With so much to look at... the sunset, the surf, the lighthouse, and the first stars coming out... it's amazing that seat isn't taken.
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Give him a quarter, he'll put it in his apron, and shake your hand. But if you give him a dollar, he'll give it to the man with the hat and then pose so you can take your picture with him!
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Take any of the meandering trails along the cliffs to see, or at least hear, the sea lions this region is famous for. Just don't harass them.
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Redwoods
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Sunset over the pier and shipwreck at New Brighton Beach
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

The fishing trawler San Giovanni takes a break at the Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Fog pours through the tops of a eucalyptus grove just south of Santa Cruz
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Whoever had the idea of putting chairs in the shallows of the Big Sur River was a genius.
image (c) 2004 Matt Floreen

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - one of only a few American waterfalls to fall right into the ocean, and in my opinion, the most beautiful area along Hwy 1. Julia really knew how to pick 'em. 

An industrial site along highway 101 glows in the early morning fog as cars speed past 

Joseph Green watching the world with contented wonder 

A coyote listening for danger along the Monterey cliffline 

A peaceful seat on the Big Sur River, near the inn that shares its name. 

First EV Free Church, our rally point for 4 days of inner city ministry 

A fire helicoptor drops a load of water onto the Santa Clarita fire 

Though the firefighters were battling a fire that ended up lasting for days, I was amazed to see them joking, encouraging, and talking to keep the rest of their team, and themselves, calm and hopeful. 

Firefighters. July 18. Wildfires break out in Santa Clarita when a red-tailed hawk is electrocuted in the power lines and falls into dry grass. I was struck by the calmness and persistance of the firefighters I met battling the blaze.