Old Sacramento Waterfront (Part 1) - Sacramento, CA

On the 31st October 2025, my parents and I took a trip to Sacramento, CA and dropped by Coloma, CA and Placerville, CA. We went to go see autumn foliage, but it was a bit early, at least for Sacramento. It was still a nice trip. I took photos with my phone, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 

This blog post has photos from Old Sacramento Waterfront in Sacramento, CA. This was our first stop on our trip. I originally planned for 1 hour at this location, but we ended up spending 2 hours.

A scenery photo of a horse drawn carriage, autumn foliage, The Ziggurat (in the distance), and California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a horse drawn carriage and autumn foliage. The photo was shot on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building and cars taken on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building, trees, and cars taken on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building and cars taken on K Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building, cars, K Street, and 2nd Street (right). The photo was shot at the intersection of K Street and 2nd Street.

A scenery photo of J Street, historical buildings, California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) (in the distance), and trees. The photo was shot at the intersection of J Street and 2nd Street.

A photo of the Last Stop Saloon at 916 2nd St, Sacramento, CA 95814.

A photo of Pioneer Square (900 2nd St, Sacramento, CA 95814) and I Street (right).

A photo of the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento State Historic Park. The photo was shot on I Street.

A scenery photo of Old Sacramento Waterfront Trail Car and autumn foliage. The photo was shot at Old Sacramento State Historic Park on Front Street.

A scenery photo of Union Pacific Trail Cars and autumn foliage. The photo was shot at Old Sacramento State Historic Park on Front Street.

A scenery photo of Sacramento River, I Street Bridge, and autumn foliage. The photo was shot on Sacramento River Bike Trail.

A scenery photo of California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), Sacramento River, and trees. The photo was shot on Sacramento River Bike Trail.

A scenery photo of California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), Sacramento River, Delta King Hotel (left), and trees. The photo was shot on Sacramento River Bike Trail.

A scenery photo of autumn foliage, historic buildings, and cars. The photo was shot on Front Street.

A scenery photo of Front Street, Tower Bridge (background), autumn foliage, historic buildings, and cars. The photo was shot at the intersection of K Street and Front Street.

A scenery photo of Clarendon House, autumn foliage (left) and cars. The photo was shot on 2nd Street.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I will have photos from Tower Bridge, Sacramento Capitol Building, and California State Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA. 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.

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Nike Missile Site SF-88L (Part 2) - Golden Gate NRA - Marin County, CA

On the 7th December 2024, my parents and I took a trip to Nike Missile Site SF-88L at Marin Headlands in Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County CA, and Sausalito, CA. It was very smoggy in the SF Bay Area, so there weren't many photo opportunities. I took photos on my phone and on my Olympus mirrorless camera, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see high resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Golden Gate National Recreation Area photos, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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This blog post contains photos from the above ground portions of Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area. In the photos are the radar tower, control rooms, service buildings, nuclear missiles, and more.

Message from the Photographer: Long COVID really slowed my photo processing, but I'm glad I can finally post these photos!

A photo of radar antennas, service buildings, mountains (left), clouds, parking lot (right), and power lines (right). The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 39" N 122° 31' 39" W

A photo of radar antennas, service buildings, mountains (background), power lines (right), and clouds. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 40" N 122° 31' 38" W

A photo of a control room at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 41" N 122° 31' 39" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a control room at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 41" N 122° 31' 39" W

A photo of a TA 312/PT Field Telephone and Squib Test Set. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a missile assembly. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a missile vertical gyroscope assembly. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a missile service building at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of an antique military vehicle at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 40" N 122° 31' 37" W

A photo of a control room at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a potentiometer (part of Nike Hercules Missile Guidance Computer). The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a missile electrical and control system. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

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.

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Nike Missile Site SF-88L (Part 1) - Golden Gate NRA - Marin County, CA

On the 7th December 2024, my parents and I took a trip to Nike Missile Site SF-88L at Marin Headlands in Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County CA, and Sausalito, CA. It was very smoggy in the SF Bay Area, so there weren't many photo opportunities. I took photos on my phone and on my Olympus mirrorless camera, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see high resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Golden Gate National Recreation Area photos, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos

This blog post contains photos from the underground missile launch facility and photos of the missiles at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Message from the Photographer: Long COVID really slowed my photo processing, but I'm glad I can finally post these photos!

A photo of a missile in the underground missile launch facility. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a missile in the underground missile launch facility. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a blast door in the underground missile launch facility. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a missile launch control computer in the underground missile launch facility. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of the keys required to operate the missile launch control computer in the underground missile launch facility. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a missile, launch platform, a historic building (top right), and clouds. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 37" N 122° 31' 40" W

A photo of a missile, launch platform, mountains (left), and clouds. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 37" N 122° 31' 39" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a missile, launch platform, a historic building (top left), power lines (top), and clouds. The photo was shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 49' 38" N 122° 31' 39" W

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.

