The town of Guadalupe, California, is on the farthest reaches of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Santa Barbara Pastoral Region. Here live some of the many farm laborers who make this area of the Central Coast one of California’s breadbaskets. Drive on for a couple of miles and you’ll come upon a sign directing you to take a left to Oso Flaco (translation: skinny bear). An 800-acre day-use area in the southern portion of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Oso Flaco Lake is part of the 22,000-acre Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Complex. After a bit you turn left and come upon a breathtaking lake, filled with a staggering variety of bird life.