Oakland, CA
California, the golden state, offers some of the most beautiful and spectacular sights and places to visit! Its diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east; and from the redwood forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. The Central Valley, a major agricultural area, dominates the state's center. California is home to nine (9) National Parks - Death Valley National Park, Yosemite National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, Joshua Tree National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Pinnacles National Park, Devils Postpile National Monument, Redwood National And State Parks
California, the golden state, offers some of the most beautiful and spectacular sights and places to visit! Its diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east; and from the redwood forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. The Central Valley, a major agricultural area, dominates the state's center. California is home to nine (9) National Parks - Death Valley National Park, Yosemite National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, Joshua Tree National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Pinnacles National Park, Devils Postpile National Monument, Redwood National And State Parks
Mono Lake - March 2020
Reflections of the eastern Sierra - March 2020
California’s beautiful Eastern Sierra Nevada
High Desert - Mar 2020
A dusting of snow on the sagebrush of the Eastern Sierras high desert
Fly By - May 2019
Abandoned ranch near Point Reyes Station
California's State Flower - April 2019
2019 is an amazing year for wild flowers in California. Seeing valleys and hills covered in orange poppies, it’s immediately clear why it is the California state flower.
Early morning at Red Rock Canyon - April 2019
Golden California - April 2019
Abundant winter rains brought on a wild flower “super bloom” all over California.
Old Spanish Mission - April 2019
Mission San Miguel Arcangel - one of California’s 21 old Spanish Missions
Oakland - March 2019
View from Oakland towards Berkeley
Ocean Beach - March 2019
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
Mission San Antonio de Padua - March 2019
Mission San Antonio de Padua, nestled in central California’s Valley of the Oaks, is number three in the Franciscans chain of twenty one missions, established July 14, 1771. Located below the Santa Lucia Mountains, adjacent to the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in Jolon, California, Mission San Antonio de Padua is almost as isolated today as it was more than 200 years ago.
Monterey Bay in the Spring - March 2019
Sunset at Carmel Beach - March 2019
Red, White, and Blue - Feb 2019
Red, White, and Blue dreams of summer and the beach
Flooded Vineyard - Feb 2019
Winter storms brought much rain
El Capitan and the Merced River - Nov 2018
Reflection of El Capitan in the Merced River in Yosemite Valley
Fall Reflections - Nov 2018
Reflections in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park
“Vertigo” at night - July 2018
One of California’s old Spanish Missions - Mission San Juan Bautista
Summer Storm - July 2018
Mono Lake with thunderstorm over the Eastern Sierra Nevada
Coastal Living - July 2018
Colorful mailboxes along HWY 1
McWay Falls - July 2018
McWay Falls near Big Sur is one of California’s coastal waterfalls
Mt. Shasta Framed - June 2018
Mt Shasta (14,179 ft = 4324 meters) is a volcano (last eruption in 1786) at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Northern California.
California's Giants - June 2018
Walking among old growth giant Redwood trees in Humboldt Redwoods State Park (Northern California)
Southern California Sunset - March 2018
San Diego Sunset Cliffs
Santa Fe Depot - March 2018
This historic train depot in downtown San Diego opened in 1915 to accommodate visitors to Panama-California Exposition. It is still an active transportation center.
Point Loma Lighthouse - Mar 2016
San Diego - Southern California
For Sale - March 2018
California's coastal metropolitan areas are in stark contrast to the many dying or already abandoned inland towns.
Los Padres National Forest - March 2018
Heading south on HWY 33 through the Los Padres National Forest
HWY 33 - March 2018
Along HWY 33 heading into Los Padres National Forest
California Grasshoppers - March 2018
Oil pumps known as 'grasshoppers' work the Kern County oil fields
Pole Forest - March 2018
Utility pole forest at the Kern County oil fields
Springtime - March 2018
Springtime in coastal California
Disappearing - March 2018
San Simeon Pier disappearing in California's coastal fog
Pigeon Point Lighthouse - July 2017
Disappearing - Oct 2016
Golden Gate Bridge disappearing during a heavy rain storm
Fort Cronkhite - Feb 2017
Rodeo Beach and Fort Cronkhite, located in the Marin Headlands, just northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Point Reyes Seashore - Dec 2016
Point Reyes National Seashore