A slide show can be the ideal way to tell a story, especially when you have before and after images taken from the same perspective.

our fragile coastline

Sadly, a single stormy winter dramatically altered the coastline in the San Francisco bay area. Here are a variety of photos taken at the pier in Pacifica, California. If you doubt the power of global warming and erosion, these images may change your mind. Pacifica made the national news with our stormy weather and large waves last year. In one evening, a 30-foot piece of cliff feel to the sea below...about two miles north of where these photos were taken.

Before the Storms: Looking south towards the Chit Chat Cafe Today:  Looking south towards the Chit Chat Cafe Before image is on the left.  What happened to all of the rocks? Large boulders used to line our shores, creating a sea wall. After the storms last winter, the boulders were covered in sand. There used to be a ramp here down to the beach...but now there is just a railing buried in the sand.

slide show features

This slide show was created using a combination of HTML, CSS, and Java Script. it loads faster than a Flash animation and can be viewed on any internet device. Each photo can have its own caption. The viewer can pause the slide show to very an individual image in more detail.