On January 3rd, Rachel and I drove from San Francisco back home to Carpinteria. Along the way, we stopped a few times to capture a few images of our journey.
The first stop was around Moss Landing. Here, there were some pretty frisky seals.

Poser Seal
This one had an itch that was just driving him crazy!

Seal with an Itch
And these guys just cracked me up. They started barking like wild seals as soon as I started taking pictures of them.

Barking Seals
A little ways down the coast, we stopped a few times just to take in the scenery.

Near Big Sur
I really liked the cloud cover and the blues and greens in the ocean.

Big Sur, CA
Later this year is the Big Sur marathon and this is just one of the bridges you’ll cross if you run it.

Big Sur Bridge
Ok, then my fun shot of the day – just to make you laugh a little. . .

Mating Cows
It started to get very stormy making for some really interesting cloud formations and lighting challenges.

Stormy Day, Big Sur
And, the last shot of the day while we were waiting in a line of cars that were stopped due to the construction along Highway 1.

Highway 1 Scene