Saturday, November 17, 2007

Marking the California Coastal Trail

Greetings!

Coastwalk has agreed to assist the California State Coastal Conservancy in their effort to place the official California Coastal Trail markers on posts along the Trail. Here is a video describing the work we are undertaking.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Collaborating with Communities of Interest

Greetings!

Building support for the mission of Coastwalk means constantly looking for ways to expand the number of people who know about what Coastwalk does. Discovering groups of outdoor activists who have been to the California coast, and finding methods to help them do what they want to do - while serving to advance your activities - has to be the right way to proceed.

Geocachers are enthusiasts who place small caches of removeable treasures in locations identified by their Global Positioning System (GPS) locations on websites. Almost a thousand of them have been placed close to the California Coastal Trail, a project of Coastwalk. Coastwalk is building an interactive website which identifies the trail locations, is engaged in placing signs of the Trail, and is soliciting volunteers who can provide it with the GPS locations of the signs and other coastal access points for its website. The latest project of this blog is to bring the two groups together in an organized way.

The website of the geocachers identifies by GPS location all of the geocaches which exist, including those on the California Coastal Trail. Because the geocaching community has also collaborated with Google Earth staff, a method has been produced which downloads all of the geocache locations to an overlay on Google Earth. I have downloaded that overlay to my home computer, and am in the process of transferring to a spreadsheet the vital information about each geocache on the Coastal Trail. My objective is to assemble a database of the potential geocachers who could assist us in the development of a GPS-coded trail.

I have also produced a short video, which I have placed on Youtube. It can be seen here. I will be sending a link to those geocachers I find who have placed caches near the California Coastal Trail to invite them to our official signings of the trail.




To learn more about geocaching, go to
  • Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
  • Thursday, August 16, 2007

    Festival Awards

    Greetings!

    After three months of reviewing and voting, the awards have been determined. Thanks to all who participated, filmmakers and judges.

    Best of Festival Award
  • Awardee - Pacific Coast Highway - California (08Sep06)


  • Best of Division Awards
    Short Film Division
  • Awardee - Pescadero Waves


  • Shoot and Present Film Division
  • Awardee - Tour of California's Central Coast


  • Feature Film Division
  • Awardee - Pacific Surfliner


  • Experienced Filmmaker Division
  • Awardee - Pacific Coast Highway - California (08Sep06)


  • Best of Class
    Coastrides
  • Awardee - Pacific Coast Highway - California (08Sep06)


  • Hikes
  • Awardee - Lost Coast hiking


  • Places
  • Awardee - The Light House


  • Surfing Movies
  • Awardee - Deaf Surf Lesson at La Jolla Shores


  • Trips
    (Tie)
  • Awardee - Central California Coast

  • Awardee - California Coastal Trip2


  • Waves and Rocks
  • Awardee - Heavy Surf - Baker Beach, San Francisco Dec 10, 2006


  • Wildlife
  • Awardee - Seals & Squirrels
  • Wednesday, April 18, 2007

    The Finals

    The following films have been selected and ranked preliminarily for the Final Judging. Judges will be a combination of those Coastwalkers who walked the entire coast of California in the 2003 Coastal Expedition, plus some selected film enthusiasts from the San Francisco and San Diego Bay areas. Changes in rankings will be made during the month of July, and final standings will be announced in mid- August.

    To learn more about Coastwalk, visit the site at:

  • Coastwalk


  • Short Film Division
    This division has been judged, and the film rankings are final.
    Films lasting under a minute, usually with one scene and continuous footage.

    Section 1. Coastrides
  • First Place - Mary's Birthday Driving the Pacific Coast Highway

  • Second Place - On the Coast Starlight

  • Third Place - Highway 1 on the northern California coast.


