Wind-blown trees at twilight at Point Arena Lighthouse on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The trees are  mis-shapen due to the constant direction of the prevailing winds coming off the Pacific ocean.
Wind-blown tree in stormy weather on Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The wind blows constantly in one direction, shaping the tree like a large Bonsai tree.
Misted by early morning fog, white fence leads to Gazebo on Point Arena Lighthouse Peninsula on the rocky Pacific coast of northern California.
Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, looking for food on pier at Point Arena on the Pacific Coast of Northern California. Adult in breeding plumage.
Twilight blue storm clouds and crashing waves just after sunset contrast with the cliffs at Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula on the rocky pacific coast of northern California.
Surfer catching a wave in Pacific Ocean at Point Arena Pier inlet on Northern California coast.
Sunset with stormy weather and high surf at Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The white-capped, crashing waves swirling over the rocks seem almost ghostly in the twilight, The Point Arena Lighthouse on this peninsula was built in 1870, and later rebuilt with reinforced concrete after the 1906 earthquake.
Sunset with stormy weather and high surf at Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The white-capped, crashing waves swirling over the rocks seem almost ghostly in the twilight, The Point Arena Lighthouse on this peninsula was built in 1870, and later rebuilt with reinforced concrete after the 1906 earthquake.
Skyline of San Francisco, California, across San Francisco Bay, viewed from north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco is famous in song and stories as the "City by the Bay."
Wind-blown trees at twilight at Point Arena Lighthouse on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The trees are mis-shapen due to the constant direction of the prevailing winds coming off the Pacific ocean.
Wind-blown trees at twilight at Point Arena Lighthouse on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The trees are  mis-shapen due to the constant direction of the prevailing winds coming off the Pacific ocean.
Wind-blown trees at twilight at Point Arena Lighthouse on the rocky pacific coast of northern California. The trees are mis-shapen due to the constant direction of the prevailing winds coming off the Pacific ocean.
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