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Paddling Huntington Harbor to Long Beach
Had a nice paddle today with my wife in the Northstar Tandem. We paddled about 15 miles in 3.5 hours, in pretty calm conditions. Very good times.
You can see the route we took on the map (click to see in an interactive google map)
, and the pictures below.
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You can see the route we took on the map (click to see in an interactive google map)
, and the pictures below.
Find more photos like this on Kayaking.com
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Comment by Geoff Jennings on January 4, 2010 at 8:12am -
Found this online
"they are artificial islands with oil drilling rigs on them. They are named Grissom, White, Chaffee and Freeman after the three astronauts who died in Apollo 1, plus Theodore Freeman who was the first member of the space program to die in the line of duty (in a T-38 trainer accident)."
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Comment by Geoff Jennings on January 4, 2010 at 7:33am
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Rick,
The islands are man made, and look to be some type of petroleum storage or refining or similar. There is a fair bit of oil production in the area, and Long Beach is a pretty industrial port. I was actually planning on doing a little research today, but 98% sure it's oil related..
Geoff
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Comment by Rick K. on January 4, 2010 at 5:57am - Neat trip. What are the islands with the storage tanks shown in the map? They look industrial. Are they man-made?
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