  • Section 2. Hikes
  • First Place - Lost Coast hiking

  • Second Place - High tide hiking and the Lost Coast


  • Section 3. Places
  • First Place - Pescadero Waves

  • Second Place - Edge of the World

  • Third Place - Xmas Day at Grove Beach

  • Fourth Place - California Coast4

  • Fifth Place- kayak this way

  • Honorable Mention - davenport cliffs - taken by christina

  • Honorable Mention - Paradise Cove-Malibu-California

  • Honorable Mention - West Coast - California

  • Honorable Mention - Newport Beach and Pier Los Angeles

  • Honorable Mention - Pacific Grove Lover's Point Beach

  • Honorable Mention - Northern CA Coast - Redwood National Park


  • Section 4. Surfing Movies
  • First Place - Sunset Cliffs Surfing

  • Second Place - Otto is fine, surfing Malibu Beach

  • Third Place - bryan heaveys big air at seal beach

  • Fourth Place - OB Jetty


  • Section 5. Waves and Rocks
  • First Place - Heavy Surf - Baker Beach, San Francisco Dec 10, 2006

  • Second Place - Goat Rock Beach, Ca

  • Third Place - Venice Beach Waves

  • Fourth Place - Laguna Beach Waves

  • Fifth Place - Ocean Beach Waves

  • Honorable Mention - Waves at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

  • Honorable Mention - Surf at The Sea Ranch, 12-28-06


  • Section 6. Wildlife
  • First Place - Brittle Star Wiggles

  • Second Place - Elephant Seals



  • Shoot and Present Film Division
    Films with little editing, with the exception of titles.

    Section 1. Coastrides
  • First Place - Bach California

  • Second Place - On the road...

  • Third Place - Driving along California coast, Big Sur 2004

  • Fourth Place - Drive on PCH from Santa Monica to Malibu

  • Fifth Place - Huntington Beach

  • Honorable Mention - pacifica


  • Section 2. Places
  • First Place - San Francisco 11-30-2006

  • Second Place - Laguna Beach CA waves

  • Third Place - Sonoma County Coast

  • Fourth Place - The Pacific crashing into Pescadero, CA

  • Fifth Place - Pigeon Point

  • Honorable Mention - California Coastline

  • Honorable Mention - Sunset at La Selva Beach

  • Honorable Mention - Otto is fine, at the Golden Gate Bridge

  • Honorable Mention - pier one


  • Section 3. Surfing Movie
  • First Place - california winter 2005 starbar

  • Second Place - Otto is fine, surfing Venice Beaach

  • Third Place - My 1st Surf Video


  • Section 4. Trips
  • First Place - Tour of California's Central Coast

  • Second Place - L.A. to San Jose Timelapse

  • Third Place - Highway #1 - California

  • Fourth Place - Fiero Convoy Crosses Bixby Bridge

  • Fifth Place - A Day at the Beach


  • Section 5. Waves and Rocks
  • First Place - Northern California

  • Second Place - View From the Cliff House of Ocean Beach San Francisco

  • Third Place - Surf at the Sea Ranch on Dec. 9, 2006

  • Fourth Place - Surf in Newport Beach, California

  • Fifth Place - Epic waves at Ocean Beach, Part I

  • Honorable Mention - High Surf at Goat Rock Beach, California

  • Honorable Mention - Epic waves at Ocean Beach, Part II


  • Section 6. Wildlife
  • First Place - Seals & Squirrels

  • Second Place - Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo



  • Feature Film Division
    Some combination of titles, music, graphics, transitions, special effects, interviews, or narration in general editing story-telling.

