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Puzzle 64 · California · Page 90 in print

Point Reyes

So that its beam would shine below the high fog, the Point Reyes Lighthouse was set on a ledge blasted with dynamite 300 feet below the top of the cliff, and it first shone in 1870.

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An aerial photo of a narrow grass-covered peninsula with beige cliffs rising above the ocean in the lower left. A narrow bay separates the peninsula from the mainland, which stretches into the distance.

Tomales Point seen from the air.

NPS Photo / Anela Kopshever · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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A three-story-tall, white-sided, red-roofed lighthouse perched on a rocky headland with the ocean in the background.

Point Reyes Lighthouse overlooks the Pacific.

NPS Photo · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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  1. Alamere Falls

    Alamere Falls, the waterfall cascading onto Wildcat Beach in the Phillip Burton Wilderness.

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  2. Bear Valley

    Bear Valley Visitor Center, the park headquarters and visitor orientation area.

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  3. Coast Miwok

    The Coast Miwok people, the Indigenous inhabitants and first caretakers of Point Reyes.

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  4. Drakes Bay

    Drakes Bay, the bay along Point Reyes peninsula's southern coast.

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  5. Elephant Seal

    The northern elephant seal, the marine mammal breeding on Point Reyes beaches.

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  6. Francis Drake

    Francis Drake, the English voyager associated with the debated 1579 landfall near Point Reyes.

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  7. Golden Hind

    The Golden Hind, Francis Drake's ship on his voyage of circumnavigation.

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  8. Gray Whale

    The gray whale, the migrating whale seen from Point Reyes in winter and spring.

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  9. Kule Loklo

    Kule Loklo, the recreated Coast Miwok village at Point Reyes.

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  10. Limantour

    Limantour Beach, the named coastal beach near Estero de Limantour.

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  11. Olema

    Olema Valley, the valley whose grasslands historically supported tule elk.

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  12. Pierce Ranch

    Pierce Ranch, the historic dairy ranch on Tomales Point.

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  13. Point Reyes

    Point Reyes National Seashore, the protected coastal park in Marin County, California.

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  14. Tomales Point

    Tomales Point, the northern peninsula area known for tule elk and historic ranching.

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  15. Tule Elk

    The tule elk, the native elk reintroduced to Point Reyes in 1978.

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Sources

  1. Alamere Falls - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  2. Park Brochure - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  3. Coast Miwok at Point Reyes - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  4. Francis Drake - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  5. Elephant Seals - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  6. Gray Whales at Point Reyes - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  7. Tule Elk - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service
  8. Tomales Point, Pierce Ranch, and Tule Elk - Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Park Service

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