California Vacation October 4-13, 2018

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.

AVENUE OF THE GIANTS

"And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul"

- John Muir

Stephens Grove

ARCATA BOTTOMS

The Bottoms is a low and flat land feature behind the dunes

bordering the Pacific Ocean. Early one morning, I drove

into the Bottoms, intending to continue to Mad River Beach

to photograph the seashore. I made so many stops to
photography the scenery in the Bottoms that (on that day), 
I didn't make it to my beach destination. Life Is Good!

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.)

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.

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        

REDWOODS NATIONAL PARK

This is the first of a series of 6 images of the shoreline north of 

the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center, Redwoods National Park

located south of Orick. The huge rock in the foreground is 

streaked with white marble. Note the sea stacks on the horizon.

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.