George Mason's 12-page Booklet:  Self-Guided Geology Walk to Valencia Peak (Montaña de Oro State Park, CA)

George Mason's booklet is now available free, for viewing online and/or printing in four different formats below...
All documents are Copyright 2002 - 2006 George Mason, Los Osos, CA.
Contacts:  email: Emsaggie at aol dot com ;  phone (805) 528-4113
Free use is allowed without further permission for non-profit or personal educational purposes.
We want to encourage all visitors to Montaña de Oro to acquaint themselves with the rich data to be found inside George' Masons booklet.
UPDATE: All new high-resolution versions were added 7-29-06 to replace earlier hard-to-read versions - some downloads may take a bit longer.

• PDFs (open with the free Adobe Reader)
  The entire 8-page booklet as one PDF document - easiest for printing (<=28 MB - very large! but as good a quality as can be obtained) 
  Dial-up users might want to try this smaller 5 MB "standard-sized" version
  • cover
  • page 1
  • pages 2-3
  • pages 4-5
  • pages 6-7
  • pages 8-9
  • pages 10-11
  • page 12 (last)

• JPGs (open here in your browser, or save and open with your favorite or default image program) (click a small "thumbnail" to display a full-sized image.
  If you need a program to display and print pictures to "fit the page" try the free Irfanview program.
  
  

  or, view the pamphlet from front-to-back in your browser, here (to print, set your printer to "landscape mode")
  Each of these images is about 2-3 MB, and ~ 3300x2400 pixels - but they are displayed at only 800 pixels wide for your printing ease.

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• PSDs (for those advanced users wanting access to the large and original documents as scanned and processed by Adobe Photoshop)
  • cover
  • page 1
  • pages 2-3
  • pages 4-5
  • pages 6-7
  • pages 8-9
  • pages 10-11
  • page 12 (last)

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  For reference, a 17 MB Word document version is included here - This is probably not the best option unless you want to edit the original..

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• Related morro-bay.com links and resources:
   
  • Topo Map of Montaña de Oro with Trail Overlay
  • Map from Montaña de Oro State Park Brochure, obtained from Park HQ & Visitors Center (detailed map) located in the old Spooner ranch house. Note: Manzanita Trail is closed for the foreseeable future for restoration.  (Big 600KB, includes hiking  trails, courtesy © 1993 Central Coast Natural History Museum)
  • Bishop Pine (Pinus muricata) illustration images
  • 55 photos from a walk up Valencia Peak 8-1-06 -- taken with a very wide angle (10-22mm) lens
  • Our 6-16-01 hike up Valencia Peak photo essay includes a trail map and some photos
  • Related "Fast Hike" up Valencia Peak - description
  • Photos from "Fast Hike to Valencia Peak at Montaña de Oro" Sat. 10-28-06 are at http://docents.info to Photos from "Fast Hike to Valencia Peak at Montaña de Oro" Sat. 10-28-06 

    http://docents.info/images/10-28-06-morro-bay-from-valencia-peak/ (includes a wide-angle shot from the top of Valencia Peak)

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