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Moss Landing

Moss Landing’s role in 1970s marijuana smuggling along the Monterey County coast grew out of its secluded coastal geography, working-harbor culture, and proximity to both Mexican supply routes and overland…

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Sea of Clouds

In this view looking south from Highway 38 above Forest Falls, a deep marine layer has flowed inland from the Pacific Ocean and become trapped beneath a temperature inversion, creating…

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Northbound Tracks

This stretch of Union Pacific railroad tracks is part of the historic Surf Line (originally built by Southern Pacific), which bridges the gap between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Because…

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  • Surf San-O

    Surf San-O

  • Coquille River Lighthouse

    Coquille River Lighthouse

  • Fujinon 16-50mm 1:2.8-4.8 Kit Lens

    Kit Lens

  • seeing eye dogs

    Seeing Eye Dogs

  • Fujifilm X-T5

    My Return to Fujifilm. Again.

  • Airplane Propeller

    North American B-25J Mitchell

  • Honeybee on Flower

    Busy Bee

  • Agapanthus

    A Lighter Shade of Purple

  • Portofab

    Portofab

  • General Electric J47 turbojet cutaway

    Views of Jet Engine

  • Gold Medal Flour

    Gold Medal Flour

  • Radar Dome

    Radar Love

  • Holiday Decorations

    On the Popularity of Abstract Art

  • Lost Wheel Cover Found

    Lost Wheel Cover Found

  • Sea of Clouds

    Sea of Clouds

  • Picnic Bench at the Salton Sea

    Down By the Seashore

  • Desert stone houses on a rocky hillside with a "For Rent" sign, trash bins by the street, and a yellow railroad crossing symbol on a white fence.

    Symmetry

  • The House in the Hills Off Singleton Road

    The House on the Hill Off Singleton Road

  • Chair and Table

    The Stuffed Chair in My Motel Room

  • Helping Hands Magnifying Stand

    Helping Hands Magnifying Stand

  • Bright Flowers

    Saturated Flowers

  • This Old House

    This Old House

  • Lockable multi-roll commercial toilet paper dispenser in a public restroom.

    Preparation is the Key to Success

  • Jeep in the Woods

    Jeep in the Woods

  • Hardwood floor

    Hardwood

  • Paragliders Launching

    Come Fly With Me

  • Surfing Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

    Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

  • Moss Landing

    Moss Landing

  • Railroad tracks along California's Central Coast

    Northbound Tracks

  • Dining Cars Cafe

    Dining Cars Cafe

  • Victorville Rails

    Victorville Rails

  • Lake Fulmor

    Lake Fulmor

  • Bee foraging for nectar and pollen on Ligustrum japonica flower cluster

    Let it Bee

  • Three men surf fishing at Guadalupe Dunes

    Fish Tales

  • “BNSF Intermodal Train Negotiating the Sullivan’s Curve Grade in the Cajon Pass

    If Love Was A Train

  • Whitewater

    Whitewater

  • Regal Court Bungalows

    Regal Court

  • Carlsbad Beach Lifeguard Station 34

    Lifeguard Station 34

  • Mission San Miguel

    Mission San Miguel Arcángel

  • Morning Along the Fence Line

    Morning Along the Fence Line

  • Lost Horse Mine Burn Area

    Lost Horse Mine Burn Area

  • Rainbow Basin

    Rainbow Basin

  • View of San Jacinto

    View from Indian Creek Road

  • cumulonimbus cloud (specifically a cumulonimbus incus, commonly known as an anvil cloud).

    Cumulonimbus

  • Lifeguard Station 6

    Lifeguard Station 6

  • ranunculus

    Ranunculus

  • Desert Sunrise

    Desert Sunrise

  • Fall Mountain Color

    Fall Mountain Color

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