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Sunrise at Bowling Ball Beach, Gualala, California
© 2004 Jerry Dodrill

Bowling Ball Beach is about a two-hour drive up the coast from my house. The first time I tried to shoot at this beach, I blew it by not checking the tide book. The tide was too high and I couldn't see a single rock. The next time I visited, I came back for sunrise and a minus tide. I could not have imagined that instead of their normal brownish-gray, the stones would be green. Bowling Ball Beach is a truly mysterious place that I will not soon forget.