North Bay photos, continued...

Here are some more pictures of Marin County. I took these before I had my favorite compact camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5), so the resolution and light are not as good...

 On Big Rock Mountain, looking over Lucas Valley

My trusty sidekick, Jodi

Jodi and I went on plenty of adventures. The following shots are in the Golden Gate Recreation Area. I kept Jodi on a short leash here.

My good friend Paul took another friend, Pete, and I to a secret sea cave only accessible during an ultra low tide. It's called Elephant Rock - out towards the northern tip of Point Reyes National Seashore. This is Elk country!

 A trail down the cliffs fit for a mountain goat

 Why do they call it Elephant Rock?

Entrance to the cave

Unfortunately, my old 2MP camera went to digital heaven after this shot... it would only take black pictures with a few red pixels. Alas, at least it was a noble place to die. I do wish I could have photographed the abundant sea life that was clinging to the lower walls here! There were neon-green anemones, starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers clinging to the lower walls of the cave, especially around the tidal pools... waiting for the waters to rise and submerge the floor of the cave for another month. At least this meant it was time to get the camera I had been longing for!

Briones Regional Park - Which isn't Marin, it's just east of Berkeley 

Well thanks for looking, take care!

Pictures of the North Bay

I was changing my desktop wallpaper today and thought it might be nice to share some of my photos from my 2.5 years in the North Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is such a beautiful place...

This was shot at Muir Overlook, looking roughly SSW.

Muir Overlook is a nice stop on the Pacific Coast Highway just north of Muir Beach. It has a walkway out to a huge rock outcrop where you can see probably hundreds of miles of shoreline as well as the coast of San Francisco. Very nice views and the wild sage and cedar make it smell wonderful.

My dear mother and I

Nearby are Muir Beach, Muir Woods, and the Pacific Coast Trail, which was probably my favorite Mtn. Biking trail because it is so beautiful and the ride back down is fast and fun! The following pictures show these places:

Muir Beach

Muir Woods 

I love this photo! Trillium, Clover, an Orchid, and moss.

Pacific Coast Trail - Marin Headlands

This photo was taken near the top of Mt. Tamalpais

I lived in San Rafael, Marin County, CA. The following photos were taken in and around San Rafael:

 From my backyard 

 Looking toward Richmond, CA from China Camp State Park

China Camp State Park is a great place to chill in San Rafael. Here are some photos taken at a China Camp picnic area that I frequented:

Finally, my full moon photo expedition to Mt. Vision; overlooking Drake's Bay and Tomales Bay near Inverness, Ca  - Point Reyes National Seashore:

Well, that's all for now... Hopefully I will be motivated to keep posting photos over the next few weeks!

Take Care...