• Eugene Ionesco.

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Small coastal towns of California's north coast are some of my absolute favorite places to visit. One town seems to emerge as our favorite when I look back at all the photos I took in the past years. The town's name is Mendocino. With almost a limitless number of coves, beaches, lighthouses, redwood groves, and wild rivers nearby to photograph, it's not a surprise that Mendocino has become our basecamp for our NorCal excursions.

Thanks to its Instagram fame, the cypress tree tunnel of Point Reyes is a famous location for photographers. Most photographers do not realize that tree tunnels are not that uncommon along the northern coast. Near the coastal town of Elk, the Pacific Coast Highway goes through a cypress grove. Now it's not as easy to compose an image here like Point Reyes. There is a small pullout for viewing the grove. The pullout also gives a nice view of the ocean and the haystacks near the shore. Since I had plans for the sunset, I settled for a quick panorama composition. Some electric wires go along the road, making the composition a bit difficult. What came as a complete surprise was a soft layer of fog diffusing the late evening light.