    Section 1. Coastrides
  • First Place - Pacific Surfliner

  • Second Place - Ride from Big Sur, Califorina

  • Third Place - California Ride Sequoia & PCH

  • Fourth Place - California Ride

  • Fifth Place - Coast Starlight


  • Section 2. Hikes
  • First Place - Lost Coast Hike


  • Section 3. Places
  • First Place - Big Sur Coast

  • Second Place - Willow Creek - Big Sur

  • Third Place - O.C. Coast

  • Fourth Place - Ocean Scenes - Coastal Highway, CA

  • Fifth Place - I Give Thanks

  • Honorable Mention - Mystic Coast

  • Honorable Mention - Kayaking Central California Coast

  • Honorable Mention - The California Coastline

  • Honorable Mention - Lighthouse - Battery Point

  • Honorable Mention - Beach Impeachment

  • Honorable Mention - California sunsets

  • Honorable Mention - Coast Starlight and UP at Jalama Beach

  • Honorable Mention - 17 Mile Drive

  • Honorable Mention - Pacific Coast Highway SUNSET near Big Sur

  • Honorable Mention - Monterey


  • Section 4. Surfing Movie
  • First Place - Ocean Beach Jetty Surf Movie

  • Second Place - OB surf, corns

  • Third Place - OBSF 111903

  • Fourth Place - Seal Beach Surf

  • Fifth Place - Surfing Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA 11/21/2005


  • Section 5. Trips
  • First Place - nor cal trip

  • Second Place - My US Trip - LA to San Francisco - up the Pacific Coast Hwy

  • Third Place - California Coast Tour Summer 2005

  • Fourth Place - mama and papa plum

  • Fifth Place - Why I Walk

  • Honorable Mention - Central California Coast Remix

  • Honorable Mention - My Central Coast

  • Honorable Mention - Feeling Good

  • Honorable Mention - Santa Cruz Adventure

  • Honorable Mention - Cornelius and the gang find California

  • Honorable Mention - Coast Trip 1

  • Honorable Mention - Tour of California's Central Coast

  • Honorable Mention - Rhythms of the California Coast

  • Honorable Mention - Goat Rock Beach, Jenner, CA

  • Honorable Mention - USA West Coast Trip 2006


  • Section 6. Wildlife
  • First Place - Whale Rescue Team

  • Second Place - Central Coast Steelhead



  • Experienced Filmmaker Division
    Reserved for films submitted by those with more than 10 feature films produced.

    Section 1. Coastrides
  • First Place - Pacific Coast Highway - California (08Sep06)

  • Second Place - The California Coast

  • Third Place - Pt. Mugu - this winter

  • Fourth Place - Bike ride to Nois for lunch

  • Fifth Place - Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance


  • Section 2. Places
  • First Place - The Light House

  • Second Place - Rodeo Beach

  • Third Place - Montana De Oro

  • Fourth Place - Hearst Castle Bus Ride

  • Fifth Place - Tidepools, Elfin Forest and Valencia Peak


  • Section 3. Surfing Movie
  • First Place - Deaf Surf Lesson at La Jolla Shores

  • Second Place - World Surf Tour 2006: San Francisco

  • Third Place - San Diego Pits

  • Fourth Place - Surfing San Francisco Ocean Beach 30 Nov 06

  • Fifth Place - Surfers in Half Moon Bay and San Francisco late Oct 06

  • Honorable Mention - 3 Deaf surfers at Marine Corps base (ASL VLOG)

  • Honorable Mention - Surfing in Ocean Beach

  • Honorable Mention - Deaf and Surf Culture (ASL VLOG)

  • Honorable Mention - Jordan, the surfer

  • Honorable Mention - Big Surf in OB

  • Honorable Mention - South Side Seal Beach


  • Section 4. Trips
  • First Place - Central California Coast

  • Second Place - California Life

  • Third Place - California Coastal Trip2

  • Fourth Place - Foggy Summer California Beach

  • Fifth Place - Coast Views Slide show - Tudor ApMadoc

  • Honorable Mention - California Coast

  • Honorable Mention - From Big Sur to SF

  • Honorable Mention - Trip to Humboldt

  • Honorable Mention - 2006 California Birthday Trip

  • Honorable Mention - The Journey is the Destination, Part 4 -- California Coast

  • Honorable Mention - Flying to Morro Bay

  • Honorable Mention - Mendocino Coast driving tour


  • Section 5. Wildlife
  • First Place - Salmon Fishing Northern California

  • Second Place - Monterey Otters
  • Sunday, March 25, 2007

    California Coastal Views Film Festival

    Greetings!

