{"id":7860,"date":"2025-01-19T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=7860"},"modified":"2025-01-19T12:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:15:25","slug":"working-the-dunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/working-the-dunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Working the Dunes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters (MBPAPA)<\/a> has teamed up with Fort Ord Dunes State Park<\/a> for an inspiring initiative: hosting paint-outs while volunteers restore the habitat and prepare the area for a brand-new State Park campground. This hidden gem, currently accessible only by foot or bicycle, has been a favorite biking spot of mine for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, I joined the paint-out. The turnout was great\u2014around six artists and fifty dedicated volunteers braved a chilly morning to contribute to the project. We were granted special permission to drive into the site, forming a convoy of cars snaking through the coastal dunes. To commemorate the moment, I filmed a time-lapse of the ride\u2014proof for my biking friends that I traded pedals for horsepower to reach this familiar spot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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