On our last day at Los Osos, the fog finally cleared and we were treated to a sunset over the Elfin Forest, with a view of Morro Rock in the distance.

The three tiny lines to the far right are smoke stacks on a defunct power plant, built in the 1950s and decommissioned in 2014, situated right on Morro Bay. They are scheduled to be demolished, but it turns out that many locals have quite an affection for them, and not everyone is happy to see the demise of this industrial landmark. The town is colloquially referred to as “Three Stacks and a Rock” and there is even a homegrown hand signal — the middle three fingers of the left hand held upright, and the right hand making a fist.

I guess if tourists can no longer visit Three Stacks and a Rock, they will just have to be satisfied with a Rock, which to my eyes is a far more attractive sight.