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Morro Bay (California)
 Morro Bay (California) ... Angeles near Hearst Castle and the Big Sur Coast. Morro Bay is a working fishing village. Its famous landmark, Morro Rock, was named by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo when he first charted this coast during his 16th Century voyage of discovery. The town is a pleasant tourist destination which has very mild weather all year long.Newest Review: ... is a huge rock which sticks out into the ocean and is the centrepiece of the town. The rock is a volcanic plug, but there has not been any volcanic activity for a long long time. The rock has been quarried, but eventually in 1969, the quarrying was stopped, and this leaves the rock as it is today. Originally, the sea completely surrounded the rock, but it was attached to the mainland to ... more ... create a harbour, which I will talk about a little later. You can drive right up to the edge of the rock, giving amazing views out onto the ocean.
The rock is home to many different kinds of wildlife, including nesting Peregrine falcons, pelicans, cormorants...more |
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Morro Bay (California): Go there to...morro! (1342 words)
by - written on 16/02/06 (Very useful, 173 readings)
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In November 2005, I was lucky enough to take a two week trip to California. I flew into San Francisco with no idea where I would end up, or what I was going to do. It was a trip of a lifetime. I had this dream of finding a quiet American bar, a bit like Cheers, where everybody knew your name. Of course, I was never going to find this place in a big city like San Francisco, so I hired a car and drove down the famous Route 1. After about 200 miles, I was tired, and decided to stop at the first hotel I saw. Shortly afterwards, was a Best Western hotel on the outskirts of a sleepy town called Morro Bay. After checking into my room, I asked at reception if there ... Read the complete review
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