A summer morning along the Northern California coast? Well, it doesn’t feel much like summer at all. The sky is often gray and cloudy, sometimes damp with a constant chill in the air. Luckily, that is my favorite type of weather. On a recent trip to Santa Cruz, CA I woke up one morning and what did I see out of the window? A thick layer of fog throughout the Santa Cruz hills.
I immediately decided I needed to go on a hike — to get out of an urban environment and explore the forest while the trees were surrounded by the thick, misty air. I did not plan on taking pictures, but I found the atmosphere too inspiring to not capture. It was dark and hauntingly moody, yet calming at the same time.
With every turn of the trail, I saw something new. Among the moss-covered bark, twisted branches, knotted bark, and every shade of green and brown — nothing was the same, yet everything was in harmony. The things nature can do…
i never saw these. beautiful. your work amazes me all the time, mike.