Monterey bay cruise ship.

More information on Monterey bay, California here. Also, notes and pictures from Nicole Hanusek and Tow.com. As I said before, I'm not a big aquarium fan, especially when its swarming with kids.

The lost coast California

The lost coast in Northern California.

East bay view.

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 it.

Inspiration point.

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

San Francisco skyline at dusk.

San Francisco from the east bay.

Eureka California wharf.

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. (The drive is very nice) There are a few tourist attractions, but it is mostly a quiet place. I suggest eating at the wharf, driving by the Carson house, then getting out of town and into the great outdoors of the area. Josh Hornik has some details.

A beach at Lake Tahoe.

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 is June, the beach was plenty warm however. Tahoe is well worth a visit, especially in the summer.

Richmond, CA marina.

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" part of town! Unless you're careful you have to drive through a not so nice section to get there however. Its not worth visiting on a trip though.

Vacation

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

The view from Marin County

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 downtown Oakland across the bay. Click on the picture to make it bigger.

San Francisco skyline.

Lake Tahoe California.

City Lights, San Francisco.

Union square San Francisco California.

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

SF Skyline up close.

More Elephant seals.

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

Chinatown, San Francisco, California.

A Chinatown house in San Francisco California.

Yosemite National Park.

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

The Golden Gate Bridge at dusk.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California at dusk yesterday. More here.

Inside Westfield Mall, San Francisco.

More here.