Carmel Mission Basilica, California

Founded in 1771, and contains the Shrine of Saint Junipero Serra, founder of California and the Spanish Colonial Missions.

Massive Live Oak , Carmel, California

Davendorf Park, Carmel CA

Kelp on the change of the Tide, Point Lobos, California

Kelp on the change of Tide, Point Lobos, California

South Beach, Point Reyes, California

South Beach, Point Reyes

Smokey haze at Lahontan pond, Truckee, California

Late afternoon smoke from King fire hides runs at Northstar ski resort

Lohontan Drive Bridge, Truckee, CA

Looking South towards Northstar ski resort. Smoke from the King fire makes for hazy views.

Orthodox Cemetry Fort Ross, CA

Russian Orthodox cemetery for settlers at Fort Ross

Fort Ross Cannon, Fort Ross, California

Gun emplacement in Northwest Blockhouse, constructed of Redwood timber, at Fort Ross

Russian Work Bench, Fort Ross, CA

Fort Ross, CA

Lookout at Fort Ross, CA

Gun emplacement in Northwest Blockhouse, constructed of Redwood timber, at Fort Ross

End of Winter, Tenya Lake, Yosemite

Tenaya Lake from Olmsted Point

5:08 am Perfect Symmetry of Razorback Dunes, Death Valley

5:08 am

Sunset Light, Richmond Bridge CA

Richmond Bridge, CA

Golden Gate Bridge up close

Fort Point, a fine example of the mason’s art, is a masonry seacoast fortification located at the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the United States Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships. Work on Fort Point started in 1853, the fort's first cannon was mounted in 1861 and it eventually housed 103 smooth-bore cannon. Initial plans for the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s called for the fort's removal but the bridge was redesigned to save the fort.