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Bean Hollow State Beach

(San Francisco Bay Region 3D image tour)

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BeanHollow.jpg - Bean Hollow is a small cove amongst the eroding headlands along the coast north of Pigeon Point. The park features many tide-pool areas in eroding bedrock. The bedrock consists of sandstone and conglomerate beds of the Cretaceous Pigeon Point Formation.

BeanHollow BeanHollow2.jpg - This is a zoomed-in view of a wave cut tide channel in the intertidal zone.
BeanHollow BeanHollow3.jpg - This is another view of the same tide channel.
BeanHollow BeanHollow4.jpg - This view is looking south toward the headlands of Pigeon Point in the distance.
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BeanHollow5.jpg - Rocks just offshore are typically covered with sea life.
BeanHollow BeanHollow6.jpg - This is a zoomed-in view of the rocks in the image above.
BeanHollow BeanHollow7.jpg - Bean Hollow has a number of small protected coves that are ideal for tide-pool viewing.

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