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    3. Rattus Norvegicus

      I think, as I haven't been there for many moons, that is near the school(?) overlooking Lunada Bay. Trump is far to the south where the constant landslide is. When I was young I used to do a training ride along there about 3 times a week. Along the coast to PV Blvd, then PV Drive West, to PV Drive East, up over the big ass climb there, and then PV Drive North back to PV Blvd and then back to Manhattan Beach. About 30 miles, and I could do it in less than 90 minutes.

  2. Rich Beckman

    "This is why people pay several million dollars for homes nearby."

    Yes and no. That all the homes are seven figure keeps the hoi poloi at a distance.

  3. Ken Rhodes

    Kevin may have (perhaps inadvertently) captured a cool picture.

    I clicked on the picture in the post, which blew it up to full-page. I noticed a man standing on the edge of the bluff, just about even with the point of land above him in the photo. Directly on the vertical line above him in the photo, too faint to see without the enlargement, is something almost invisible on the horizon.

    It's the Beach Boys' "Island of Romance." Now I know. On a clear day, you can see it the whole 26 miles away.

      1. Rattus Norvegicus

        Catalina sort of dominate the horizon to the southwest if you live in the area. Plus it was the first place I ever saw free roaming bison. Now I live near Yellowstone, so I see them fairly often.

  4. Brett

    I'm so jealous. You got the ocean there - Utah's got some pretty bodies of water, but they're all either frozen, freezing, or the Great Salt Lake this time of year.

      1. painedumonde

        I've heard La Hoja and Malibu aren't insurable at all. At least some of the properties that is. But like I said, a perfect place to sink some Oligarch money.

    1. Bardi

      No.
      They had a chance in the late 50's when a major fossil fuel president and top geologist told them what to do, drill some 30 holes and fill them with reinforced concrete, before going on a cruise with his wife. 30 days later he came back and asked how it went. They told him how much money they saved by doing one hole and reinforced concrete at a time instead of using his recommendation of doing all 30 at once. Needless to say, it is still sliding.
      The slide was started when "they" used dynamite to build a road over the top of the hill to the shore.
      The geologist bought several acres on the top of the hill in 1946, building a beautiful ranch with a view from Malibu to San Diego on a clear day. The wife hung a painting, upper half light grey, lower half was darker grey, saying that was her normal view of Catalina.

        1. Rattus Norvegicus

          It already is.

          I just remember how epically bad that portion of the road was during the '70's. That whole section was constantly sliding.

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