{"id":6240,"date":"2015-05-28T12:06:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T16:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2015-05-28T22:25:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T02:25:46","slug":"a-trip-to-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/a-trip-to-california\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trip to California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I flew from New Hampshire to San Francisco to photograph\u00a0Ali & Ian’s engagement session<\/a>. \u00a0My mother came along to join me after my work. We got to see\u00a0a bit of the city, Muir Woods, and Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n

The first afternoon, we scouted locations I thought would be perfect for the engagement session. This is where we parked to walk across the street and explore the Palace of Fine Arts.
\n\"Golden
\nThe Palace of Fine Arts was built in 1915 as part of the Panama-Pacific Exhibition. It was one of ten palaces, and the only one remaining. It still hosts occasional art exhibits, but mostly serves as a tourist attraction and a special event space for weddings.
\n\"Palace
\n\"Palace
\n\"Architectural
\n\"Palace
\nNext, we scouted the opposite side of the Golden Gate Bridge, where it’s quieter. We also found Baker Beach, a pleasant beach with few people and lovely views of the bridge.
\n\"The
\nMy mother at Baker Beach.
\n\"Mom
\nThe next day, we explored the murals of Clarion Alley in the Mission District.
\n\"Clarion
\n\"Clarion
\n\"Clarion
\nBobby has lived in and around Clarion Alley for years.
\n\"Homeless
\nTelegraph Hill is home to Coit Tower, which was built in 1933 as a gift to the city from resident Lillie Coit. The little park has lovely views of the city and many hummingbirds.
\n\"Telegraph
\nThis statue of St. Francis is actually in another neighborhood, in a little park on Beach Street.
\n\"St.
\nMom watched for hummingbirds while I explored the terrace gardens.
\n\"Mom
\nYears ago, I watched a movie called “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.” Since then, I’d wanted to see them. I descended (and later climbed) about a thousand stairs to find the parrots, and I did! The flock of about 50 parrots was shy–and loud! I didn’t travel with my long “birding” lens, but I managed a photograph of this parrot.
\n\"Wild
\n\"Sunset
\nTwin Peaks is a beautiful place to enjoy the views of the city.
\n\"Telescope
\n\"View
\n\"City
\n\"City
\nWe went to see the “Painted Ladies” at sunset.
\n\"The
\nWe took a day trip to Muir Woods National Monument, which is a little over half an hour from San Francisco and is home to a large stand of giant Redwood trees.
\n\"Muir
\n\"Muir
\n\"Fallen
\nRedwoods are the tallest trees in the world.
\n\"Redwoods
\n\"Songbird
\nBack in the city, we visited Pier 39, where many sea lions have made their home.
\n\"Pier
\nSea lions happen to sound exactly like our Basset Hound, Milly, when we arrive home after leaving the house for a ten-minute errand. It’s a mournful I-thought-you’d-never-come-back “OH-OH-OH-OH!” This is Milly. She even looks like a sea lion!
\n\"Basset
\n\"Sea
\nWe had a quick walk around the Fisherman’s Wharf area before the four-hour drive to Yosemite National Park.
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\n\"Cable
\nThis was our cabin in Stanislaus National Forest, just outside of Yosemite National Park.
\n\"Cabin
\nThere was a forest fire here in 2013, so the road to our cabin looked like this. If you look at the forest floor though, you’ll see gorgeous wildflowers returning.
\n\"Charred
\nWhen we first arrived in Yosemite National Park, it began to rain. This was quite welcome here as they have had the driest spring in ten years.
\n\"Waterfall
\n\"Deer
\n\"Deer
\nThis was just before my mother yelled, “LOOK! ANOTHER ONE!” and they all scattered.
\n\"Deer
\n\"Rain
\n\"Wildflowers
\nThe road along Tioga Pass had been closed due to snow, but it opened at noon so we decided to drive the 39 miles to Tuolmune Meadow. The elevation on this road gets close to 12,000 feet!
\n\"Tioga
\nTuolumne Meadow
\n\"Tuolumne
\n\"Yosemite
\n\"Waterfalls
\nLupines
\n\"Lupine
\nEl Capitan
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Recently, I flew from New Hampshire to San Francisco to photograph\u00a0Ali & Ian’s engagement session. \u00a0My mother came along to join me after my work. We got to see\u00a0a bit of the city, Muir Woods, and Yosemite National Park. The first afternoon, we scouted locations I thought would be perfect for the engagement session. This<\/p>\n

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