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Re: [OM] Monroe Township #8 Schoolhouse

Subject: Re: [OM] Monroe Township #8 Schoolhouse
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 19:06:20 +0000
It looks rather beautiful, Moose.  I like the low sun in some and the whitish 
trees in one.

Chris

> On 8 Jan 20, at 06:14, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> The western part of Marin County, and adjacent SW part of Sonoma are only 
> minutes from SF Bay area urban areas, yet completely rural. Settled largely 
> as diary country in the mid 1800s, that's still the main land use.
> 
> For some time, zoning was used to keep it rural. When that started to weaken, 
> with the prospect of large residential developments, panic led to donations 
> to land preservation trusts actively buying up development rights. This gave 
> owners some money they needed, while locking out development in deed 
> restrictions. Point Reyes National Seashore is protected, of course, but so 
> too is a larger area adjacent to it.
> 
> It's one of the prettiest rural places I know, and only about 50 minutes from 
> home to Nicasio, if one avoids commute hour. Particularly in Spring, when 
> there are more colors of green that one would think exist and wonderful 
> wildflowers, we wow visitors.  It's easy to tour that area, old growth 
> Redwoods away from the tourist madness and wild coast in a day, with 
> delicious lunch and dinner. :-)
> 
> While most of the country was freezing, we took a day trip through the area 
> 2/16/16. 
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Marin%2C_Sonoma%2C_Mendocino_Coast/Marinoma
>  
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Marin%2C_Sonoma%2C_Mendocino_Coast/Marinoma>>
> 
> Not bad in December, either. 12/8/17 
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Marin%2C_Sonoma%2C_Mendocino_Coast/Camp_Meeker/2017
>  
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Marin%2C_Sonoma%2C_Mendocino_Coast/Camp_Meeker/2017>>
> 
> And 12/7/12 
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Marin%2C_Sonoma%2C_Mendocino_Coast/Camp_Meeker/2012&image=_C073199oof20.jpg
>  
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Marin%2C_Sonoma%2C_Mendocino_Coast/Camp_Meeker/2012&image=_C073199oof20.jpg>>
> 
> Where's that round TUIT for processing more photos, of the area, esp. some 
> wildflowers?

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