    The First Annual California Coastal Views Film Festival has begun. Film entries providing non-commercial California coastal views are being acquired from those submitted to Youtube.com. The film competition will be judged as follows:

    Films are being collected from those tagged with key words indicating they contain scenes of the California coast. Until May 1st, they will screened and separated into logical categories (coastrides, places and wildlife, trips, waves and surfers, etc.). From May 6th until May 2, a group of judges will be asked to narrow the selections to the top ten in each of the categories. The final judging will be done by the members of the 2003 California Coastal Expedition, those who walked the entire coast of California during that spring and summer. Links to the winning films will be sent to this year's coastwalkers prior to their scheduled walks on California's coastal counties. Coastwalk's reputation for hosting walks in California counties over the past 24 years makes it especially qualified to partner with us to help coastal activists enjoy these films.


    Here are those we've selected so far:

    Shoot and Present Division
    Coastrides
  • Bach California

  • Bike ride to Nois for lunch

  • Driving along California coast, Big Sur 2004

  • Coast Starlight

  • Drive on PCH from Santa Monica to Malibu

  • Mary's Birthday Driving The Pacific Coast Highway

  • driving down the west coast

  • Mendocino Coast driving tour

  • On the road...

  • On the Coast Starlight

  • Huntington Beach


  • Places
  • San Francisco 11-30-2006

  • West Coast - California

  • Ventana Campground Big Sur California

  • The Pacific crashing into Pescadero, CA

  • Sonoma County Coast

  • Northern CA Coast - Redwood National Park

  • Pacific Coast Highway - California (08Sep06)

  • Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur

  • Pacific Coast Highway SUNSET near Big Sur

  • Pacific Grove Lover's Point Beach

  • pacifica

  • Paradise Cove-Malibu-California

  • Pescadero Waves

  • pier one

  • Pigeon Point

  • Pt. Mugu - this winter

  • Restaurant on Cannery row Monterey

  • Mystic Coast

  • Near Mendocino Coast in California

  • Montana De Oro

  • Monterey bay scene

  • Lighthouse - Battery Point

  • Lost Coast Hike

  • Lost Coast hiking

  • Lost Coast, California

  • I'M SAILING

  • kayak that way

  • kayak this way

  • Gold Bluffs of Northern California

  • Hearst Castle Bus Ride

  • High tide hiking and the Lost Coast

  • Xmas Day at Grove Beach

  • Laguna Beach CA waves

  • Otto is fine, at the Golden Gate Bridge

  • Northern California

  • Cliffs at Ocean Beach

  • davenport cliffs - taken by christina

  • Monterey

  • 17 Mile Drive

  • Beach Impeachment

  • California Screamin'

  • California sunsets

  • Catalina Island

  • Coast Starlight and UP at Jalama Beach

  • Sunset at La Selva Beach

  • O.C.Coast

  • Central California Coast


  • Trips
  • 2006 California Birthday Trip

  • Big Sur Coast

  • California Coast 1

  • California Coast Tour Summer 2005

  • California Coast

  • California Coast4

  • California Coastal Trip2

  • California Coastline

  • California Life

  • Santa Cruz Adventure

  • Up the CA coast to Shell Beach

  • US Road-Trip, December '06

  • USA West Coast Trip 2006

  • USA West Coast Trip in 2005

  • Tour of California's Central Coast

  • Trip to Humboldt

  • Trip to Mendocino

  • The Searcher Long Range Pelagic

  • The California Coast

  • The California Coastline

  • The Journey is the Destination, Part 4 -- California Coast

  • Rhythms of the California Coast

  • Road Trip California 2006

  • nor cal trip

  • Mr. Dieds goes to Butano

  • My Central Coast

  • My US Trip - LA to San Francisco - up the Pacific Coast Hwy

  • mama and papa plum

  • mendocino county trip

  • California Trip '04

  • california winter 2005 starbar

  • L.A. to San Jose Timelapse

  • Highway #1 - California (2)

