Northern California Coastline

Thursday, July 23, 2015

So I may have gotten a little off track. Yesterday’s post about the Avenue of the Giants should have gone up today. Why you ask? Because I wasn’t paying attention too closely when looking at the map. I had thought that the forest I was looking for was more north than it actually is and so at first I headed up the northern California coastline enjoying the Pacific Ocean and the view. Realizing my mistake very late in the  day I headed back south but not before getting to dip my feet in the ocean and seeing these amazing views of Camel Rock and Houda Point and a lone surfer trying to catch some waves near Trinidad.  I am after all only human…

Sand dunes and flowers mark the way to the Pacific Ocean on the northern California coastline on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Sand dunes and flowers mark the way to the Pacific Ocean on the northern California coastline on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Sand dunes and drift wood mark the way to the Pacific Ocean on the northern California coastline on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Sand dunes and drift wood mark the way to the Pacific Ocean on the northern California coastline on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Camel Back Rock can be seen in the distance as a gull wades through the waves of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Camel Rock can be seen in the distance as a gull wades through the waves of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Camel Back Rock can be seen in the distance from the shore of the Pacific Ocean in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Camel Rock can be seen in the distance from the shore of the Pacific Ocean in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Camel Back Rock along the northern California coastline of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

Camel Rock along the northern California coastline of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

A lone surfer walks along the beach by Camel Back Rock in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

A lone surfer walks along the beach by Camel Rock in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

A lone surfer walks along the beach by Camel Back Rock in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

A lone surfer walks along the beach by Camel Rock in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

A solitary flower grows on Camel Back Rock in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

A solitary flower grows on Camel Rock in northern California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

The northern California coastline of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, July 23, 2015.

The northern California coastline of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, July 23, 2015.