Click on images to see them larger.POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION

As early as 1873 Point Cabrillo was surveyed by the United States Lighthouse Service, but the region was remote enough that it didn’t get much attention until after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake when lumber was needed to rebuild that devastated city. A lighthouse was critical to the safety of ships going up and down the coast, so the light station that is there now was finished in 1909.

Margaret and I spent the morning there. She sat patiently while I set up my camera and tripod to try to improve my panoramic picture technique. Taking the photographs is great fun, and I can hardly wait after I’ve taken the pictures to get back to the computer to stitch the images together.