  • Highway #1 - California

  • Day 11-California SR 36

  • Edge of the World

  • Fiero Convoy Crosses Bixby Bridge

  • Flying to Morro Bay

  • Globe Trekker California

  • Feeling Good

  • Why I Walk

  • From Big Sur to SF

  • Central California Coast

  • Central Coast Steelhead

  • Coast Trip 1

  • Coast Views Slide show - Tudor ApMadoc

  • Cornelius and the gang find California

  • Central California Coast Remix

  • Foggy Summer California Beach

  • Newport Beach and Pier Los Angeles

  • Tour of California's Central Coast

  • Goat Rock Beach, Jenner, CA

  • San Diego Pits

  • View From the Cliff House of Ocean Beach San Francisco

  • A Day at the Beach

  • Pacific Grove Lover's Point Beach


  • Waves and Surfing
  • Waves at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

  • Surf at the Sea Ranch on Dec. 9, 2006

  • Surf at The Sea Ranch, 12-28-06

  • Laguna Beach Waves

  • Venice Beach Waves

  • Otto is fine, surfing Malibu Beach

  • Otto is fine, surfing Venice Beaach

  • Waves Crash on Rocks (long)

  • Goat Rock Beach, Ca

  • High Surf at Goat Rock Beach, California

  • bryan heaveys big air at seal beach

  • SEAL BEACH 15ft

  • South Side Seal Beach

  • Seal Beach Surf

  • My 1st Surf Video

  • Surf in Newport Beach, California

  • Big Surf in OB

  • Surfing in Ocean Beach

  • Sunset Cliffs Surfing

  • OB Jetty

  • Ocean Beach Jetty Surf Movie

  • Deaf and Surf Culture (ASL VLOG)

  • 3 Deaf surfers at Marine Corps base (ASL VLOG)

  • Deaf Surf Lesson at La Jolla Shores

  • Ocean Beach San Francisco (1/23/07)

  • OB surf, corns

  • World Surf Tour 2006: San Francisco

  • Epic waves at Ocean Beach, Part II

  • Epic waves at Ocean Beach, Part I

  • Jordan, the surfer

  • Surfers in Half Moon Bay and San Francisco late Oct 06

  • OBSF 111903

  • Heavy Surf #2 - Baker Beach, San Francisco Dec 10, 2006

  • Heavy Surf - Baker Beach, San Francisco Dec 10, 2006

  • Surfing Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA 11/21/2005

  • Surfing San Francisco Ocean Beach 30 Nov 06

  • ocean beach waves

  • Rodeo Beach


  • Wildlife
  • Brittle Star Wiggles

  • Elephant Seals near San Simeon, CA

  • Elephant Seals

  • Monterey Otters

  • Seals & Squirrels

  • Salmon Fishing Northern California

  • Whale Rescue Team

  • Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo


  • Edited Division
    Some combination of titles, music, graphics, transitions, special effects, interviews, or narration in general editing story-telling.
    Coastrides
  • California Ride

  • California Ride Sequoia & PCH

  • Highway 1 on the northern California coast.

  • Ride from Big Sur, Califorina

  • Pacific Surfliner

  • Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance


  • Places and Wildlife
  • Willow Creek - Big Sur

  • Tidepools, Elfin Forest and Valencia Peak

  • The Light House

  • O.C. Coast

  • Ocean Scenes - Coastal Highway, CA



  • Trips

    Waves and Surfing

    Wildlife

    If you have a video on the web which features California coastal views, and want it to be considered, provide a comment as to how to locate it.

    Wednesday, March 21, 2007

    Videos of Coastwalks

    Greetings!

    I've placed three videos on Google's Video site (and on YouTube.com)which contain photos of two coastwalks, and a short ceremony of a signing of the California Coastal Trail:

  • Mendocino Coastwalk


  • Del Norte Coastwalk


  • Coastwalk Trail Signing



  • Coastwalkers will be invited to submit their pictures of this year's walks, and videos will be produced of those walks.