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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Henry Cowell Redwoods SP & Natural Bridges SB (Cellphone Photos)

On the 10th November 2025, my mom and I went to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA to see Coast Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens), and later we dropped by Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

The first stop on our trip is Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.

A scenery photo of Coast Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and ferns. The photo was shot on Redwood Grove Trail in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.

A scenery photo of Coast Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and ferns. The photo was shot on Pipeline Road in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.

A scenery photo of Coast Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and ferns. The photo was shot on Eagle Creek Trail in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.

A scenery photo of Coast Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and ferns. The photo was shot on Pipeline Road in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.

A scenery photo of Coast Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens), sign, and ferns. The photo was shot at the intersection of Pipeline Road and Rincon Fire Road in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.

Our next stop was Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. Unfortunately there were not a lot of monarch butterflies present yet. I only saw a small amount through my binoculars. It was a bit of a disappointment.

A scenery photo of Sandy Beach, clouds, houses, trees, Monterey Bay (left), lifeguard station (right), and people. The photo was shot at Sandy Beach in Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

A scenery photo of Sandy Beach, Natural Bridge (right), clouds, people, Monterey Bay, cars (left), and birds. The photo was shot at Sandy Beach in Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

A scenery photo of Sandy Beach, Natural Bridge (right), clouds, people, Monterey Bay, cars (left), and birds. The photo was shot at Sandy Beach in Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

A scenery photo of Sandy Beach (right), clouds, houses, Natural Bridge (left), Monterey Bay, birds, iceplant (bottom). The photo was shot at 20 Minutes Parking Lot in Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

A scenery photo of Monterey Bay, clouds, mountains (in the distance), iceplant (bottom). The photo was shot at 20 Minutes Parking Lot in Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

After this, we made a quick trip to Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz, CA (no photos), and stopped by Luigi's Pizza and Pasta in Campbell, CA before heading home. I still highly recommend Luigi's Pizza and Pasta (2495 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008) if you ever pass by. The food is good!

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, July 29, 2023

Wilder Ranch State Park - Santa Cruz, CA

On 14 July 2023, my parents and I took a trip to Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz, CA. I didn't really see too much at the farm on this trip. I feel like there was more to see when I visited over a decade ago. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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A photo of an old tractor.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 57' 40" N 122° 05' 01" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A close up photo of Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 57' 39" N 122° 05' 01" W

A close up photo of Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 57' 39" N 122° 05' 00" W

A close up photo of Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) and Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima).
Photo shot near the same spot as above.

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Felton, Santa Cruz, and Davenport, CA

On June 4th, 2019, I took a trip to Fall Creek of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA, Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz and Davenport, CA, and Panther Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

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Message From The Photographer: If you've been following me on social media, you'd know I've been dealing with vision impairment and gradual vision loss since August 2018. The conditions are neurological, so my vision isn't impaired the same amount on a daily basis, but overall it seems to be going down hill. It has slowed down and made taking photos, processing photos, using computers, etc... very challenging and somewhat depressing. Some days it is impossible for me to take photos or process them. I know these photos are from a very long time ago, but I'm only just starting to get around in processing them as I'm only able to work on them at a very slow pace. I hope you can understand, and I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Forest
Photo from North Fork Trail/Fall Creek Trail in Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA.
I started off my trip with a hike in Fall Creek Unit. Since I've taken a lot of photos here in the past, I only ended up taking 1 photo. Also, my vision impairment and vision loss made it very hard for me to see around in the dense foliage of the forest floor, which lead me to cutting the hike short as I had a lot of trouble. I always hike with someone else to make sure I remain safe on the trips.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 03' 41" N 122° 05' 39" W 

Scenery of Liddell Creek shot at Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 00' 00" N 122° 10' 51" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery of Liddell Creek shot at Bonny Doon Beach in Davenport, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 00' 03" N 122° 10' 53" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery of Liddell Creek shot at Bonny Doon Beach in Davenport, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 00' 02" N 122° 10' 54" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery of Bonny Doon Beach in Davenport, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 00' 05" N 122° 10' 57" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery of Panther Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. In the foreground is Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 59' 32" N 122° 10' 10" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Shark Fin Cove & Bonny Doon Beach - Santa Cruz/Davenport, CA

On April 15th, 2017, I took a trip to Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA and Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA to take photos and fly my drone. In this blog post, I have the DSLR photos I shot on the trip.

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Sea Figs (Carpobrotus chilensis) near Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA.

Flowers near Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA.

White Water Cress (Nasturtium officinale) near Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA.

 Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) near Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA.

 Scenery of Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA. The beach is also known as Shark Tooth Cove, Shark Tooth Beach, Shark Fin Beach, and Davenport Cove.

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Long exposure scenery of Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA. The beach is also known as Shark Tooth Cove, Shark Tooth Beach, Shark Fin Beach, and Davenport Cove. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Wildflower blooms near Bonny Doon Beach. Photo from Davenport, CA. 

Scenery of Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. Photo from Davenport, CA. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Long exposure scenery of Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. Photo from Davenport, CA. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Sea Figs (Carpobrotus chilensis) near Bonny Doon Beach. Photo from Davenport, CA.

Flowers near Bonny Doon Beach. Photo from Davenport, CA.

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 Flowers near Bonny Doon Beach. Photo from Davenport, CA.

Wildflower blooms near Bonny Doon Beach. Photo from Davenport, CA. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Wildflower blooms and scenery of Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. Photo from Davenport, CA. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Wildflower blooms near Bonny Doon Beach. Photo from Davenport, CA. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Wildflower blooms and scenery between Bonny Doon Beach and Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA.

Black and white process of the photo above.

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