Crescent City, nearing the border with Oregon.
Battery Point lighthouse began operation in 1856.
Coastal Oaks covered with moss in temperate rain forests.
Southern forests are much drier.
Point Reyes National Sea Shore. (Click to enlarge)
Fierce winds have bent the trees at The Point Reyes Lighthouse.
Klamath California (click and see if you can spot the distant grazing elk herd).
Cheers to you from coastal California~
Gorgeous, Cindy!
I hope this doesn’t burn down.
It seems like Canada and the USA are afire.
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Yes. Our gorgeous forests are burning as well as all the wild creatures who live in them. დ
Those bent trees testify to some hefty winds!
Yes. Very intense winds on the point by the lighthouse დ
Beautiful photos, Cindy. Crescent City is a peaceful place – I love all the driftwood there. 💚
Thank you. I love Crescent City and I love the seafood!! დ
You have captured the beauty of the West Coast, Cindy.
Thank you Rebecca & cheers my friend დ
I found the herd – Michigan is famous for all the lighthouses scattered around the Great Lakes!
I want to see them! დ
Beautiful, Cindy.
Thanks Timothy დ
Beautiful photos, Cindy! I’ve never been way up there, I bet the sea air smells so good. The winds must be fierce to have warped the trees like that! ❤️
The air is full of the scents of pine and ocean, the waters are pristine, people are scarce and wild critters abound……AKA paradise for me დ
That sounds really nice! Nothing like that down here…
Your area has it’s own special beauty. I love The Valley of Fire area immensely დ
Such gorgeous country! I was able to see the grazing elk.
Eventually, they came quite close დ
That must have been quite something!
Yes. It was wonderful.
Lovely photos. I hope to be in that area later this year.
Oh, good for you! It is a wonderful escape from the hustle and bustle, and you are sure to enjoy დ
Beautiful pictures as always thanks Cindy. I’m amazed to say at my age I actually just about saw the grazing herd.
Huge Hugs
Laughing…… I can well relate! დ
Such lovely country – I adore it and love the old Monterey Cypress trees especially.
Aren’t they atmospheric and wonderful დ
Lovely pics ,i saw the Elk too. Cheers.
It is so fun to be amongst them დ
I am sure it is. Your each post shows so much of natures beauty and i love all of the pics. Thank you .
You make me happy I am here with you.
You are welcome. Thank you being kind. Have a nice day .
Makes me smile დ
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I’ve gotta get up there, so beautiful!
It lowers one heart rate, blood pressure & improves general disposition დ
Such a gorgeous area! We have major fires going on here as well. I hope it stays safe from them.
The fires are a nightmare. So much beautiful old forest being destroyed and all the wildlife within დ
There have been efforts to save as many larger animals as possible by putting out drinking water as they will wind up on roads or in people’s farm fields. It’s surprising how many will survive by burying themselves, but of course their food sources will be compromised.
I didn’t know they buried themselves to survive. It all makes me so sad. What are we doing people?
I know your question is rhetorical, but I can’t help but answer: just doing what we want without seriously considering the consequences (or denying them altogether).
Yes. Selfish.
Love these photos Cindy..a very historic lighthouse and gorgeous photos of those trees. Anita
I <3 people who <3 historic lighthouses, and trees. Thank you.
Cindy, this post is splendid. You bring out the beauty so well. Hugs on the wing.
Hugs flying back to you Teagan & happy you enjoyed my friend დ
I’ve always been drawn to pictures of the sea, but in the U.S. I’ve only seen the Atlantic, not the Pacific. That lighthouse island is particularly nice – something I could look at for a long time.
I love lighthouses and would love to stay in one! დ
Same here, Cindy!
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Beautiful! I would love to be there to enjoy the landscape in person. You captured it well!
I hope you do visit someday, but until them, I am happy to have you travel virtually with me. Cheers! დ
Marvelous. I’m a beach kid and always enjoy looking at wild coast photos.
You and me both, and your coast is so very beautiful! Thanks Jim & cheers დ
Wonderful photos to give us a virtual trip to areas I’ve never seen. I love California. We got to drive along the ocean from San Francisco to San Diego in a convertible staying at several marvelous places along the way. What a delightful experience and fond memory. I would love to see Oregon and Washington also. thanks for sharing the beauty with us.
