Monterey bay.

Scenes from the 17 mile drive

Russian River

The Russian River in Sonoma County is a fairly popular place for bay area residents to kayak, swim and raft. Right now the river is pretty tame since it is a low water year and late in the season.

UC Berkeley Campus

Fish

A fish tank at the Monterrey bay aquarium, where the seem to spend a good deal of time on presentation than other aquariums do. Relevant History and Real Travel Blog have more pictures.

More tidepool pictures

Here is another picture of the tide pools at Point Reyes National Seashore, about 1.5 hours north of San Francisco.

Tide pool

A tide pool at Point Reyes.

Yosemite National Park.

The lighthouse at Santa Cruz

The lighthouse at Santa Cruz.

Sonoma Coast again

Sonoma Coast

Duncan's Landing on the Sonoma Coast.

Big Sur California

You can see why its a popular getaway spot.

Cable car turn around

The Powell & Market street cable car turnaround in San Francisco always draws a crowd. More about cable cars here.

Flowerland

True story?

California wildflowers

Wildflowers along the Ohlone greenway in Richmond.

Downtown Oakland, California

A busy day in downtown Oakland, California.

Sonoma coast beach view.

Just drive up highway 1 and you'll see miles of this sort of scenery.

Golden Gate Bridge and beach

The beach on the San Francisco Bay (Presidio) side of the Golden Gate bridge is pretty busy and a neat place to just hang out. Baker beach lets you get pictures from the ocean side.

Point Lobos State Reserve.

The rocky shore at Point Lobos State Reserve (a bit south of Monterey), a great place to visit, get there early on weekends because parking is limited. You're almost certain to see seals and otters. More pictures here and here.

Lake Tahoe California.