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Jenner Headlands - A bit of California coast has been preserved

This is the right way to do these things, private groups raising money and purchasing the land from the owners. Over 5,600 acres of prime coast lands have now been purchased by the Sonoma Land Trust. Heh, I'm amused to read in the article "Over the decades, visitors to the Sonoma Coast could only dream of hiking on Rule Ranch in the hills above Jenner, where cowboys still round up cattle on horseback." That is mostly true, though some people, back in the day, would just ignore those "No Trespassing" signs and duck through fences on land along the Northern California coast. There are amazing groves of Redwoods most people never get to see that I have hiked through, lush valleys and fantastic views, all seen "illicitly." I was always very careful not to damage anything or disturb anyone, but I was not going to allow a puny barbed wire fence and a rusty sign stop me from exploring. After all "It is more blessed to ask forgiveness than permission" has been my motto since childhood. In any case, this part of the coast is gorgeous and I'm really happy to see this happen :-)

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