Скачать или смотреть Rio Del Mar Tidal Surge and Cleanup January 5-7, 2023

On the early morning of Thursday, January 5, 2023 the concurrence of several natural events -- a large swell, "king tides" and winds and rain from a bomb cyclone -- created the recipe for destruction along the Central Coast. I woke up early that morning and walked down to the Esplanade of my neighborhood in the Rio Flats to witness the waves we could hear roaring all night from several blocks away. This is just what I captured of the event, the aftermath, and the start of a small community cleanup. It ends with some old shots of our slowly disappearing "Cement Ship" U.S.S. Palo Alto and the pier. Out of respect for the homeowners in my area, I did not include images of destroyed or damaged private property.