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Garrapata Beach 27 Aug 2013 | 10:21 pm
By clicking on the picture, you’ll see a larger image. The fog offshore — this is a frequent sight along the Big Sur coast. I followed the path from the highway to the wooden stairway down the cliff...
From the fields of Whidbey Island to Mount Olympus 27 Aug 2013 | 05:14 am
[Click on the picture for a larger image.] You have this view on Highway 20 south to Coupeville on Whidbey Island — the golden fields, Penn Cove, the forests, and the Olympic Mountains beyond the Adm...
Whidbey Island — Yesterday evening’s sunset 26 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
By clicking on the picture, you’ll see a larger image. Sunsets come more and more swiftly as fall approaches. I arrived at the viewpoint not a minute too soon, at just before eight. The day had been...
On Chimney Rock Road, Paso Robles Wine Country 26 Aug 2013 | 05:08 am
[Click on the picture for a larger image.] Chimney Rock Road — one of the back roads that wander through Paso Robles Wine Country . . . Not far beyond: Carmody-McKnight Estate and Justin Vineyards.
Whidbey Island — Of Toby’s and Riesling 26 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
[Click on the picture for a larger serving.] Toby’s Tavern in Coupeville is a favorite place for dinner and lunch. The fragrance of grilled fish fills the dining room. The windows open up to Penn Cov...
Penn Cove and clouds, Whidbey Island 25 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
[Click on the picture for a larger image.] Yesterday, we were on our way up-island when I caught this view. I loved the clouds, the stillness of the cove, and the pier, with its mussel-encrusted pil...
Southern California — Solimar Beach on a spring evening 25 Aug 2013 | 05:39 am
[Click on the picture for a larger image.] Evenings are a magic time on this beach for me Everyone’s gone home, or practically everyone . . . the sunbathers, the anglers, the beachcombers. So it’s ...
Whidbey Island — Kayaks gliding across Penn Cove 24 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
You’ll get a larger image by clicking on the picture above. It was a beautiful summer evening. The setting sun hovered over the fields far across the water. It silhouetted the wharf. Kayaks glided i...
Big Sur: The ultra-rocky stretch of coast 24 Aug 2013 | 04:12 am
By clicking on the picture, you’ll be taken to a larger image. Much of the Big Sur coast is rocky. But I call the coast below Nepenthe “ultra-rocky.” Granite walls rise out of the sea. Granite mini-...
Whidbey Island — Sunset’s end 24 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
By clicking on the picture, you’ll be taken to a larger image. Broad strokes of shaded mountainside — that, to me, is part of a Northwest coast view at and just after sunset. That’s the Olympic Rang...
