This morning I realized that creating posts on my phone while away from my computer lately has led me to accidentally use the same photos more than once since Christmas. I guess my remark yesterday about still having images to share is really true — especially if I reuse the same ones over and over! So even though it’s taken me awhile to figure out what was going on, I’m pretty confident today’s photos are new to the blog. They were all shot along the Mendocino coast, at Hearn Gulch and within the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands, in September 2021.

View from Hearn Gulch

I shared some photos of this particular creek last month in a post titled To the sea. I don’t know the name of the creek, but I already have a love/hate relationship with it. I love how scenic it looks as it flows to the cliff edge and down to the ocean; but I’m extremely wary of trying to cross it as I have short legs and a history of falling down in creeks!

Most people cross easily here

Creekside beauty