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Wetmore Rd & Sycamore Grove Park - Livermore, CA (Cellphone Photos)

Yesterday, on the 30th December 2024, my parents and I went for on a walk along Wetmore Road and in Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore, CA. We checked out the historic Olivina Winery, which has a history that goes back over 100 years. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: I am still dealing with long COVID. I have had to take a very long break on processing the RAW photos from my camera, due to lack of energy. Unfortunately my energy levels seems to be slowly getting worse over time. It will be quite some time before the photos I have taken on my camera in November and December will be posted.

A scenery photo of Sycamore Grove Park, vineyards at historic Olivina Winery (left), mountains, clouds, trees, and grassland. The photo was shot on the side of Wetmore Road in Livermore, CA.

A close up photo of olives on an olive tree in the historic Olivina Winery. The photo was shot on the side of Wetmore Road in Livermore, CA.

A scenery photo of Las Positas Vineyards, Mt. Diablo (in the distance in the center), mountains, clouds, and walking trail (right). The photo was shot at the intersection of Wetmore Road and Arroyo Road in Livermore, CA.

A scenery photo of the historic Olivina Winery gate that was built in 1906, Sunol Peak (in the distance on the right), the sun, mountains, trees, clouds, a person (right), and cars (right). The photo was shot at the intersection of Wetmore Road and Arroyo Road in Livermore, CA.

A scenery photo of a fallen tree, trees, grassland, mountains, walking trail, and clouds. The photo was shot near Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail in Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore, CA.

A scenery photo of trees, power lines, grassland, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot near Winery Loop in Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore, CA.

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.

Nike Missile Site SF-88L & Sausalito, CA (Cellphone Photos)

On the 7th December 2024, my parents and I took a trip to Nike Missile Site SF-88L at Marin Headlands in Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County CA, and Sausalito, CA. It was very smoggy in the SF Bay Area, so there weren't many photo opportunities. I took photos on my phone and on my Olympus mirrorless camera, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos

These are the photos I took with my cellphone. The photos were shot at Nike Missile Site SF-88L and Sausalito, CA. The smog was really heavy so there really wasn't any opportunity for scenery photos. 

We begin our trip with Nike Missile Site SF-88L at Marin Headlands in Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County CA.

The Nike Missile Site SF-88L is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 12 PM to 3 PM and on the first Saturday of every month, volunteers give tours of the site. Most of the volunteers giving the tours are veterans who have served at this site in the past. This is the first time I've been inside of the site due to the limited time that it is open for.

Before I get into the funny story, if you don't know, on the 5th December 2024, there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook northern California and the effects of it were felt all the way down to the SF Bay Area. A few minutes after the shaking, everyone's phones went off with a tsunami evacuation warning, which was later cancelled due to the earthquake not being the type that generates tsunamis. One of the volunteers/veterans told a funny story from last Thursday during the earthquake and tsunami warning. Apparently they had a group of visiting cadets from a landlocked area of the US and the cadets have never seen the ocean before. They received quite a jolt at the site as it is on the fault line. At first there were some panic amongst the cadets as they never experienced anything like it. A few minutes later everyone's phones went off with the tsunami warning. The veterans told them "We have to evacuate now", but the cadets had other plans. The cadets insisted on hiking up a nearby hill to see the tsunami coming in. The veterans had no choice but to let them do that. These cadets have never seen the ocean, and apparently thought the fog and smog were the waves. They posted photos and videos to the internet saying they got to witness a tsunami and an earthquake. Some higher up military officials apparently saw it and started calling the NPS and the volunteers being like "Are you crazy? Why didn't you all evacuate? You let them watch the tsunami?" The volunteers had to explain the cadets didn't listen to them and that the tsunami never came.

A photo of missiles at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of missiles at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of a missile computer at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of missiles at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A photo of missiles at Nike Missile Site SF-88L in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

We spent the last half our trip walking around Sausalito, CA. There really weren't any photo opportunities here due to how heavy the smog was. The only San Francisco you can see from Sausalito was just a very faint outline of the skyscrapers. 

A sunset and smog scenery photo of clouds and yachts at Sausalito Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, CA. In the background in the center is Mt. Tamalpais.

A sunset and smog scenery photo of clouds, yachts at Sausalito Yacht Harbor, and Sausalito, CA.

A sunset and smog scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco (in the distance on the left), San Francisco Bay (left), Scoma's of Sausalito & The Trident (left), sidewalk (center), Bridgeway (right), and buildings (right) taken in Sausalito, CA.

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.

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