Want to get away from it all? Joshua Tree National Park has many isolated areas that give a sense of being in another world.
What collection of roadside attractions would be complete without an image from the land of the dinosaurs, Cabazon, California? It's a great time for the kids and amazing to the adults to see life-sized concrete dinosaurs at this famous rest stop on Interstate 10.
Artistic beauty is all around when strolling down the streets of China Town in San Francisco, CA.
A store displays colorful souvenirs outside in China Town, San Francisco, CA.
Looking up at the curves and incline of Lombard Street in San Francisco. This street has earned the title of "the crookedest street in the world" with it's eight sharp turns, called switchbacks.
A street performer wows the crowd on a San Francisco, California street.
Fishing off Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara, California. Taken on the morning of the Summer Solstice, 2008.
These tourists were resting and getting ready to pose for a photo at this rest stop just north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
In one of the few occasions of our getting the timing right, we took a walk through Golden Canyon to Cathedral Rock early in the morning when the light was just right. The colours in the rocks were just amazing.