Your experience does sound delightful and I am happy you have it as a memory. Thank you for traveling along with me Eileen & cheers my friend დ
Love the west coast and your captures Cindy!
Thank you Val. You are very kind and most appreciated დ
These are just stunning Cindy!
Very kind & most appreciated my friend & cheers to you დ
As you enjoy, so do we Cindy. It felt like a beautiful day.
So happy to have you traveling along with me my friend დ
Fires are a calamity that occurs every year and there is no way, not even, to this day, to prevent them. Your magnificent photos let us see the beauty of the place. I hope you are well. A good Sunday to you.
Happy Sunday to you my friend. As I lifelong Californian, I can attest to the truth of your words, but the fires have never been this bad, starting this early, and burning this extensively, in so many different areas, in my memory. Happy Sunday to you დ
There are many open fronts. Take care, please Cindy. Good week
Thank you for caring & stay safe and well my friend დდ
You are welcome Cindy
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Absolutely gorgeous, Cindy! 💚 Pt Reyes is one of our favorite places in the U.S….we camped there once pre-kids and then took the kids there to hike when they were young. We had a grand time birding at Klamath, too!
You’ve been to the goodies Teresa. Glad you have & thank you my friend დ
Glorious photos with a good eye. I love the coast. Enjoy your vacation!
Much appreciated! Thanks very much & cheers to you დ
So beautiful.
Grazie mille Gigi დ
Absolutely beautiful!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami დ
I shudder when I hear about the start of the fire season – such destruction in its wake. Then you show us these beautiful scenes and I marvel at the trees that have clearly lived for many years; gnarled, twisted and bent to the force of the prevailing winds. I wish you all well in tinder dry times.
Thank you very much Anne for your concern. With the ongoing drought, fire is on everyone’s minds constantly in many parts of California დ
Beautiful!!
Grazie mille Donna დ
We had the pleasure of visiting there back in 2014–unforgettable, and thanks for the memories.
So happy you have visited and have such happy memories დ
Beautiful country. Hope it doesn’t suffer too much under the coming heatwave.
Yes. I hope so too. დ
Sea-riously….these are spectacular shots! Seas the days, my friend ⌓⌓⌕(˃̴◡ुؔ՞ઁ)♡⃛
Smiling….. Cheers to you & thank you დ
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A good tour
Thank you Derrick & cheers დ
The Californian coast really is picturesque, isn’t it? I like it a lot again, when we were there lately, on a day trip from Palo Alto. Thanks for the pictures. 🙂
Have a wonderful Sunday,
Pit
P.S.: it’ll take a while before I catch up with editing the pictures and showing some of them in my blog.
Looking forward to seeing your photos! დ
Coastal California is so breathtaking and dramatic – We spent as much time driving along it as we could when we lived there!
It is truly special isn’t it. Happy you had time to explore დ
I am looking forward to being there ‘some’ day. Meanwhile, thanks for bringing me along. 🙂
You are great to travel with & I hope you visit this area soon! დ
Me too! 🙂 and thank yoU!
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I enjoyed Crescent City and did a tour of Battery Point lighthouse. It´s supposed to be haunted but aren´t all lighthouses haunted? Great pictures!
How fun! I didn’t take a tour. I would love too დ
So beautiful! And the Battery Point Lighthouse looks very romantic…
Best wishes, and stay safe, dear Cindy!
Thank you very much my friend and you too! Stay safe & well დ
I lived in the Bay Area for about 20 years or so and used to love Point Reyes. So nice to see pictures of it.
Lucky you. Point Reyes is special. Hope the kitties and doggies are doing well დ
A beautiful part of the country which I only raced through one time. I saw Pt Reyes, the coast, and the redwoods, but didn’t see Klamath. Did you go to all these places in one trip Cindy?
We did, and are heading home now. You covered some beautiful country Brad. Happy you experienced this დ
Thanks Cindy. Yes, I’m very grateful for those travels in my 30’s, and overdue for some more fun travel.
Yes you are and I want you to go! When it is safe. It seems to be no longer safe., once again დდ
I found the elk!! How cool is that?!? You’re surrounded by such majestic beauty, Cindy — thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you more for traveling along with me Debbie. You make the experience better დ
I love that section of the coast. Cindy and I visited there with my dad and sister about a decade ago and had a great time exploring.
It is a beautiful area to hike and explore. I am happy you have experienced this Mitch დ
Simply lovely, Cindy, what views!
