I hope you enjoy viewing these 42 photos of our 10-day north California vacation in October, 2018 to welcome River, a bright-blue-eyed-baby boy, to our extended family.
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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
We flew into San Francisco, rented a car, and proceeded to drive
north on US Highway 101 to Arcata.
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AVENUE OF THE GIANTS
"And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul"
- John Muir
Stephens Grove
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ARCATA BOTTOMS
Sunflower in "The Pumpkin Patch" |
RIVER
Thank you Chris and Amelia |
MAD RIVER BEACH
(No relation to the River boy)
Another morning and another drive... This time I parked near the
Pacific Ocean at Mad River Beach and walked about
2 hours, blissfully in my element. (I am from Daytona Beach.)
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Yep, this is Kelp! |
View from the dunes looking north toward Trinidad |
MOONSTONE BEACH
This is the first of a series of eight images of one of my world-
wide favorite places to photograph, Moonstone Beach, located
south of Trinidad.
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VIEW FROM HOUDA POINT
ELK
South of Orick, along the Redwood Highway (US 101) |
PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK
Trudy and I inside a Redwood along
the Brown Creek Trail
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REDWOODS NATIONAL PARK
Teasel |
MUIR BEACH OVERLOOK
We visited the Muir Woods National Monument on our return drive to San Francisco. This image is the walkway to the Muir Beach Overlook. |
View from the Muir Beach Overlook, with San Francisco on the horizon and a pair of ravens in the foreground. |