Category: Coastal
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San Diego Fog

San Diego isn’t exactly known for its fog. Sure, we have “May Gray” and “June Gloom” where the marine layer rolls in and covers the blue sky along the coast, but we rarely get a dense fog. When that happens, it’s time to break out the camera. Today’s weather was weird for mid-December. We had…
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La Jolla Tide Pools

I have visited La Jolla countless times, but oddly, I’ve never taken photos of the tide pools there until last night. They are easy to access and I’m sure I’ll be back. Luckily, I was there after low tide, but the tide was coming back in, and I had to dodge a few waves splashing…
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The Eastern Sierra and Pacific Northwest

It’s October and that means it was road trip time (I’m in a rut—this is the third year in a row that I’ve taken a road trip the first week of October). If you really want the gory details of the entire trip, you can read about them here. Suffice it to say, it was…
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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

As Memorial Day approaches, I thought it would be appropriate to remember its true meaning by visiting Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery yesterday. I arrived at the cemetery about an hour before sunset on a completely overcast and gray day, so I thought the black-and-white photos reflected the mood of both the day and the location.…
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Exploring at Torrey Pines SNR

Now that I have my new California State Parks annual pass, I’ve been putting it to good use by visiting a number of the Southern California beach state parks. Yesterday, it was back to Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve north of La Jolla. With its expansive beach at the base of towering cliffs that are…