Leslie xoxo
Thank you Leslie & I hope all is well with you and yours დ
We are all well Cindy, thank you….
Love to all of you დდ
The coastal oaks covered with moss look very interesting to see at the west coast. I thought that would be seen much further south than west cost USA.
We have temperate rain forests hugging the coast that come down from Canada, through Washington and Oregon, and down into the Northern California coast. დ
Those trees are a bit scary, but then, I think I’m having one of my “fragile” moments! 😀 😉
Great photos as always!
Love to you Felicia & be safe and well დდ
Thank you, Cindy. <3 🙂
Seeing your beautiful photos brings back memories of too brief visits to too few places on the coast with the most.
I could spot the elk herd B4 clicking. Had to click to be sure and then click again to try counting them. Something like 14 or 15? Hope they like the grass as much as people like the sight.
Ahhhhh, makes me so happy you care about the elk. Thank you. They are proud creatures დდ
The battery lighthouse is quite an amazing spot
It is. It is the northern coastal terminus of California, before it blends into Oregon დდ
I’ve never seen those sections of the CA coastline. Beautiful.
Love to you Marlene & hope you are safe and well დდ
Beautiful pictures. Love those trees!
So happy you do & cheers to you დდ
Die Küsteneichen sind wunderbar, wow…
Vielen Dank Ernst! Ich schätze dich so sehr. Bleib gesund und munter mein Freund დდ
These are beautifully captured, Cindy!
Thank you Amy. Your captures capture me დდ
Qué belleza. Admirable. Te felicito.
Me siento honrado por su consideración. Mantente a salvo y bien mi amigo. დდ
El gusto ese mío al tener una amiga con tanta sensibilidad artística. Bello día.
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Beautiful coastal views. Sent you an email. 🙂
Will check.
Love how the trees learn to survive in the wind… despite the wind.. beautiful pictures Cindy, thank you.
Yes. I love this to. The most extreme example of this I have seen is in Ushuaia Argentina, ‘the end of the world,’ where trees sparsely grow on only one side, and are beaten by the wind, until their tips, almost touch the ground. But they are still living! დ
Am totally a member of the “life-always-finds-a-way-club”… fascinating! Thanks for all your pics!
Thank you more for your understanding.
Beautiful Cindy!
Thank you my friend & cheers to you! დდ
Hi Cindy,
we love lighthouses. We saw the Battery Point Lighthouse before in one of our lighthouse-books.
Thanks & cheers
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
I like people who shine light into darkness, which is why I like you დ
Hi Cindy, thank you for these photographs of stunning beauty!
Thank you much more Charles for being you დ
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Wonderful photos, like taking a mini vacation. Of course I’d rather be there to hear the waves and smell the various smells 🙂
I wish you were here. Thank you very much & be well დ
Wow, beautiful! Beautiful photographs !
So appreciated. Thank you very much დ
Amazing photos!! I wish I could go there right now!!!
I wish you could too! დ
Beautiful photos as always, Cindy. You know, each time I go to your site I have to re-follow you. I don’t know why that it is, but just in case you get a new ‘trefology has followed you’ notice each week, now you know why.
I posted about this. https://cindyknoke.com/2021/06/18/i-spy/
I am touched you persevere. Thank you დ
I love rugged coasts with wind and waves. Glorious pictures, Cindy!
Incredible images! So good to see!
Love to you and yours Sheila დ
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Really beautiful trees and rocks by the shore!
When you get as far coastal north as it is possible to get in Cali, you find pretty untouched magic. Love to you Sharon.
Wonder tiny herd, and gorgeous views. The lighthouse looked so privileged there on its own island.
Would your imagination love to be a lighthouse keeper on your own island? Mine would. დ
Yes, often.
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Where are all of the Cali mermaids? Mermaids love crystal waters.💦
I think they are very shy and don’t like to have their photos taken, even when tipsy. დ
Not where I come from. 💦🐋
Smiling…..
Beautiful and stunning. I fell in love with California because of its Coast. It’s blessed with so many unique beaches. It’s like vacay every day off from work. Thanks.
Yes, the California Coast has so much variance from the farthest south, to mid-coast, and then to the furthest north. These are my three favorite areas of it. დ
An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you ought to publish more on this topic, it might not be a taboo subject but typically people don’t discuss such issues. To the next! Many thanks!!