Extreme low tide helped create the reflections of this gorgeous sunset at Bandon, OR.

The setting sun makes the weeds along beach fringes clow golden. A briske wind makes them move and shimmer in the light for this longer exposure.

Famous and rugged coastline along Big Sur, California

Soft glowing light filtering through the mist on the beach at Cape Blanco

This surreal view is from an overlook walkway high above the beach. I can't decide if I like this or the color version better but for now this one will do.

In this homage to Van Gogh, peeling pain on a boat hull simulates the sand, sky, and clouds of the beach.

Details from an old boat needing some attention

This detail is from the kick board on a boat hauled up for repair

Crab pots (traps) at Citizens Pier, Crescent City, CA

This was our first view of the lighthouse at Crescent City. It is from the Citizen's Pier.

The deer were nicely skylined for us on the way home

Low Tide revealed this old mooring attachment.

Patterns of new and old growth on a fallen Redwood Log

A dead log provided for new life with this tiny fern leaf (it's about an inch and a half long)

Shot along the Avenue of the Giants in the Redwoods of Coastal California

This pattern on a dead hedge appeared near an abandoned railroad track close to Coos Bay, OR

Lee found this leaf on the ground, laid it on a log and said, "Here, shoot this..." So I did.

There is a rock called "Face Rock" on which no face is discernable. But this unnamed rock has a clearly defined face that Lee saw so this became "Lee's Face Rock."

On the way back south we stopped to photograph this rock again in different light.

This pond was a collection point for logs on the way to the mill. But the dawn mist made for a surreal image.

Even with a wide angle lens the moon is larger than normal as it sets in the early morning along the coast near Crescent City.

We started shooting this scene long before the dawn, but the moon was so bright it provided all the light needed.

The dawn started to lighten the sky while the moon was still up and allowed for this second version.

Fallen logs provide nutrients for all kinds of new life including these small fungi (about an inch and a half in diameter).

This poor old tug boat had a wild life from the 1800s as an ocean freighteer and whaler to an ocean going tug. It is sinking a few miles from where it was built.

Early morning frost helps delineate gravel on an abandoned train track

This stately old lighthouse is badly in need of restoration but the caretakers work hard to keep the grounds up.

The fence leads naturally to the historic old tower

The groves of redwoods along the Avenue of the Giants live on a capet of clover. I looked for a four-leafed one but did not see any.

The Coastal Redwoods are the tallest trees on the planet and very difficult to photograph to capture that sense of size.

OK, here is the obligatory wide angle shot straight up through the trees.

A peaceful little glade in the Redwoods along the Avenue of the Giants

While photographing the sunrise on the lighthouse, I looked behind me and saw this quiet dawn scene of the harbor.

Shooting against the rising sun allowed for a couple of interesting black and white versions of the scene. This is the vertical version...

...and this is the horizontal version.

Here is a detail shot of the sky reflections and rocks taken while waiting for the sun to set for the next shot.

The sun was setting in an arc so we had to keep moving to find a place with good alighnment. But finally time ran out and we had to stop and take our shots. Lee opted for a silhouette and I wanted detail in the structures.

A scrape and rust on a boat hull made me think of a sardonic happy face.

An upturned redwood root looks like a normal tree until you realize this root is over twice as tall as a human.

For forest creaturesm nothing goes to waste, not even a fallen leaf.