Sea cliffs at the mouth of Tunitas
Creek, San Mateo County, CA |
The lighthouse at Pigeon Point, San
Mateo County, CA |
The sea cliffs from Hwy 1 at Big Sur,
CA |
Waterfall at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State
Park, Big Sur, CA |
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Napa Valley from a hot air balloon |
Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel,
CA |
Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel,
CA |
Monarch butterflies at Natural Bridges
State Park, Santa Cruz, CA |
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Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz,
CA |
Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz,
CA |
Riding the Skunk Train from Ft. Bragg to
North Fork, CA |
Riding the Skunk Train from Ft. Bragg to
North Fork, CA |
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Bluffs off Mendocino, CA |
Water tower in Mendocino, CA |
Agate Cove, Mendocino, CA |
Agate Cove Inn - a bed and breakfast inn
in Mendocino, CA |
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An urban garden in Mendocino, CA |
MacCallum House in Mendocino, CA |
Old building under renovation in Mendocino, CA |
Dahlia and "friend" in Mendocino, CA |
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Driftwood the size of redwood trees on Manchester
State Beach, CA |
Looking north at Manchester State Beach, CA |
The 36 foot high waterfall at Russian Gulch State
Park, Mendocino, CA |
Mouth of the Gualala River
in Gualala, CA |
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Sunset at the mouth of the Gualala
River, Gualala, CA |
Male elephant seal at Ano Nuevo State Reserve,
CA |
Male elephant seal at Ano
Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
Male elephant seals preparing to do
battle at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
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Male elephant seals battling for harem
dominance at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, C |
Male elephant seals
battling for harem dominance at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
Elephant seals preparing to mate at Ano Nuevo State
Reserve, CA |
Mating elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Reserve,
CA |
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Female elephant seal preparing to give birth at Ano
Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
One last push and the infant pup emerges at Ano
Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
The mother seal does not help the infant seal from
its birth sack at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
The pup struggles and frees a flipper at Ano Nuevo
State Reserve, CA |
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Finally the infant pup frees its face and mouth at
Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
Weaned elephant seal pup at Ano Nuevo State Reserve,
CA |
Adult male elephant seal during the
summer molt at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
Two young male elephant seals in a
dispute at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
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Adult elephant seal during the summer
molt at Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
Cove Beach at Ano Nuevo
State Reserve, CA |
Acres of sand dunes at Ano
Nuevo State Reserve, CA |
Lighthouse keepers' house on Ano Nuevo
Island, CA |