[Elecraft] RE: Aptos, etc.

Tue May 27 23:33:01 2003

After living in the mountains for a few years we moved to Capitola next =
to
Aptos. Yes, the bay is magic, and I loved going down to Big Sur for a =
few
days - eating at Nepenthe on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific.
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The problem with the mountains -especially the San Lorenzo valley where =
we
lived, is that it faces south looking out onto the Monterey Bay. So when =
a
big wet, tropical storm comes in, it gets channeled into that space and
dumps and dumps and dumps. In the Big Storm of Jan 2 '81, several =
tropical
storms came through all at once, followed by a very wet one.=20
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The rest of the coastal area away from the hills isn't so bad. But I =
know
that above Aptos (several miles north on the slopes of the mountains =
there)
is a 10 mile wide "slide zone" where new homes can't be built because it =
is
a gigantic slide waiting to happen.=20
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We ended up in Oregon because we couldn't afford to work and live there. =
My
Hat's off to Eric and Wayne too. But then again, we love it in the =
forests
of N.W. Oregon and we don't need nearly as much cash <G>.
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73,
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Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike [mailto:[email protected]]=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Aptos, etc.

> Living in  a valleys surrounded by the mountains covered by=20
> rugged Coastal Redwoods standing 100 feet or more high, it's=20
> hard to realize that millions of people live only 20 or 30 miles=20
> away.
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I've lived/worked in Sunnyvale and often went over the 'mountains' to =
the
coast to escape the fast paced hi tech environment of Silicon Valley.  =
I've
had the good fortune to travel a lot around the US and the coastal area
between Santa Cruz and Big Sur is some of the most breathtaking, =
beautiful
country I've seen within the confines of these great United States (and =
that
includes Alaska & Hawaii).
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In that regard the Elecraft crew (etc.) is very blessed... Natural =
dangers
or not, I'd give anything if I could live, work in the Santa
Cruz/Aptos/Monterey/Carmel area (and afford it ;)
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73,
Mike K5PU
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