Pete Tillman
Long shadows of Hearst Pier, San Simeon, Calif.
Looking south, about 35 minutes before sunset. Low tide, about minus 1.5 ft.
This was the second pier built here. The first was a commercial pier, built by George Hearst in the 1860s, I think. The stubs of its piers are still visible at low tide, below one of the Hearst warehouses. It burnt down.
This pier, still in use, was built in the early 1950s, not long before this became a State Park and Beach. Needs work, but it's open.
Long shadows of Hearst Pier, San Simeon, Calif.
Looking south, about 35 minutes before sunset. Low tide, about minus 1.5 ft.
This was the second pier built here. The first was a commercial pier, built by George Hearst in the 1860s, I think. The stubs of its piers are still visible at low tide, below one of the Hearst warehouses. It burnt down.
This pier, still in use, was built in the early 1950s, not long before this became a State Park and Beach. Needs work, but it's open.