This weekend, we explored the Point Reyes peninsula, about thirty miles northwest of San Francisco — paddling in bioluminescent Tomales Bay, eating oysters in Marshall, and wandering in Point Reyes Station.
Dusk at Miller Boat Launch at Tomales Bay, just north of Marshall. We paddled out later that night through bioluminescent waters, thanks to Point Reyes Outdoors. (No photographs, sadly. I didn’t take my phone, and it would do no good anyway — we were kayaking in total darkness at 11:00 at night.)
The historic Point Reyes Lighthouse on the Point Reyes National Seashore, the windiest spot on the Pacific Coast.
A fisheye shot of the lighthouse.
Another fisheye image of the lighthouse, from up the staircase. There are three-hundred or so steps from the visitor’s center and lookout point to the lighthouse below.
The chalkboard menu at the outdoor oyster bar at Hog Island Oyster Farm in Marshall.
A dozen of raw oysters from the Marshall Store on Tomales Bay.
A sign made of recycled license plates on a wall on the main street of Point Reyes Station.
A view to the west from a quiet road near the police station in Point Reyes Station. Hello, fog.
The front veranda of Sir and Star, a restaurant in the tiny town of Olema. If you ever find yourself passing through, eat here: an eclectic menu and a quirky setting of local bird taxidermy, creaky floors, and other interesting decor. Order the faux gras and the neighbor’s quail, please.
Amazing photos, Point Reyes lighthouse was used as location in John Carpenter´s The Fog, one of my favorite horror movies.
Note to self, must go there on next vacation. ~S
I want to go to there.
I love your photos!
Unreal photos Cheri. Really love the colours and tones in the kayak shot, but the fisheye images are a lot of fun to look at too.
Thanks, Shane! The kayak shot at dusk is my fave, too.
And after a week away at a cottage with my family, I was able to get myself all kayak’d out… so your photos were perfectly timed for me.
A story along with great photos is much more interesting than a status update. Great review of your adventure!
I admire how you preserved in still these kind of landscape. Even in pictures it evokes something in me that just wants to quietly be taken away in the moment and take it all in.
Your photos are always gorgeous. This set is especially outstanding. The colors leap from the screen. I could almost taste the salt in the oysters. Perhaps because one of the best shot I have of two of my daughters, right before they entered adolescence, was taken at Point Reyes, I feel more emotionnally connected. The beauty of this part of Northern California is still raw and undisturbed. Thank you for the short trip on memory lane.
What a spectacular adventure; kayaking under the moonlight is something to look forward to–happy trails!
I love all the vivid colored photos! So inspiring.
Spectacular visions you’ve captured to share with us, Cheri! Thanks!
You had me at “Oysters” 🙂 I have driven through the San Fran to get to Napa but have not spent any time in the city itself. Judging by these pictures it needs to go to the top of my list! Thank you for sharing.
I do adore photos that capture the spirit and sense of a place and your images have done just that. What a lovely way to start a Monday morning. Thanks you for sharing!
Convinced! I’m on my way….lovely photos, thank you.
Oh my goodness, I want to live in that oyster photograph. Gorgeous, Cheri. And I love how the colors pop in the license plate photo. Soaking up these images was a lovely start to my day. Thanks for posting them 🙂
So glad you posted these pictures. On my one and only visit to Point Reyes, it was so foggy we could hardly see one step in front of us. Thanks for the beautiful photos. I, too, love the stairs shot.
Amazing pictures of Point Reyes. Loved it when I visited it and your pics bring out the romantic landscape.
Amazing Photographs…:)
A new follower here! 🙂 Thank you for sharing these photographs. They’re lovely!
Beautiful images! I love the colors of the “Hello Fog” pic, very intense.
Great photographs. I love this place. Hoping to go back some time soon.
Gorgeous photos – that menu looks pretty good too!
Wonderful post and photos!
Beautiful photos! It looks like a very scenic area.
Wonderful shots – I particularly love the stairs shot!