Mastodawn

I do miss being at the beach here and I’m happy I took the time for another visit. #california #santacruz #naturalbridges

SF Photographer Jan 28

Just back from a week in Oregon. I planned this trip to photograph the power of winter storms pounding the PNW coast. Nope. Blue skies all week. Even the day that promised to be cloudy was sunny. It's not a bad way to be disappointed, though. Beautiful trip. Lots to come.

#photography #landscapephotography #oregon #naturalbridges #coast

Ron Franke Nov 30

Turkey is now officially worked off.

We rode a really nice but demanding 15.7 mile road bike ride from Natural Bridges in Santa Cruz CA up beyond the University of California at Santa Cruz this morning with the Tri Club. An 825 foot vertical climb from the coast to the top turn around really catches one’s attention. But the ride back down is well worth the climb.

We’re reasonably lucky in Santa Cruz county to have a number of nice bike routes with a wide variation, from hills, to coastal routes, to rides through the agricultural fields. Santa Cruz has a lot of work to do to improve marked bike lanes, but it is getting steadily better

#Bike #RoadBike #Cycle #SantaCruz #UCSC #NaturalBridges

Ron Franke Jul 5, 2025

I did a very nice Duathlon training bike ride this morning in the Santa Cruz (CA) area. These photos are at the Seymour Marine Center near the Natural Bridges state park midway through the ride.

Those of us that live here learn to take advantage of a sunny morning and day. This time of year is often foggy. You can see the fog bank off in the distance in the left photo.

#Photography #Ocean #SantaCruz #NaturalBridges #Bike #RoadBiking #Triathlon #Duathlon