
The sun sets behind Pacifica Pier

This is sign is a and perhaps the iconic image of Las Vegas. It’s a destination in and of itself today. Located on beyond on the South end of the strip, most visitors only see it by seeking it out as arrival in Vegas today via by interstate highway or by air bypasses it.

This lion sits out front MGM Grand. The Lion mascot brings me back to staying at the MGM Grand Reno as kid on ski trips to Tahoe. With its origin in the golden age of Hollywood, the MGM Lion has a level of class that hard to find on today’s strip which mostly screams excess rather than class.

Sunset at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz

San Jose History Park has a bunch of cool old buildings from early days of Silicon Valley, before the silicon. This is the fire house.
Full set of San Jose History Park pictures

Another shot from my archives. Mt Shasta on New Year’s Day 2008.

Since my activity is currently limited while I recover from jaw surgery, I’m going through my archives and finding images that I haven’t posted before. This shot of Sacre Coure is from 2003.

Seattle puts on a great show over Lake Union to celebrate July 4th. More July 4th fireworks photos.

I like this images because it captures the celebratory mood of the crowd.