Grassy Waters Preserve

Grassy Waters Preserve is a wetland nature preserve and a water supply of the city of West Palm Beach. I was initially going to integrate my photos from my trips there into a photo essay, but the images I created were more on the artistic side. Here are my favorites from the second visit. You can also see the first. 

Mom's Backyard

My mom recently moved from the house I grew up in and my family wanted to have some photos to look back on. The house has a huge deck and is located at the edge of the lake. I remember the time when.....

The View

More then once have I jumped off the roof into the pool

The reeds that surround the lake near my house. 

Santa Cruz and Wilder Ranch State Park

On our way to Santa Cruz we stopped at one of the many lighthouses along the coastal highway.


 
In Santa Cruz we checked out the pier and beach side theme park. The area was really touristy and is in full bloom in the summer. It was cool to stand from the pier and watch the seals wrestle and bark below.



On our way back from Santa Cruz, I suggested to my aunt Cathy that we stop at one of the parks or beaches along the coast. We luckily ended up making a good choice and stopped at Wilder Ranch State Park. The park has trails along the water and up the hills. The coast is sheer cliff with a few alcove beaches. A great spot.

Golden Gate

On my way back from Muir Woods, I really wanted to have a picture from high up of the Golden Gate. As with every other day I was in the San Francisco area, it got foggy towards the evening. There goes that idea. Here are some photos from a lighthouse lookout point close to the bridge and also a look up while driving through.

Muir Woods

In my recent trip to the San Francisco area, I got the chance to go to Muir Woods with my aunt Cathy. The state park is just north of downtown San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. The  park has different trails through the redwood forest. It's a bit disorienting to look straight up to the tall canopy of the redwood trees.  The forest was a completely different environment then I am used to in South Florida. I would love to put on a gallery showing of a lot of these images printed huge. Prints are available

I encourage you to look at them full screen