San Francisco and Central Coastal California south of San Francisco (2007-2023)

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For more photos of day hikes in this part of California, click on the following links:

- Pinnacles National Park (September 2019)

- Big Basin Redwoods State Park (November 2019),

- Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve (January 2020),

- Los Trancos and Monte Bello Preserves (March-June 2020),

- Rancho Canada del Oro and Calero Parks (March & May 2020),

- Pescadero Marsh Preserve (June 2020),

- The Forest of Nisene Marks (June 2020)

- Almaden Quicksilver County Park (July 2020)

- Pinnacles National Park (January 2022)

San Francisco:

- View over the San Francisco Bay, with San Francisco skyline in the background (March 2007).

- Skyline of business center in downtown San Francisco seen from Ina Coolbrith Park (January 2020).

- Murals in the lobby of the Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, painted in the 1930s by San Francisco artists (January 2020). The two photos below show scenes of city life, including (in the second photo) a car accident and a robbery.

- Along hidden stairs and narrow lanes on Telegraph Hill and Russian Hill (January 2020).

Filbert Steps (Telegraph Hill).

Macondray Lane (Russian Hill).

Napier Lane (Telegraph Hill).

Macondray Lane (Russian Hill).

Napier Lane (Telegraph Hill).

Darrell Place (Telegraph Hill)

Havens Street (Russian Hill).

- Golden Gate bridge seen from Lands End Park (January 2017).

- Golden Gate bridge in the fog seen from the Veterans Overlook, Presidio Park (April 2023).

Stanford and around:

In addition to the photos below, click here to see photos of Stanford during the confinement of March 2020 (mainly photos of the Stanford's Papua New Guinea sculpture garden).

- View over the south of the San Francisco Bay on an early morning in late November, with Stanford University on the left of the photo (November 2019).

- Old core of Stanford University (March 2007).

- Rodin bronzes, Stanford Art Museum: the Three Shades (left), the Gates of Hell (right), and Meditation with Arms (in-between) (March 2007).

[In Dante‛s Divine Comedy, the shades (the souls of the damned) stand at the entrance of Hell where it is inscribed ″Abandon hope, all ye who enter here″. Initially Rodin created a small version of the Three Shades that he placed on top of his Gates of Hell, so that they all point to the spectator. He later created a larger version, independent of the Gates. The photo below shows both the independent monumental version on the left and the initial version on top of the Gates.]

- Great blue heron on the shore of lake Lagunita (January 2023).

- Opossum on a fence (July 2023).

- Trees in Stanford hill (March 2007).

- In the Pearson-Arastradero Preserve and Foothill Park, west of Stanford (July 2018).

- Early morning in the Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (June 2019).

- A small patch of rain forest in the hills above Portola Valley, near Windy Hill (September 2019).

Palo Alto Baylands, San Francisco Bay (December 2016):

Pacific coast near Half-Moon Bay (January 2020 and April 2023):

- Ross Cove, northwest of Half-Moon Bay.

- Pillar Point Air Force Station, at the southern end of Ross Cove.

- Low tide and cliffs at Maverick Beach.

- Fishing boats in Pillar Point Harbor.

- Farm land south of Half-Moon Bay.

- Road to Cowell Ranch Beach, south of Half-Moon Bay.

- Cowell Ranch Beach.

San Gregorio Beach (December 2016):

Northern elephant seals at Franklin Point (February 2021):

Northern elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park (January 2017):

Shark Finn Cove and around (February 2021):

Another picture of the Shark Finn Cove (June 2022):

Santa Cruz (November 2019):

- Amusement park along the beach boardwalk seen from the Wharf.

- Sea lions sleeping on the dock of the Wharf.

- Yellow 1956 Ford Squire Woody parked on Soquel Street.

- Biker in black near Santa Cruz.

Capitola (February 2020):

San Juan Bautista (September & November 2019):

- Plaza Hotel (1856).

- Arcades of the San Juan Bautista mission (one of the 21 California missions founded by Franciscan friars) established in 1797.

- Church of the Mission.

- Nave of the church.

- Left: Altar and retable. Center: pulpit. Right: Mission′s restored dining room.

- Beautifully preserved and restored old carriages and wagons (water and beer) exposed in the town′s former stables.

Hanuman Temple (February 2020):

A Hinduist temple nested in the Santa Cruz mountains near Mt. Madonna.

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel (April 2023):

This mission, one of the 21 California missions founded by Franciscan friars, was established in 1770.

- Facade of the mission's church seen from its forecourt.

- The church seen from the mission's central courtyard.

- Nave, altar, and retable of the church.

- Memorial cenotaph of Junipero Serra. (Junipero Serra is buried in the church next to the altar.)

- Carvings on the two long sides of the memorial cenotaph.

- Two rooms in the former living quarters of the mission, with its library (the first one in California) on the left.

Point Lobos (November 2019):

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