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Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/05/2014
Point St. George Heritage Area is just a few miles south of the Oregon border in Crescent City.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/06/2014
Hiking through old-growth coastal redwoods along the Damnation Creek Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
The Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
Seals along the Long Coast Trail
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/12/2013
Vista south overlooking Sonoma Coast State Park's Kortum Trail. The trail can be seen running parallel to the bluff's edge.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
The Chimney Rock Trail traverses a narrow peninsula with Drake's Bay to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
04/07/2015
Sunset over the Pacific from the Sky Trail Loop on Point Reyes.
Monica Ralston
Photo Date:
01/25/2014
Looking south toward Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
05/18/2014
A view from the Coastal Trail between Rodeo Beach and Muir Beach in the Marin Headlands.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
12/12/2013
The Dipsea Trail traverses Mount Tamalpais State Park's coastal slopes.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
10/30/2013
Lands End Point above Mile Rock Beach.
Gina Teichert
Photo Date:
06/18/2014
The town of Pacifica, with Marin in the distance, seen from Montara Mountain Trail.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/14/2014
Whales are a common sight in the nutrient-rich waters off Point Lobos.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/14/2014
Coastal trails along Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/15/2014
Andrew Molera State Beach framed by Molera Point headland.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
10/23/2015
Viewpoint overlooking McWay Falls in Big Sur's Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.