Palm trees leaning towards the Pacific Ocean at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California. Why do palm trees lean towards the sea? Palm trees lean to get more light called “phototropism.” The ocean acts as a mirror for light, so there is much more light coming from the sea than from a single building.
The Harbor Office and a Mexican restaurant – Maria Sol – are at the very end of Santa Monica Pier, floating above the Pacific Ocean.
A colorful, shaded, resting place overlooking Santa Monica Pier and the Pacific Ocean in California
Jutting out into the Pacific Ocean, it symbolizes the heart of Santa Monica and is one of the most photographed locations in the world. Constructed in 1909, the storied Santa Monica Pier was the first concrete pier on the West Coast. It quickly gained a reputation among locals as the best fishing spot in Santa Monica. Santa Monica Pier fishing remains a popular activity to this day. It contains an amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views.
Spectacular clouds hang over the Santa Monica Pier as it juts out into the Pacific Ocean, California
From the elevated height of Palisades Park, Santa Monica, California, well protected paths provide vantage views of the Pacific Ocean, beaches, and the Santa Monica Pier.
Thousands of visitors flock to Pacific Palisades Park in Santa Monica to run, bike, walk and enjoy the views of Pacific Ocean.
Palisades Park is a 26.4-acre park in Santa Monica, California. The park is located along a 1.6-mile section of Ocean Avenue on top of an uplifted unconsolidated sedimentary coastal Quaternary terrace with exposed bluffs, offering views of both the Pacific Ocean and the coastal mountains.
Walking along the park on a hazy morning, one can see a pier in the distance. The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California.
Santa Monica is a coastal city west of downtown Los Angeles, California. Santa Monica Beach is fringed by Palisades Park, with views over the Pacific Ocean. Will be posting images from our recent trip to Santa Monica.
This 18′ high art deco sculpture “Santa Monica” by Eugene Morahan is located on the bluff at the foot of Wilshire Blvd. It is a statue of Saint Monica, for whom the city of Santa Monica was named. Apparently, Spanish explorers were reminded of the tears Saint Monica shed for her errant son while they were drinking from a refreshing spring in West Los Angeles. Because that particular day was St. Monica’s day on the religious calendar, they named the area “Santa Monica.”
An overlook from the cliffs of Carlsbad, California with waves of the Pacific Ocean gently brushing the shoreline
The iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco rises above a layer of fog over the Pacific Ocean
Above the Fog
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Opened in 1937, the single-suspension span is anchored by twin towers that reach skyward 746 feet, and was once taller than any building in San Francisco. To support the suspended roadway, two cables, each more than 7,000 feet in length and both containing 80,000 miles of wire stretch over the top of the towers and are rooted in concrete anchorages on shore.
Majestic Golden Gate Bridge
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean casts a golden glow on the waves and clouds
Sunset Glow on Ocean Waves
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean creates a golden glow on the waves
Sunset Glow
Panama is a typical tropical country. Here is an image of the Panama Canal flowing into the Pacific Ocean without any ships passing through.
A Tropical Paradise
The setting sun over the Pacific Ocean creates silhouettes …
Sunset Light in Black and White
As requested by a viewer, I am posting the original version in color
Sunset Light in Color
Birds flying in formation over the Pacific Ocean ….
A Bird Formation Over the Ocean
A varied landscape off inlets on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California – sky, clouds, mountains, water, islands, vegetation and flowers
A Varied Landscape
A tree on Double Peak Park, San Marcos, CA nicely frames a beautiful sunset over the Pacific Ocean
Sunset from San Marcos
Photos by Ravi 