Wilder Ranch Bike Trails

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I took some pictures of the coastline along the Pacific Coast Highway. I started at Wilder Ranch State Park taking pictures as I rode my bicycle along their bike trail. The bike trail follows the coastline along the edge of the cliffs overlooking the rocky coves and beaches. Later after eating a calamari sandwich on the pier, I took a picture of Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Then I decided to take the long way back to Stockton following US Highway 1 around the peninsular to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Along the way, I stopped at a beach where people were flying kites to surf to take more pictures. On the last stop, I took a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge in the late afternoon. A great escape from the heat of the Central Valley this summer.

 

 

Guiding Light for Shipping

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Here are some pictures I took of a double drawbridge over the Sacramento River, the Old Sugar Mill located near the banks of the same river, and Pigeon Point Lighthouse on the Pacific Coast Highway 1. They all have water and shipping in common. I used a Nikon D600 camera. The water connection among the pictures intrigues me.

Dillon Beach, California

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Here are some pictures I took while walking along Dillon Beach located near the village of Bodega where Hitchcock’s “The Birds” film took place. The beach is located on the northern coast of Marin County, about 60 miles north of San Francisco. Take the Pacific Coastal Highway US 1 north of San Francisco and turn left in Tomales on the Dillon Beach Road. Beautiful beach scenery at the opening of Tomales Bay. Go off season on a weekday simply because you will find that there are fewer people on the beach and quite likely more sun.

Pacifica Pier, California

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Here are some pictures I took on Pacifica Pier while on a trip there last weekend. Pacifica is easily accessible by freeways from Stockton where I live. Just south of San Francisco, Pacifica is on the Pacific Coast Highway 1. I used a Nikon D300s DX camera with mostly a Nikon 18-200 DX lens. The sun was hidden by clouds. But as you can see, the clouds have a silver lining.