Tide Pools

It was a half mile walk down the beach from our hotel to Face Rock, and because the labyrinth drawing always coincides with low tide (and we were heading to the labyrinth), we got to see lots of interesting tide pools along the way.  The biggest tide pools form around the rock formations, but these little pools had such an interesting pattern and texture that I wanted to include them in a beach scene. 

Sunrise on the Coast

High Tide at Klamath Cove

The weather was slightly overcast just before sunset last night at the Pacific shoreline in Redwood National Park.  It was pretty wavy too, with a good amount of sea spray in the air.  But there were so many rocks in the cove that patches of calm tide pools developed.  

I liked how the weak sunlight was reflected in the gray water.

Pampas Grass

We saw this grass growing along the roadside all the way up Highway 1 from where we cut in at Bodega Bay to where we turned inland north of Fort Bragg.  I was thinking the whole way along that I should stop and photograph it, but we were trying to make good time too.  I finally stopped just before we headed inland, and photographed at this Pacific coastline overlook.  It was ridiculously windy, so I had to shoot at my fastest shutter speed 1/4000.  I should have stopped sooner when the wind wasn't so strong.  Also the grass had a reddish color further south, which I did want to get in the photo.  I think this will probably be my final photo in my travel series.  Too bad.  It was such a fun trip, and I've had fun reliving it on the blog this past week.  But I've had a good chance to get caught up on things at home, and to get caught up on rest, so tomorrow will be a good day to head back out with my camera!  :)

Weary Traveler

2000 miles later, and I'm home from my trip to Seattle.  Exhausted, but full of great memories from a fun drive.  We opted for the scenic route, so I'll have many photos to share.  For today this one fits my mood best.  Taken yesterday at a beach in Redwood National Park.

Big Sur Coastline

One of many scenic views on Hwy 1 between Big Sur and Monterey.  We got to know this drive really well over the course of our time here; we were camping in Big Sur, which is a beautiful but remote and rugged stretch of coastline.  Each day we would drive the 25 miles of curvy coast-hugging road to get to the Monterey area.  You can see the road line along the hillside about halfway between the water line and the clouds.