MISTS AND FOG
of the
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS

MISTS and FOG

are common in this area due to the closeness of the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay. To some I suppose this is just overcast and dreary, dampness and coolness that is just something to wade through until the bright and sunny part of the day happens, but to me these are a beautiful and alive thing that I feel as a gift of Nature.

Living in the mountains, I get the opportunity to look down upon much of this, and there are days where it's like looking out upon a white blanket with a few green islands poking through. The air movement through the mists causes them to dance in the valleys and early in the morning the rainbows join in the display and it's just awesome to see. These pictures are only a hint of what I see, and most of what I see I never take pictures of because it's just too beautiful to capture.

The picture above is called "Morning Mists" and is taken from the road coming home.