Welcome to Tom's Pages - Here you might find photos and thoughts from weekend explorations
of California and Central Coast backroads - with a few furry felines added in just for the fluff.


You may see more photos at Tom Lott Photography www.catalott.com


Monday, June 17, 2013

Inside Morro Bay Power Plant

Ever wonder what it looks like inside the power plant building?  Here are a few photos of the 1960's vintage equipment inside.
















Unit 3 Turbine and Boiler Feed Pump - 325 megawatts and ready to run














Unit 3 Generator - Unit 4 and overhead crane in the background
















Boiler Feed Pumps - Units 1 and 2 - Installed in 1954
















Unit 4 Turbine and Generator - First operational in 1963

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Big Scallops

It is hard to top the big fat sea scallop taco at the Taco Temple in Morro Bay.


Saturday, June 15, 2013

Santa Margarita Ranch


Here are a few pictures from a photo tour of the backroads at the Santa Margarita Ranch a few weekends ago.

Jim Vincolisi, a local photographer and owner of the B-W Gallery in Atascadero is hosting these photo tours through Margarita Adventures.  More information can be found at the web page:

http://www.margarita-adventures.com/photo-tours-of-santa-margarita-ranch/