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Between Los Angeles and San Francisco : Central Coast, wild and beautiful.
Morro Rock (in Morro Bay) : almost a lighthouse !
Hearst Castle, build by Mr Hearst in San Simeon.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is protecting a very nice little bay with the only Californian waterfall jumping directly into the ocean (McWay Falls).
Big Sur mist !
Wild beaches...
Completely open to the Pacific swell.

Santa Barbara's mission.
Pelican in Santa Barbara...
Just behind Santa Barbara are some very nice hills and lakes.
Solvang : a danish village in California ! ... very touristic actually.
Monterey bay and its huge kelp (alguae) forests...
Monterey Fishermen's Wharf.
Ano Nuevo State Reserve: young Elephant seals simulating the fight for females.
The oceanic wall in Monterey Bay aquarium (4 millions liters !)
Jellyfish...
98% water, and so beautiful.
The last permanent elephant seals colony in California: Puento Ano Nuevo State Reserve.
Point Lobos State Reserve, China Cove.