August 2011

Issue #12

Sandy Lydon's Central Coast Secrets

 Sandy Lydon's Central Coast Secrets

Dear Central Coast Adventurers:  We don't just wander around on these adventures!  We make stuff happen!  Nothing's off the rack.  When we're loose upon the land there's a synergy and we get all kinds of folks to join us.  Experts and players WANT to come with us.  We're making history.   Several rare opportunities including the Aptos Adventure and Carmel River Lagoon. 

 

If not now, when? 

 

Sandy Lydon, Historian aka The History Dude

Sandy Lydon's Central Coast Secrets, Cabrillo College Extension Classes, and Overseas Adventures

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Aptos Bridge

A Rare Conversation!  

A Walk Through Aptos Village's  Past, Present & Future

 

Sandy Lydon & Carolyn Swift with special guest

Supervisor Ellen Pirie

 

Wednesday, August 17

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

Two of Aptos' most respected historians together with the person shaping its future. This has never happened before and probably won't ever happen again. 

 

Fee $50

 

This adventure is not designed for children under 18 years of age.   

 

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Limited number of spaces!  

 

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Contact Us

 

Sandy Lydon

PO Box 2578

Aptos, California 95001

831-688-2374

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New! 

Voices from the Carmel River Lagoon 

With Sandy Lydon & Linda Yamane 

 

Sunday, August 28

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 

A rare opportunity to spend some time at the mouth of the Rio Carmelo with Sandy and Linda, a Rumsien-Ohlone descendant and scholar. We will discuss the rich history of the mouth of the Rio Carmelo and you'll have a rare opportunity to paddle one of Linda's tule boats. 

 

Fee: $75  

 

This adventure is not designed for children under 18 years of age.   

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Creeks are  dropping!  

Exploring the Tunnels of the North Coast   

Going through as many as we can in a day!

     

Saturday, September 17

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

 

Boots and Flashlights!

 

Fee: $50 per person

 

Carpools and Shuttles

 

Note: Group size limited so we can move quickly. 
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Pajaro Valley Redwoods
A New Cabrillo Extension Adventure

The History of the Pajaro Valley's Redwoods

A day-long bus & hiking field trip.

 

Saturday,  September 24

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM


Pajaro Valley redwoods played a key role in the builiding of the Monterey Bay Region.  We will cover discovery, logging and preservation and visit rare albino redwoods and dawn redwoods as well as managed redwood forests. 

 

Fee: $95 

 

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