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On a quiet beach near Bolinas, California, a group of beginning surfers enters the water. Marin County, just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge, is surrounded by water on three sides, allowing for a variety of beaches, tidal pools, and lagoons.

Ed Kashi
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