I went up to the California’s North Coast Saturday, and my only regret is that once I was there, I had to return. Photographically, where I went, Hidden Beach, was a beautiful place full of photographic opportunity.
The trail I was on, Coastal Trail, which is just north of where the Klamath River puts out to sea, was very dense and green that also was home to several kinds of wildflowers.
The steps put on the trail lead to one of the better photographs of the day since it left me with a sense of imagination as I looked at them wondering where they would take me through the coastal forest. But the true highlight of the trail overlooking Hidden Beach and the giant rock that just off shore. A beautiful sight to behold.
Probably the most amazing thing I saw could not be photographed since I didn’t have a lens wide enough to capture more than 180 degrees, but from one lookout point on the trail, you can look out north and follow the horizon west out to sea and south, you can see the curvature of the earth as you pan the horizon. For photography or not, for nothing else, this is a most amazing sight that anybody with the means should try to get to and see.
There’s really not much more to say about this, but as a photographer, I could spend a week in the area north or Eureka and south of Crescent City and not photograph everything I would want to.
To see the images I made, check out my website in the new images and squares gallery. They’re the first two in each gallery.
