Pacific Coast Highway 2020
As wildfires tore across the Northwest in early September, we left Seattle with the end-goal of camping in Big Sur, CA. The first few days were hazy and otherworldly, but as we moved further south, the skies began to clear up and presented unobstructed views of the charred and rugged coastlines of Highway 1.
An apocalyptic scene in a Southern Oregon rest stop
An erie combination of smoke and fog was present for much of our trip.
Lots of bridges on this trip. This one was in Newport, Oregon.
Long exposure of traffic across the Bixby Creek Bridge
Steph in Newport, Oregon
Long exposure as emergency vehicles light up the roadway
"Try not to move for 30 seconds. Ready, set, GO!"
Yaquina Head Lighthouse
The alpha male of a 30+ herd
A vulture effortlessly gliding on the updrafts over a foggy Golden Gate Bridge
I made Steph walk back up the ridge for this shot
We took a birthday drive down Highway 1 through beautiful redwoods
I'd been wanting to see Big Sur for a long time and decided the Bixby Creek Bridge was the perfect place to propose to Steph after 8 1/2 years together.
Steph posing on a rock in Big Sur
This couple on a sunset drive in their (65?) Mustang
Steph at Carmel-by-the-Sea
No campfires allowed so I entertained myself by light painting around the tent
An empty Santa Cruz Boardwalk at night
A red Redding Fire House
Walking around Grant's Pass, Oregon