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Olympic Sculpture Park

Olympic Sculpture Park

Olympic Sculpture Park  Seattle, WA  a nine-acre outdoor sculpture museum. It features a collection of contemporary sculptures with  views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The park, operated by the Seattle Art Museum, offers visitors a unique combination...

Treasure Island 2024

Treasure Island 2024

Treasue Island &  Yerba Buena Island 2024 [el_masonry_gallery _builder_version="4.5.3" _module_preset="default" image_ids="14886,14888,14883,14884,14889,14887,14870,14871,14872,14873,14874,14875,14876,14878,14880,14879,14881,14882,14885" hover_enabled="0"...

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island 2021

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island 2021

Treasure Island & Yerba Buena  Island 2021 The transformation of the islands had begun. Over the next decade, the island will be transformed into a new urban center for San Francisco, CA. Housing, hotels, restaurants, and shopping, city parks and open space....

Treasure Island 2012

Treasure Island 2012

Treasure Island San Francisco, CA  2012 Photographs: David C. Hill [el_masonry_gallery image_ids="8936,8907,8904,8895,8917,8933,8908,8896,8898,8902,8911,8900,8901,8914,8890,8903,8905,8891,8886,8906,8894,8910,8892,8909,8889,8888,8887,8893,8884,8882,8937"...

Francisco Park, San Francisco

Francisco Park, San Francisco

Francisco Garden, San Francisco, CA  In 1859, the first large reservoir was constructed in San Francisco to support the city's growth during the gold rush and the discovery of the Comstock lode silver. In 1940, a new Lombard Reservoir replaced it, rendering the...

East Cliff, Santa Cruz, CA

East Cliff, Santa Cruz, CA

East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz One of my favorite stretches along the coast — East Cliff Drive captures that classic Santa Cruz mix of ocean breeze, surfers below, and wide-open views of Monterey Bay. The cliffs glow golden in late afternoon light, and every curve of...

The Bimla Rhinehart Vista Point

The Bimla Rhinehart Vista Point

San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge Last Sunday, I found a new public access point to the Bay on Yerba Buena Island. The views of the Bridge and Bay are stunning. "The Bimla Rhinehart Vista Point sits atop Pier E2 of the original east span, which for 77 years supported...

Veterans Day Parade – San Jose, CA

Veterans Day Parade – San Jose, CA

San Jose’s 105th Veterans Day Parade 2023 Grand Marshal, Douglas Beck Downtown San Jose, CA “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.” - Harry S. Truman [el_masonry_gallery...

Day of the Dead San Jose

Day of the Dead San Jose

Day of The Dead - Dia De Los Muertos Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA [el_masonry_gallery _builder_version="4.5.3" _module_preset="default"...

Día de los Muertos — San Francisco

Día de los Muertos — San Francisco

Dia De Los Muertos - Day of  The Dead  Festival of Altars  Portrero Del Sol Park , Mission Distict San Francisco, CA  Organized by The Marigold Project  [el_masonry_gallery...

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