Grey Whale Cove

I was fortunate enough to return home to see my family in the Bay Area for two weeks in December. While I was home, a friend and I visited Grey Whale Cove - one of the many small beaches carved into the coastline in Pacifica. After more than five months in dusty Delhi, experiencing the Pacific Ocean, a clean beach, and a vibrant winter sunset was a treat. You can't find scenery like this in Delhi!

A bonus shot of the San Francisco skyline seen from the Strawberry Canyon fire trail in Berkeley.

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Mendocino

After returning to the states from Shanghai, I spent a weekend with my family on the coast in Mendocino. Going from a mega-city of 20 million to the "unincorporated community" of Mendocino, population 894, was quite a change of pace, but it was nice to hike through redwoods instead of high rises.

Taken in the Mendocino botanical garden, forget what kind of flower this was though.

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