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Point Reyes Beach, Sunset

Point Reyes Beach, Sunset
Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Beach near the lighthouse at sunset, with yellow lupine carpeting the bluffs above the cliffs.

I had hoped to get some photographs of the wonderful fields of yellow lupine at the top of this bluff, but I was stymied by the tremendous winds buffeting Point Reyes. I do have photographs of this scene that show the flowers more clearly, but many of them are blurred from being blown by the wind.

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Log and Blowing Sand, Drakes Beach

Log and Blowing Sand, Drakes Beach
Log and Blowing Sand, Drakes Beach. Point Reyes National Seashore. June 1, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A log embedded in blowing sand at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore.

It was tremendously windy on this visit to Point Reyes, and here the sand was streaming across the surface of the beach and straight out into the Bay.

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One Yellow Flower

One Yellow Flower
One Yellow Flower. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. April 12, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Spring flower and buds growing on the forest floor at Almaden Quicksilver Park.

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Yosemite Valley Tunnel View #2

Yosemite Valley Tunnel View #2
Yosemite Valley Tunnel View #2. Yosemite National Park, California. April 2, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of the narrow space between two buses, several people waiting by the buses, and a group getting its self-portrait at the Yosemite Valley View parking lot.

Beyond… Yosemite Valley, Bridalveil Fall, Sentinel Dome, Half Dome…

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