Santa Cruz

Western Gray Squirrel

Sciurus griseus - definitely used to seeing a lot of people.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1829

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Coastal Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens - living over 2,000 years and growing to over 300 feet tall.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1843

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Redwood Sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1845

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Debbie & Coastal Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens - fire scarred, but healed and living on.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1853

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Sequoia sempervirens

Sequoia sempervirens - looking through a fire scar.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1855

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Banana Slug

Ariolimax californicus

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1864

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Banana Slug

Ariolimax californicus

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1866

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Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1876

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Redwood Sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1878

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Coastal Redwood, 'The Giant'

Sequoia sempervirens - 270 feet tall and 17 feet wide.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1892

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California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1901

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Wild Iris

Iris missouriensis

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1912

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Wild Iris

Iris missouriensis

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California,

2015-05-16#1914

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Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides - growing below a large coastal redwood this is a close relative of the coastal redwood, thought to be extinct until 1940 when it was rediscovered in a remote valley in China.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1921

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Coastal Redwood Leaves

Sequoia sempervirens

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1925

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Giant Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1927

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Interior, Felton Covered Bridge

originally built in 1892, the tallest wooden covered bridge in the United States.

Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1929

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Felton Covered Bridge

Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1930

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Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

Felton Covered Bridge, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1938

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English Daisies

Bellis perennis

Felton Covered Bridge Park, Felton, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1952

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Alyssum

Alyssum specie

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1954

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Unknown

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1955

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Sand Ripples

covering railroad tracks

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1956

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Asters

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1958

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Seaside Daisies

Erigeron glaucus

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1959

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View

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1961

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Hillside

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1978

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Unknown

Bonny Doon Beach, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1979

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Kitesurfer

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4424

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Kitesurfer

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4428

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California Brown Pelicans

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1986

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View

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1991

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California Sea Lions

Zalophus californianus

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4460

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Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1994

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Surfer

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4476

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Surfer

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4479

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Surfer

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4484

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Arch

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#1998

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Dwarf Iceplant

Delosperma cooperi

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2001

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California Brown Pelicans

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus

Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2006

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Walton Lighthouse

Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#4489

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View

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2012

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Yellow Bush Lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2014

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View

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2016

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Greyhound Rock

Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2022

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Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2024

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Rattlesnake Mannagrass

Glyceria canadensis - very interesting seed structure.

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2026

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Hillside

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2027

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Unknown

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2029

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Walkway

Greyhound Rock, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2031

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High View

Davenport Bluffs, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

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Waves

Davenport Bluffs, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2043

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Unknown

Davenport Bluffs, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2045

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View

Davenport Bluffs, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2046

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View

Davenport Bluffs, Davenport, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2047

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Arch Rock

slow shutter.  a lot of cormorants on the rock.

Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

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Arch Rock

slow shutter, wider angle.

Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 2015

2015-05-16#2059

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Davenport Crack

thank goodness for photo guide books.  we would never have found this spot without specific information.

Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2065

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Davenport Crack

slow shutter of a wave moving in the crack.

Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2094

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Davenport Crack

Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2114

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Davenport Crack

Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2125

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Davenport Crack

slow shutter of waves and water flowing off the rocks.

Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2143

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Rock Spire

slow shutter

Davenport Beach, Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2152

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Rock Spire

Davenport Beach, Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2173

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View

Davenport Beach, Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2200

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California Poppies

Eschscholzia californica

Davenport Beach, Davenport, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2213

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Western Azalea Flowers

Rhododendron occidentale

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2225

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Coastal Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2227

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Tanoak Leaves

Notholithocarpus densiflorus - an oak-like evergreen that provided acorns for indians and the bark yields tannic acid for tanning leather.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California

2015-05-17#2228

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Coastal Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2231

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Debbie on Trail

Debbie gives perspective to just how big these trees are.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2243

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Unusual Bark

Sequoia sempervirens - an inherited trait.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2245

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Fir Bark

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2248

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Coastal Redwood, 'Father of the Forest'

Sequoia sempervirens - 2,000 years old.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2261

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Coastal Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens - in the 1940s there was a swimming pool here, removed in 1952.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2265

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Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2272

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Coastal Redwoods

Sequoia sempervirens - a real treat to see these massive Redwoods.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2275

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Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Felton, California, May 17, 2015

2015-05-17#2281

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