9/28/14

Scenes from the Sonoma Coast

We went "glamping" in Stewarts Point a couple weekends ago. Sonoma County, north of Jenner. Just south of Sea Ranch. The next several pictures are from the Black Point Beach trail.

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Sea Ranch Chapel. I thought it was older than 1985. Architected by James Hubbell, who is pretty well known out west, as architects go.

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Point Arena Lighthouse. We did not take the tour, but the museum looked pretty cool. And, actually, this is Mendocino County.

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The cliffs outside the gate are among the sheerest, unprotected drops I can recall seeing in California, outside of Yosemite.

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Elk, a cute little spit of a town right on Highway 1, south of Mendocino, and the northern-most point of our this jaunt this weekend.

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Naked ladies, enjoying the last of summer.

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Odd Fellows Cemetery in Point Arena, heading back to glamp.

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The coastal mise-en-scรจne was not quite as austerely monochromatic as the pictures would indicate. But still.

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The view back at glamp:

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It was cozy enough.

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3 comments:

LostRoses said...

Sea Ranch Chapel looks like an exotic bird come to rest. And that sheer drop-off over the striated rocks below - vertigo! Some stunning photography and nice glamping!

Les said...

I could rough it here.

Michael said...

Chuck--the sedums on the rock. amazing.