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TRUCKEE MARSH OPEN WATER
One of the Upper Truckee Marsh channels is close to meeting up with Lake Tahoe in the California, USA city of South Lake Tahoe. The Upper Truckee Marsh has a number of water channels and the Upper Truckee River, flowing toward the lake. The marsh, one of the Sierra Nevada’s largest wetlands, is comprised of over six-hundred acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
LAKE TAHOE THROUGH TREETOPS
From high on a mountain above Lake Tahoe can be seen the shoreline of the city of South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, USA. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. It sits just over 6,200 feet above sea level and measures 22 miles long, 12 miles wide, with about 72 miles of shoreline. Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, the pristine lake with crystal water lies about two-thirds in California and one-third Nevada.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE SHORELINE CONSERVATION
Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. It sits just over 6,200 feet above sea level and measures 22 miles long, 12 miles wide, with about 72 miles of shoreline. Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, the pristine lake with crystal water lies about two-thirds in California and 1/3 Nevada. The sandy shoreline and adjacent wetlands in South Lake Tahoe are home to a vast array of plant and wildlife species.
SAN FRANCISCO SHORELINE SUTRO DISTRICT
The Pacific Ocean crashes onto the jagged shoreline of the Sutro District, at the western edge of San Francisco, California.
BOAT HARBOR HALF MOON BAY
Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, California is in San Mateo County. The port area is protected from fierce ocean storms by a larger outer and a smaller inner riprap breakwater system.
PACIFICA CALIFORNIA SHORELINE
The beaches of Pacifica, California, USA are surrounded by steep hills and large, weather worn boulders. Strong winds and tides batter the shoreline. Whales can often be seen traveling these waters.
PACIFICA SAND AND FOAM
Pacifica, California is a seaside city in San Mateo County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. Pacifica runs along a six-mile stretch of coastal beaches and hills. SEA FOAM, also known as spume, beach foam or sea foam is a type of foam created when seawater is agitated, particularly when concentrations of dissolved organic matter (proteins, fats, dead algae) are higher. These substances can act as foaming agents or surfactants.
PACIFICA CLIFFS OCENA VIEW
Pacifica, California is a seaside city in San Mateo County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. Pacifica runs along a six-mile stretch of coastal beaches and hills. It is made up of several small valleys spread between Montara Mountain to the south, Sweeney Ridge to the east, and the Pacific Ocean's cliffs to the west.
PACIFICA CLIFF APARTMENTS DEMISE
Due to rugged Pacific coast weather, the apartments on the cliffs of the coastal town of Pacifica, succumbed to the elements. They were abandoned and have been completely removed from the cliff before falling to the beach below. Pacifica is just south of San Francisco, California.
PACIFICA COAST TREES
Wind and stormy weather whip across the hills in the seaside town of Pacifica, California, USA on the side of the Pacific Ocean. Trees grow bent and broken from the ferocity of the weather hitting the coastal landscape.
PACIFICA COAST MEADOW
Just off the beach in Pacifica, California below rolling hills, is a windswept meadow with gnarled trees. Heavy fog creeps in over the misty landscape from the cold ocean water of the Pacific.
GLENN ALPINE CREEK WATERSHED
Glen Alpine Creek, South Lake Tahoe, California in July. The creek meanders its way down from a higher elevation to Lily Lake and onward to Fallen Leaf Lake. It is part of what was once a vast area the indigenous Washoe (Washo) people inhabited. In the mid 1800's settlers came in. It became part of an area known as Lake Tahoe Forest Preserve established in 1899, now known as Desolation Wilderness established in 1969. The ridge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains runs through here.
FIHING POLE PIER CLAMP PACIFICA
Pacifica, California is a seashore community, often shrouded in fog, south of San Franscisco. The town fishing pier extends out into the ocean a quarter mile. Wind and rough seas pound the pier and coastline.
HIKING FOGGY SWEENEY RIDGE TRAIL PACIFICA
Sweeney Ridge's summit rises 1,200 feet above sea level. The conservation area lies between San Bruno and Pacifica, California. It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Many trails traverse the ridges and ravines overlooking Pacifica and San Fransisco Bay. The area originally was homeland to the indigenous Ramaytush Ohlone people.
CHAPPAQUIDDICK ISLAND FOOTPATH
Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the east end of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Historically the islands have often been connected. Depending on storms and ocean activity, a narrow barrier beach connects and conversely breaks apart these two land masses.
VINEYARD HAVEN SUMMER BOATS
Vineyard Haven Harbor on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA is an idyllic seaside location for leisure boating and fishing adventures.
SUNNY GREEN BEACH CHAIR
A vibrant green chair sits prominently on a wide pristine, white sandy beach, casting a distinct shadow on the ground. The ocean stretches across the horizon under a dreamy blue sky, evoking a sense of tranquility and relaxation. The hot sunny location is along the Gulf Of Mexico in Mississippi, USA.
BROADWATER BEACH MARINA
A tall lighthouse stands on a storm damaged pier extending into the Mississippi Gulf Coast water in Biloxi, under a clear blue sky. Palm trees line the distant shoreline, adding a touch of greenery to the coastal scene. The large resort marina and lighthouse construction began in 1963 and was completed in 1965. The thriving resort and marina evolved from the original Broadwater Beach Hotel built in the late 1930s. The beachside complex was battered by Hurricane Camille in 1969 and then Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
CAPE COD ROCKY SHORELINE
Cape Cod, USA is lined with swimming saltwater beaches. Beyond the rocky shoreline at Surf Drive Beach, is Falmouth Heights. The infamous, yearly summer road race winds past this beach, ending on the far side of the distant houses.
CHAPPAQUIDDICK ISLAND FOOTPATH
Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the east end of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Historically the islands have often been connected. Depending on storms and ocean activity, a narrow barrier beach connects and conversely breaks apart these two land masses.
LECOUNT HOLLOW BEACH CAPE COD
Lecount Hollow Beach, also known as Maguire’s Landing, in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, USA is cold and windy during the winter. The beach lies on the Atlantic Ocean side of Wellfleet near the end of the Cape.
ZEN BEACH STONES AQUINNAH
Small stones to large boulders are abundant on the shoreline below the Aquinnah clay cliffs, on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Weather transforms the shoreline and walking, swimming or hanging out is a feast for the senses at this section of the island.
SAILING INTO VINEYARD HAVEN
Summer sailing is hugely popular in the waters surrounding the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Here two schooners are sailing into Vineyard Haven Harbor just about sunset. They were close to the shoreline beach. Cape Cod is a thin strip of land along the horizon line.
OAK BLUFFS FERRY PIER
Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is a travel mecca. State Beach offers a clear view of the Steamship Authority Pier, in operation year-round, with passengers and shipping goods coming and going to and from the mainland.
NEW ENGLAND WETLANDS IN AUTUMN
The surrounding, autumn colored forest illuminated by bright sunlight, and the blue sky with clouds are reflected on a New Hampshire, USA shallow pond. Falling leaves break free from branches and settle down onto the glassy water surface.
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