Showing posts with label island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label island. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2026

Año Nuevo State Park (Cellphone Photos) - San Mateo County, CA

On the 15th January 2026, my parents and I went on a guided tour in Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County, CA for a day trip. We walked along Año Nuevo Point Trail, soaking in the scenery. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

The main part of Año Nuevo State Park only has one trail, Año Nuevo Point Trail. The scenery is amazing, and there were so many birds to see walking down the trail. Please note you do have to pay for the guided tour December through March during pupping season.

A scenery photo of Año Nuevo Bay. The photo was shot on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A scenery photo of Año Nuevo Bay and mountains. The photo was shot on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A scenery photo of Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris), beach, and Año Nuevo Bay. The photo was shot at South Point on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A scenery photo of Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris), beach, Año Nuevo Island (in the distance on the right), Abandoned Lighthouse Station (in the distance on the right), and Pacific Ocean. The photo was shot at South Point on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A scenery photo of Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris), beach, Año Nuevo Island (in the distance in the center), Abandoned Lighthouse Station (in the distance in the center), and Pacific Ocean. The photo was shot at South Point on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A scenery photo of Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and beach. The photo was shot at South Point on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A scenery photo of Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris), beach, Año Nuevo Bay, and mountains. The photo was shot at South Point on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A sunset photo of mountains and trees. The photo was shot on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

A sunset scenery photo of Año Nuevo Outpost (in the center), trees, and Año Nuevo Bay (left). The photo was shot on Año Nuevo Point Trail.

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.

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Año Nuevo State Park (Cellphone Photos) - San Mateo County, CA

On the 26th September 2025, my mom and I went to Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County, CA for a day trip. We walked along Año Nuevo Point Trail, soaking in the scenery. Afterwards, we dropped by Luigi's Pizza and Pasta in Campbell, CA for dinner. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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The main part of Año Nuevo State Park only has one trail, Año Nuevo Point Trail. The scenery is amazing, and there were so many birds to see walking down the trail.

A scenery photo of Año Nuevo Point Trail (center), trees, mountains, pelican (right), and Marine Education Center & Horse Barn Theater (slightly right from center).

A scenery photo of mountains, trees, Año Nuevo Point Trail (left), and Marine Education Center & Horse Barn Theater (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot at Staging Area.

A scenery photo of Pacific Ocean (center & right), rocks, mountains, trees, birds (on the rock islands), and Marine Education Center & Horse Barn Theater (in the distance on the left).

A scenery photo of Año Nuevo Island, Abandoned Lighthouse Station, Pacific Ocean, seals (in the distance), birds (in the distance). The photo was shot at Bight Beach.

A scenery photo of hills, sand dunes, trees, Pacific Ocean (center & left), birds (in the distance), and seals (in the distance). The photo was shot at Bight Beach.

A scenery photo of beach, hills, rocks, trees, seals (in the distance), and Pacific Ocean (left). The photo was shot at North Point.

A scenery photo of Año Nuevo Island, Abandoned Lighthouse Station, rocks, Pacific Ocean, seals (in the distance), birds (in the distance). The photo was shot at North Point.

Afterwards, my mom and I dropped by Luigi's Pizza and Pasta in Campbell, CA. The pizza was great. The last time I was here was in 2015, celebrating a friend's birthday. The restaurant is at 2495 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008.

A photo inside Luigi's Pizza and Pasta in Campbell, 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.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Lake Chabot Regional Park

Hello, I recently visited Lake Chabot Regional Park because our church had a hiking trip there. I took some photos during my 5 mile hike to share with you people! Hope you enjoy!

As a tip to people that maybe going there, go hiking in the morning. I arrived there kind of late and the lighting for photography (and hiking) was not very good. By the time I got back to the car, it was very dark out. You don't want to be there very late as there are lot's of wildlife that may be dangerous to people. 

Lake Chabot Regional Park is located in Castro Valley, CA. Most of the landscape shots are shot at f/22.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best work for Lake Chabot Regional Park, use this link. To view all of my 2012 Lake Chabot Regional Park photos here.

A photo from the beginning of the hike. 

Close up of the island you see in the first photo. 

A lot more into my hike... Getting tired.

Since it takes very long for me to set up my photography equipment, I actually broke off from the main group. XD Apparently I took a wrong turn and this photo is actually almost at San Leandro. I later just went back the way I came. The main group went on a small trail that split from the main one. I ended up hiking 3 miles less.

Close up of flowers on the trail. 

First time experimenting with low angle photography. :) I was too lazy to get on the ground to take the photo, so I brought some USB cords and hooked it up onto my phone so I can see the DSLR's view from above. LOL Gotta love open source Android... 

Landscape shot when it was almost dark outside.
Exposure time: 2 Seconds
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/22

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