MATTOLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA

WOMAN AND DOG FOLLOW PHOTOGRAPHER DOWN A LONG AND EMPTY BEACH

BLACK DOG CATCHING UP TO HUMAN COMPANIONS

BLACK DOG ENJOYING FREEDOM AND BEING AWAY FROM THE CITY

WOMAN COMMUNICATING WITH INTELLIGENT BLACK DOG ON A WINDY BEACH IN SUMMER

THE PACIFIC OCEAN, A COASTAL MOUNTAIN, AND WILDFLOWERS

ELEPHANT SEALS + SHIPWRECK

WOMAN TAKES CHILDLIKE JOY IN OBSERVING WILDLIFE

ELEPHANT SEALS COMMUNICATE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER

PHOTOGRAPHER CLIMBS TO THE TOP OF ABANDONED LIGHTHOUSE AND USES PHOTOGRAPHY AND POETRY SKILLS

WOMAN AND DOG CROSS STREAM AND FRONT YARD OF THE KIND OF PLACE THE PHOTOGRAPHER DREAMS OF LIVING

DOG PLEADS TO NOT BE PLACED BACK IN HARNESS AND/OR EXPRESSES LOVE TO WOMAN

WOMAN AND DOG RETURN TO CAMPSITE AFTER A VERY LONG WALK

SHADOWS, TENT AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE OF EARLY EVENING IN HIGH SUMMER AS DINNER IS PREPARED

BLACK DOG FEELS AT HOME

These photographs were taken on the second stop of a camping / surfing trip we took. We hiked from the campsite along the Mattole river to a 100 year old lighthouse seven miles down the beach. We saw elephant seals. They made loud noises and scared our dog. I climbed to the top of the light house and it was spooky, but then I used talents to capture some beauty. There were not very many people and it felt like a wild place which was comforting. We belong out here more often.