Goat Rock State Park

Just south of Jenner where the Russian River flows into the Pacific Ocean Goat Rock State Beach.
The drive out to Goat Rock is beautiful no matter what direction you come from. The drive up the coast from points southward take you past many beaches along the coast.
The drive in on River Road along the Russian River is another beautiful way. #GoatRockStatePark #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #SonomaCoast #GoatRock #PacificOcean #Breakers #Nature #Coast

Across Cook Inlet

Our Last night in Alaska and what a beautiful trip it was. This was my view from the hotel room looking across Cooks Inlet and the beautiful mountains at sunset. It was getting pretty near midnight when I sat up and watched this beautiful scene unfold in front of me. The sun did drop below the horizon for a short time but there was still pleny of light. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/across-cook-inlet-bill-gallagher.html #AcrossCooksInlet #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt

Breakers at Pt Reyes

The north shore of this scenic area has some of the larger waves in the area as it is unprotected as the waves roll in off of the pacific. I really love this part of Northern California as the park is a protected wildlife refuge and a National Seashore. It is truly a treasure for America just an hour north of San Francisco. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/breakers-at-pt-reyes-bill-gallagher.html #BreakersAtPointReyes #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #PointReyesNationalSeashore

Pt Reyes National Seashore II

Pt. Reyes National Seashore is roughly one and a half hours north of San Francisco. It could be a whole other world as far as environment, population, and attitude.
This is beach is on the northern shore of Pt. Reyes.
To get to this particular beach you drive north along the west side of Tomales Bay. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pt-reyes-national-seashore-ii-bill-gallagher.html #PtReyesNationalShorelineII #BillGallagherPhotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #PtReyes #PtReyesNationalSeashore

Port Side Of The Pt Reyes

The Pt Reyes has been one of my favorite photographic subjects ever since I discovered her washed up on the shore of Tomales Bay many years ago. Idon't know much about her history, what I do know is that over the last 5-7 years I have watched her slowly deteriorate. The process was accelarated when a photographer accidently set fire to the stern. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/port-side-of-the-pt-reyes-bill-gallagher.html?newartwork=true #PortSideOfThePtReyes #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt

Morning at the Pt Reyes
The Pt. Reyes is a fishing boat that ran aground many years ago in Tamales Bay in Marin County just north of San Francisco.
The boat has been sitting on the shoreline for many years slowly decaying. All of the windows have been broken out and anything worth money has already been removed. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/morning-at-the-pt-reyes-bill-gallagher.html #MorningAtThePtReyes #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #shipwreck #old #derelict #TomalaesBay #MarinCounty #inverness

Battery Point Lighthouse

Battery Point Lighthouse sits on a small point at the southwest end of Crescent City in Northern California.
This lighthouse, still in operation lit it's first oil lamp back on December 10, 1856. It wasn't until 1956 that the lighthouse became automated. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/battery-point-lighthouse-bill-gallagher.html #BatteryPointLighthouse #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #BatteryPoint #Lighthouse #CrescentCity #Norcal #NorthernCalifornia #NorthCoast #California

Battery Point Lighthouse II

Battery Point Lighthouse sits on a small point at the southwest end of Crescent City Northern California.
This lighthouse, still in operation, lit it's first oil lamp back on December 10, 1856. It wasn't until 1956 that the lighthouse became automated.
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Pismo Beach Pier

The reality that most of the beaches in Southern California are usually bathed in sun is not true of the beaches on the central coast. The weather was foggy and chilly we had to drive a few miles inland to see the sun.
What I was able to enjoy though was a near empty beach and this wonderful moody scene presented here. I hope you like it. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pismo-beach-pier-bill-gallagher.html #PismoBeachPier #BillGallagherPhotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #PismoBeach #Foggy

Avila Beach Pier

Just off oh Highway 101 where the highway meets the central coast of California is a little town of Avila. There's not much to the town but what there is is cute and well worth the visit.
The fog that blanketed Pismo Beach tried to extend it's reach into Avila. This made for some fabulous light as the sun was just starting it's retreat over nearby cliffs. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/avila-beach-pier-bill-gallagher.html #AvilaBeachPier #BillGallagherPhotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #Avila

