Central Coasting

A photo tour of California's Central Coast, from Santa Cruz south to Santa Barbara. The pictures were taken during a series of trips between 2001 and 2011.

A regal resident of Santa Cruz --


Riding high on the Santa Cruz Giant Dipper --


Morning fog in Monterey Bay --


Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo --


Waterscapes at Point Lobos State Park --



Patterns in the coastal sandstone at Point Lobos State Park --


Big Sur --


Off the beaten track, Mission San Antonio de Padua --




As the sign says --


Scenes at Montana de Oro State Park --




Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa --


Coastal agave --


Scenes at Ellwood Mesa --




A rock formation at the base of Santa Barbara's Shoreline Park --


The Santa Barbara Mission --


A table at the Cold Spring Tavern, located on Stagecoach Road in the mountains above Santa Barbara --