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Sunday, July 7, 2024

Martinez Bridge, Lake Berryessa, Lake Hennessey

On 25th May 2024, my parents and I drove to see Lake Berryessa and Lake Hennessey in Napa County, CA. We also visited Benicia Bridge Vista Point in Benicia, CA and Putah Creek in Yolo County, CA. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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Our first stop was Benicia Bridge Vista Point in Benicia, CA. This vista point was very hard to find! We actually accidentally entered the port where they are driving imported vehicles off the cargo ships! 😂 We backed out and ended up finding the vista point. The view of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge is beautiful!

A scenery photo of Benicia-Martinez Bridge (left & right), Benicia-Martinez Railroad Bridge (slightly right from center), Mt. Diablo (in the distance on the left), Martinez (across the bridges), clouds, parking lot, and the bay. The photo was shot at Benicia Bridge Vista Point in Benicia, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 03' 01" N 122° 07' 47" W

A scenery photo of Benicia-Martinez Bridge (center), Benicia-Martinez Railroad Bridge (right), 
Mt. Diablo (in the distance on the right), Martinez (in the distance), clouds, and the bay. The photo was shot at Benicia Bridge Vista Point in Benicia, CA.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

Next, we arrive at Putah Creek in Yolo County, CA. The place was very nice, but it was hot! We also heard some peacocks at Lake Solano County Park.

A scenery photo of Putah Creek, trees, and clouds. The photo was shot on Pleasants Valley Road, near Lake Solano County Park, in Yolo County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 29' 36" N 122° 01' 42" W

We then started our drive down State Route 128 towards Lake Berryessa in Napa County, CA.

A scenery photo of Putah Creek, trees, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot on Putah Creek Fishing Access in Yolo County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 27" N 122° 02' 37" W

A scenery photo of State Route 128, mountains, and clouds shot in Yolo County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 37" N 122° 02' 44" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

We arrive at Lake Berryessa in Napa County, CA to view the Glory Hole!

A scenery photo of Lake Berryessa, Glory Hole (left), mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 44" N 122° 06' 14" W

A photo of Lake Berryessa, Glory Hole, and mountains. The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A photo of Lake Berryessa and Glory Hole. The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 43" N 122° 06' 17" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of Lake Berryessa Dam and Putah Creek. The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 44" N 122° 06' 14" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Lake Berryessa, mountains, clouds, and wild mustard flowers (bottom right). The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 35" N 122° 06' 40" W

A scenery photo of Lake Berryessa, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 30' 08" N 122° 07' 07" W

A scenery photo of a pond (most likely dammed off from the rest of Lake Berryessa to build the road), mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 29' 55" N 122° 07' 16" W

Next, we started driving down State Route 128 towards Napa Valley, dropping by Lake Hennessey.

A scenery photo of State Route 128, mountains, and a cloud shot in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 28' 02" N 122° 09' 04" W

A scenery photo of Lake Hennessey, forest, and mountains shot on the side of State Route 128 in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 29' 24" N 122° 20' 56" W

A scenery photo of Lake Hennessey, forest, and mountains shot at Lake Hennessey Boat Launch in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 29' 01" N 122° 21' 24" W

A scenery photo of Lake Hennessey, forest, and mountains shot at Lake Hennessey Boat Launch in Napa County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 29' 02" N 122° 21' 26" W

After this, we had dinner in Napa, CA, before heading home for the day! It was my first time at Lake Berryessa and Lake Hennessey despite living in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2 decades! The lakes are beautiful!

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Lake Tahoe 2011 Part 4 - Including Donner Lake

I recently went to Lake Tahoe for vacation. Took some photos. :) There wasn't a lot of snow this year though. The weather patterns have been really weird recently. Anyways. I hope you enjoy the photos!

Lake Tahoe is a large fresh water lake in the Sierra Nevada of United States. It is located on the state line of California and Nevada. The lake is 1645 feet deep making it the second deepest lake in the USA (#1 is Crater Lake in Oregon). Lake Tahoe is a major tourist attraction in both California and Nevada. It is home to a number of ski resorts, summer recreation areas, and other tourist attractions. The Nevada side also includes high amounts of casinos which also attracts quite some people.

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Part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

Today's post will be landscapes again. There is only 7 more photos today. LOL I'm trying to evenly distribute the rest of my photos. Anyways, I think the first few photos is of Donner Lake. Not that sure though. XD Seriously Canon, why you didn't give the EOS 7D built-in geo-tagging features?!

 A photo of Donner Lake. On the mountain in the distance is the Abandoned Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Tunnels. 

Another photo of Donner Lake

This season was so dry. All that snow you see is artificial... This is Soda Springs. They were being very strict on who can get in this year. If you wanted to get in, you have to pay $5. I guess it is so the snow won't melt that fast as this would turn away a lot of people. I didn't go in. LOL Cheap Asian here. :P I took a few photos from outside and left.

Photo of Lake Tahoe. From up above!


Lake Tahoe

Beginning of the Truckee River. Right across the street from the Lake Tahoe Dam. 

A pier in Lake Tahoe.

The next post will be 7 more post of landscape photography. I have 12 more photos left, usually I'd put them all into one post, but a few of them I reserved for an introduction to circular polarizers. So... :) Anyways, don't forget to share today's post with family and friends!

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