Game Of Kings

I was able to watch a Polo match while on a vacation in Northern Michigan. I had never watched a polo match before and found the sport to be very interesting.
The basic are pretty simple, hit the ball with a mallet, while riding a pony on a grass field, with the ultimate placement of the ball is between the goal post.
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Pictured Rocks Panorama

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore located on the south shore of Lake Superior is certainly worth the time visit.
We only had a short time so we took the boat out of Munising, Michigan for their "3 Hour Tour".
The shoreline is absolutely beautiful with all of the different rock formations, arches, towers, caves, and beaches. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pictured-rocks-panorama-bill-gallagher.html #Pictured RocksPanorama #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #PicturedRocks

Pictured Rocks

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore lies on the southern shore of Lake Superior outside of Munising, Michigan. There are miles of trails to hike, beaches to lie on, and of course, Lake Superior to swim in if you dare.
The best way to visit the park is to get out on the water. Most do this by boarding one of the commercial boats that operate in the area. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pictured-rocks-bill-gallagher.html #PicturedRocks #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #LakeSuperior

The Grand Portal

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a 42 mile stretch on the south shore of Lake Superior in Munising Michigan.
The Grand Portal is one of many geological features that you will see on your tour. Other ways to see the lakeshore is either by hiking the bluffs or kayaking parts of the shoreline. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-grand-portal-bill-gallagher.html #TheGrandPortal #BillGallagherPhotography #PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #LakeSuperior #Michigan #Munising

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a 42 mile long shoreline of Lake Superior near Munising Michigan. The makeup of this shoreline is mainly sandstone with a couple of sand beaches dotting the shoreline.
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Miners Castle

Miner Castle on the shore of Lake Superior is surely a place to visit.
We took the boat out Munising for an afternoon cruise. The weather was fair on the way out but as Lake Superior has a tendency, the weather did start to act up a bit.
Anyways the formation shown here is known as Miners Castle. It received it's name from early exploration for minerals in the area. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/miners-castle-bill-gallagher.html #MinersCastle #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt

Pictured Rocks Petit Portal
We caught a boat out of Munising for a "3 Hour Tour".
Once we reached Sand Point we were exposed to the beautiful shoreline that is Pictured Rocks. The colors in the cliffs and the rock formations make for a bbeautiful boat ride.
This formation is known as the Petit Portal, otherwise known as Lovers Leap. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pictured-rocks-petit-portal-bill-gallagher.html #PicturedRocksPetitPortal #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #LakeSuperior #PicturedRocks #munising

Grand Hotel - Mackinaw Island

The beautiful and historic Grand Hotel sits on a hill on Mackinaw Island on Lake Huron overlooking the Straits Of Mackinaw in Northern Michigan.
The hotel was built in the later part of the 19th century and markets itself as having the worlds longest porch at 660 ft. in length. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/grand-hotel-mackinaw-island-bill-gallagher.html #GrandHotel-MackinawCity #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #GrandHotel #MackinawIsland #GreatLakes LakeHuron #Porch

Lake Huron Boardwalk

This is the boardwalk that leads down to the water on Duncan Bay at Cheboygan State Park in Cheboygan Michigan.
I spent many summer days here as a young teen so my last trip home I stopped to take a walk on the beach. The water level was up on so there was only about 15 feet of beach at the time. None the less we had a wonderful walk down memory lane. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/lake-huron-boardwalk-bill-gallagher.html #LakeHuronBoardwalk #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt

Legs Inn of Cross Village

The most scenic route to get here is Michigan's M119. North west out of Harbor Springs along Lake Michigan where you can catch many glimpses of the lake. The highlight of this route for many is the drive through the Tunnel Of Trees, a stretch of road with trees on both side of the road creating a tunnel for what seems to be many miles. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/legs-inn-of-cross-village-bill-gallagher.html #LegsInnOfCrossVillage #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #LegsInn