Santa Barbara Hiking Trails - Inspiration Point

Inspiration Point is one of the closest and easiest hikes in the Santa Barbara area (only 5 minutes away from the downtown area). It also has one of the most beautiful views of the city. Therefore, it makes for a popular late afternoon or morning hike. In looking at the images, you can see why it's called Inspiration Point.

The trail starts on a paved road with a light incline. After the pavement stops, you will eventually get to a fork in the trail (go left!!)... and it will lead you down to a creek (which is dry during the summer months). If you follow the creek, you will get to 7 Falls (have to do a bit of rock jumping). However, if you pass the creek and continue going up, you will eventually find yourself on top of Inspiration Point! The summit itself is rather non distinct, but you can tell you're at the top when looking down on the city of Santa Barbara.

Pacific Coast Highway - Golden Hour

When most people think of Los Angeles County, I don't think that this is an image that comes to mind. However, if you're willing to take a 30 minute drive (assuming it's not rush hour) up the coastline, this is what you find. This specific shot was taken at a view point over Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The weather was perfect and the sea was quite calm. When I lived in LA, I used to come up here a lot to surf during the summer time. The waves were fantastic and I really enjoyed the change of scenery. I had not been back in about 10 years... and don't think anything really changed.

Malibu Life

Cruising down PCH, my father discovered a little restaurant perched upon the cliffs of Malibu overlooking the ocean. If you're looking for good food, drinks, celeb watching... or just want to enjoy a nice view, I recommend stopping at Geoffrey's. These were a couple of images I took while relaxing for an afternoon glass of wine.