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Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/19/2016
Sunset at New Brighton.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/19/2016
Tent camping at New Brighton.
Matt Hanson
Photo Date:
06/08/2012
The picturesque natural bridge.
Matt Hanson
Photo Date:
06/08/2012
The picturesque natural bridge with a bit of seaweed in the foreground.
A flutter of monarch butterflies along the Monarch Trail.
Monarch butterfly on the Monarch Trail.
Bayshaw Trail.
Beaches below Opal Cliffs.
Ohlone Bluffs Trail.
Ohlone Bluffs Trail.
Pogonip Lime Kilns.
Pogonip Nature Loop.
Pleasure Point.
Pleasure Point.
Surfing at Pleasure Point.
Restrooms at Pleasure Point.
Young ripper at Pleasure Point.
Santa Cruz from the Prairie View Trail.
The main beach and boardwalk in Santa Cruz.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.