Ranch off the 101, CA

Headed south on the 101 departing from San Francisco early in the morning hoping to reach LA by dinner time. The drive is fantastic and there is a lot to look at along the way. Multiple times on the drive I felt compelled to stop and take some pictures but I really only did that once, stopping to get gas and wasting a few minutes driving down a service road. Really liked the color stripes contrasted by the sky at a farm called ‘Crinklaw Ranch’ and the Taqueria sign also caught my eye right next to the gas station.

Humble + Lary Wedding

Went to a fantastic wedding near Mt. Hood in Oregon. It was my first time ever in the northwest and the trip was entirely too short. I spent less than 24 hrs total in the state which included about an hour bus ride each way from downtown portland to the mountain area.

Lumpty-Dumpty

SuperLum and I went all touristy around Fisherman’s Wharf and the Embarcadero in SF

Toasting Russ

Drove up to San Francisco for a wedding and made it much earlier than I anticipated. As a result I was able to crash the bachelor party and grab a few “shots of  people taking shots” at Ireland’s 32 (one of many Irish bars in SF I learned).

Random Shots from Venice Pier

Walking around Venice with a camera is never a bad plan. There is always something going on. These are just two random shots. First a seagull with herpes and the second a few surfers just off the pier – ascending in age, descending in hair (scratch that and reverse it).

Hot Dog Eating Contest: Venice

Took a walk down to the Venice Boardwalk and came across a hotdog eating contest. Couldn’t find Kobayashi or EaterX on the stage, but was able to snap a photo of this dude scarfing down some hotdogs. Big crowd there, there was a secondary body building event on the same stage a bit later, but I didn’t stick around for it.

Fishing off Venice Pier

Took a walk down to the Venice Pier and snapped a bunch of photos with a zoom lens.

Venice Beach

Couple of shots from around Venice Beach.