This marshy area is about 2 blocks from downtown Martinez , just cross the railroad tracks and you're there, right on beautiful San Pabl...

More information on Monterey bay, California here . Also, notes and pictures from Nicole Hanusek and Tow.com . As I said before, I'm ...

The lost coast in Northern California.

A view of the east bay from the Berkeley hills, you can see the Richmond bridge off in the distance, and the refinery tanks to the right of ...

Inspiration point is a point in the east bay where people go to be inspired, it overlooks San Pablo reservoir.

San Francisco from the east bay.

Is it just me or do all wharfs pretty much look the same? Eureka CA is a small coastal town four or so hours drive north of San Francisco ...

This beach is on the North shore of Lake Tahoe, near the Nevada state line. There is still plenty of snow on the mountains even though it i...

This was taken at the Richmond , CA marina. Richmond is the eighth most dangerous city in the US in 2007, but it does have a "nice...

be back next week, on vacation and I'm not smart enough to set blogger up to auto post.

We went on this Carson falls hike in Marin County and this is the view. You can make out the Richmond bridge, UC Berkeley clock tower and ...

Free HUGS! More here about union square, not hugs.

You really do get to walk right up to them at Ano Nuevo State Park, more here .

A Chinatown house in San Francisco California.

Probably 90% of Yosemite tourists take this picture, more here .