Richmond, CA

California isn't all seashore and rainbows.

Santa Cruz, CA

Sacramento River

San Francisco Skyline

A great shot of the San Francisco skyline from Aaron Logan.

American River

The American River, near Sacramento, CA, is very low right now, hopefully for these guys the recent rain has helped out.

Lake Tahoe Snowmobiling

A scheduled hot chocolate stop on the snowmobile trail in Lake Tahoe. This snowmobile tour left from Zephyr Cove, NV. They shuttle you up the hill and then you follow in a slow line for 3 hours @ $150 a person, nice views of Lake Tahoe, a little bit of fun, but too expensive.

Lake Tahoe Paddle Boats

Miss Dixie II at Zephyr Cove, NV (its close enough to California for this blog) is one of several big boat tours available at Lake Tahoe all year around.

Lake Tahoe, California

We went up to Lake Tahoe again, I can not resist it. You have to weave your way on a very tame snow mobile trail to get here, more later.

Sonoma Coast, California

This picture of one of the many beaches on the Sonoma Coast was taken the day before Christmas, 2005.

Sonoma Coast, California

Nice place, more here.

River Bend Park, Sacramento, CA

River Bend Park, formerly Goethe Park, part of the American River Parkway, in Sacramento California is a great place to spend a Saturday. Very few of the signs are actually replaced with the new name. Parking is $5, which is annoying. I took this picture February 1, 2009.

Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA, USA

The buildings of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay on a foggy day.

SF Bay

A mudflat on the east bay (Berkeley, Oakland) side of the San Francisco Bay. It can be a nice place for a bike ride, even in November.

Lake Tahoe, CA

This is the view of Lake Tahoe as you come in on Highway 50 from Sacramento. Lake Tahoe is a great place to visit, even in the winter, California storms are generally well predicted in advance, so just make sure that one is not forecast, and go for the weekend. Even in good weather, the road to emerald bay may have chain controls, so you may miss out on that.

Golden Gate Bridge View

The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from the East Bay.

Yosemite National Park

A picture of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on a foggy day. Everyone has sunny pictures of this view, the fog is cool!

Santa Cruz, CA

A picture of the Santa Cruz, California shoreline, from a Stagnaro tour boat. Santa Cruz is a nice place to spend a day or two, but more than that is pushing it if you're touring.

Two seagulls look out on San Francisco Bay

What are they waiting for?

American River Trail, Sacramento, California

The American River Bike Trail in Sacramento, CA was gorgeous this fall weekend. The trail is a great place to ride your bike or go for a long walk. And by long, I do mean long, the scenic trail is over 20 miles long. Don't worry, there is plenty to gawk at along the way.

Sacramento, No on 8 Rally today

There was a No on Prop 8 Rally tonight in Sacramento on the steps of the Capitol building, the Sacbee puts the crowd at 3,000, but that seems generous to me.