Golden Gate Ferry will expand its service to and from Larkspur and San Francisco to include late night trips.
There will be 15 departures from Larkspur to San Francisco starting at 5:45 a.m. Jan. 10 through 12:35 a.m. Jan. 11. Eleven of the departures from Larkspur to San Francisco will be half-hour high-speed runs.
There are 14 departures from San Francisco to Larkspur from 6:20 a.m. Jan. 10 through 1:10 a.m. Jan. 11. Eleven of the departures will be high-speed runs.
The Sausalito Ferry to and from San Francisco will operate on its regular weekend schedule. The trip takes a half-hour one way.
The bridge's east sidewalk will remain open to pedestrians and bicyclists, but the west sidewalk and parking lots at both ends of the bridge will be closed to the public.
San Francisco Municipal Railway 28-19th Avenue buses will be allowed to operate through the tunnel under the Bridge Toll Plaza.
Access roads that lead to the bridge will start closing at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 9.
U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County will close at the Marin City/Sausalito exit. There will be no southbound access from Marin City to the bridge and there will be no northbound access from Alexander Avenue. Access to northbound Highway 101 will be available from Spencer Avenue and Rodeo Avenue.
In San Francisco, the Highway 101 closure will be at Doyle Drive and Marina Boulevard. There also will be a closure at the intersection of Park Presidio Boulevard and Lake Street. There will be no northbound access to Highway 101 between those exits and the bridge.
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Hadn't dawned on me that people might even try: "Point Reyes Visitors Warned Against Collecting Shellfish At Closed Drakes Bay Oyster Farm Site"
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c...The company plans to hold one last party to thank those who have supported them over the years. The potluck, which is open to the public, will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Point Reyes Station's Green Barn, at 540 Mesa Road.
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Friday, January 2, 2015 at
9:46am
New Year's Resolution: Where is the one place in West Marin you haven't been to in awhile (or ever) and are going to get to this year?
You could start here, what is the name of this spot?
Photo by Steve Bratman:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/d...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at
12:56pm
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at
11:08am
Just (9 am Dec 31) had a chat with Will Thompson, who is our local CHP patrolman. He told me he had just had a discussion at the sheriff's office about the parking ticket issued to a local person at Chicken Ranch a couple of days ago. He told me they have decided to rescind the ticket and that no parking tickets should be issued at that location, where people park to go to the beach. Linda Petersen
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at
9:40am
Comet Lovejoy will be the first naked eye comet of 2015, so check it out tonight when you're celebrating New Year's Eve, the green glow is amazing.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad...
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Monday, December 29, 2014 at
11:25pm
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Monday, December 29, 2014 at
9:21pm
WIND ALERT: NWS has issued a wind alert from 7am Tuesday to 12pm on Wednesday. "A fast moving...Cold...And dry storm system will sweep through the area late tonight and tuesday morning. Strong and gusty north to northeast winds will develop beginning tuesday morning through midday wednesday. Strongest winds are expected in the hills of the north and east bay. The time period of strongest winds will be between late tuesday afternoon and late tuesday night. Winds will gradually subside on wednesday."
Plan accordingly, be safe.
http://forecast.weather.gov/ww...
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Monday, December 29, 2014 at
12:43pm
So did anyone go? How was it? Star power in Point Reyes...
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Monday, December 29, 2014 at
9:38am
7:28am - Intense fog going over the hill and CHP at the reservoir. Drive safe! And it's a spare the air day...
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Sunday, December 28, 2014 at
1:57pm
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Sunday, December 28, 2014 at
1:14pm
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Sunday, December 28, 2014 at
1:14pm
Has anyone ever gotten a parking ticket for parking at Chicken Ranch Beach?
Yesterday I got a ticket for parking on the shoulder of Sir Francis Drake Blvd just up from the beach. This is where I have been parking for ages to meet Carlos to go take photos, and where I see 100s of cars park weekly to visit the beach.
As you can see, I am parked facing the wrong way, though I am very far off the road. This cost me $61. To add to my pain, "PARKED ON SHOULDER/FREEWAY CVC 21718" was hand written on the ticket, raising my ticket to $106. SFD is a freeway?
I TOTALLY accept my violation and respect that the officer who wrote it was simply doing his/her job. So no friction, I totally understand. I am just curious of others experiences parking on the shoulder of SFD Blvd so I know for future reference.
Merry Christmas to me...
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Sunday, December 28, 2014 at
10:11am
Shaping up to be another epic day in Point Reyes. (Who sees the flying cloud bird?)
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 at
8:03pm
They said there were whales, and there were whales. We got to the Point Reyes Lighthouse around 8:30am and saw 11 whales in about an hour. Perfect whale watching weather right now.
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 at
7:02pm
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 at
6:46pm
Two Bull Elephant Seals just outside the old cafe at Drakes all day today
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 at
9:50am
95 #whales seen from the Point Reyes Lighthouse yesterday! Better watching conditions today...maybe we'll see a hundred! - via Point Reyes NPS
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Friday, December 26, 2014 at
10:19pm
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Friday, December 26, 2014 at
9:49pm
7:31pm - A couple of police cars just flew up Route One heading towards Marshall. Sounds like there may be a high speed chase in progress. Anyone see them go by?
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Friday, December 26, 2014 at
8:04pm
A gorgeous sunset out at Limantour Beach caps off a beautiful day in Point Reyes.
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Friday, December 26, 2014 at
2:33pm
Sounds like 'Hidden Dragon' might pale in comparison to what Ken Fulk is bringing to town: "Fulk is creating a summer compound in Inverness for philanthropists Alexis and Trevor Traina, with an old-time fishing-camp theme. "He imagines design like an Old World theater director," Alexis Traina said, "where every single detail is a rich, sensory experience that tells a piece of a great story hatched by Ken and his clients.""
http://www.sfgate.com/style/ar...
