The Golden State

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Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo Mission Carmel California
San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo Mission Carmel California
A morning sunburst with an oak tree and golden flowers.
California Sunrise
Golden poppies and purple lupine carpet the landscape in Three Rivers, California during Spring.
Poppies and Lupine
Brilliant golden light warms a wintertime oak tree and lichen coated rock in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California.
Oak and Lichen
Poppies and Wildflowers rewarded my steep hike in the Merced River Canyon near Yosemite National Park, California.
Merced Canyon Poppies
Slow growing and very old lichen has formed a permanent bond with this California granite in the Sierra Nevada Foothills near Yosemite.
Lichen
Lupin and other California wildflowers celebrate spring near Yosemite in the California foothills.
Lupine
Vibrant autumn colors reflect off a pond in Ashland, Oregon's Lithia park.
Autumn Symphony, Lithia Park
Nighttime approaches and illuminates the famous Golden Gates Bridge, connecting San Francisco to Marin Headlands, California.
Golden Gate Bridge