California has incredible diversity in the landscape, people, architecture, wildlife and more. This Gallery highlights some of the places in California that I have seen, primarily centered around San Luis Obispo (my wife's hometown). Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Montana de Oro, and Morro Bay are all represented here. My San Francisco pics are also here because I don't have a gallery yet for them. http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-280/343478125_ePA88-Ti.jpg http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/gallery/5597710_CaE4Q/ 2009-07-12T14:31:56Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Looking south towards Pismo Beach, I was blessed with a beautiful purple sunrise.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476726_DFeDY" title="Looking south towards Pismo Beach, I was blessed with a beautiful purple sunrise."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-15/343476726_DFeDY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking south towards Pismo Beach, I was blessed with a beautiful purple sunrise." title="Looking south towards Pismo Beach, I was blessed with a beautiful purple sunrise." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-12T07:58:27Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-15/343476726_DFeDY-Th.jpg 2008-03-15 07:16:37 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />On the same morning, before the sun illuminated the area very well, the sea was like a foamy salt flat.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476756_GKpVc" title="On the same morning, before the sun illuminated the area very well, the sea was like a foamy salt flat."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-15/343476756_GKpVc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="On the same morning, before the sun illuminated the area very well, the sea was like a foamy salt flat." title="On the same morning, before the sun illuminated the area very well, the sea was like a foamy salt flat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-12T07:58:27Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-15/343476756_GKpVc-Th.jpg 2008-03-15 06:38:36 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />This shot was taken near smugglers cove, looking north towards Avila Beach. The waves crashed through the golden arch (not McDonald's)!</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476809_DGpTi" title="This shot was taken near smugglers cove, looking north towards Avila Beach. The waves crashed through the golden arch (not McDonald's)!"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-15/343476809_DGpTi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This shot was taken near smugglers cove, looking north towards Avila Beach. The waves crashed through the golden arch (not McDonald's)!" title="This shot was taken near smugglers cove, looking north towards Avila Beach. The waves crashed through the golden arch (not McDonald's)!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-15/343476809_DGpTi-Th.jpg 2008-03-14 18:40:44 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Surfing on Avila Beach</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476846_iXcQk" title="Surfing on Avila Beach"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-12/343476846_iXcQk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Surfing on Avila Beach" title="Surfing on Avila Beach" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-12/343476846_iXcQk-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 16:36:51 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Groves of twisted oaks</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476888_87wjB" title="Groves of twisted oaks"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-15/343476888_87wjB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Groves of twisted oaks" title="Groves of twisted oaks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-15/343476888_87wjB-Th.jpg 2007-03-15 10:10:38 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Intense light and haze made this shot of an old barn challenging. However I enjoyed how it turned out.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476907_W8K7h" title="Intense light and haze made this shot of an old barn challenging. However I enjoyed how it turned out."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-14/343476907_W8K7h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Intense light and haze made this shot of an old barn challenging. However I enjoyed how it turned out." title="Intense light and haze made this shot of an old barn challenging. However I enjoyed how it turned out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-14/343476907_W8K7h-Th.jpg 2007-03-14 19:03:38 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Montana de Oro has wonderful cliffs and incredibly scenic interplay between the ocean and the rocks.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476949_Az9od" title="Montana de Oro has wonderful cliffs and incredibly scenic interplay between the ocean and the rocks."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-1330/343476949_Az9od-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Montana de Oro has wonderful cliffs and incredibly scenic interplay between the ocean and the rocks." title="Montana de Oro has wonderful cliffs and incredibly scenic interplay between the ocean and the rocks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-1330/343476949_Az9od-Th.jpg 2007-03-13 18:16:21 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Montana de Oro just before the fog set in.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476979_NDFbU" title="Montana de Oro just before the fog set in."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-1319/343476979_NDFbU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Montana de Oro just before the fog set in." title="Montana de Oro just before the fog set in." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-1319/343476979_NDFbU-Th.jpg 2007-03-13 18:07:57 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />A gray day at work</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343476989_uF7z7" title="A gray day at work"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-2005-158/343476989_uF7z7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A gray day at work" title="A gray day at work" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-2005-158/343476989_uF7z7-Th.jpg 2005-07-29 07:13:58 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Crowded boats at Morro Bay</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343477022_Mfdkc" title="Crowded boats at Morro Bay"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-14/343477022_Mfdkc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crowded boats at Morro Bay" title="Crowded boats at Morro Bay" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-14/343477022_Mfdkc-Th.jpg 2007-03-14 13:00:21 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Inside the San Luis Obispo mission there is incredible serenity and reverence.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343477068_NxJGF" title="Inside the San Luis Obispo mission there is incredible serenity and reverence."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-13/343477068_NxJGF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside the San Luis Obispo mission there is incredible serenity and reverence." title="Inside the San Luis Obispo mission there is incredible serenity and reverence." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/Spring-Break-2008-03-13/343477068_NxJGF-Th.jpg 2008-03-13 11:27:35 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />The dark stranger. I had trouble discerning why there was one man on the lonely beach in an overcoat. However the sense mystery was too intriguing to pass up. Some mysteries will never be ...</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343477754_iNQay" title="The dark stranger. I had trouble discerning why there was one man on the lonely beach in an overcoat. However the sense mystery was too intriguing to pass up. Some mysteries will never be ..."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-1319/343477754_iNQay-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The dark stranger. I had trouble discerning why there was one man on the lonely beach in an overcoat. However the sense mystery was too intriguing to pass up. Some mysteries will never be ..." title="The dark stranger. I had trouble discerning why there was one man on the lonely beach in an overcoat. However the sense mystery was too intriguing to pass up. Some mysteries will never be ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-1319/343477754_iNQay-Th.jpg 2007-03-13 18:07:57 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Twisted Oaks</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343477820_UFvkd" title="Twisted Oaks"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-15/343477820_UFvkd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Twisted Oaks" title="Twisted Oaks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-15/343477820_UFvkd-Th.jpg 2007-03-15 10:06:47 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Avila Beach pier</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343477831_YoWio" title="Avila Beach pier"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-15/343477831_YoWio-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Avila Beach pier" title="Avila Beach pier" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/SLO-Spring-Break-2007-03-15/343477831_YoWio-Th-1.jpg 2007-03-15 16:25:22 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Golden Gate Bridge</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343478081_zox7R" title="Golden Gate Bridge"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-187/343478081_zox7R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Golden Gate Bridge" title="Golden Gate Bridge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-187/343478081_zox7R-Th.jpg 2005-03-16 16:07:58 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Golden Gate Bridge detail</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343478097_7wKiV" title="Golden Gate Bridge detail"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-188/343478097_7wKiV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Golden Gate Bridge detail" title="Golden Gate Bridge detail" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-188/343478097_7wKiV-Th.jpg 2005-03-16 16:08:12 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />From the Asian art museum in San Francisco</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343478125_ePA88" title="From the Asian art museum in San Francisco"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-280/343478125_ePA88-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="From the Asian art museum in San Francisco" title="From the Asian art museum in San Francisco" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-280/343478125_ePA88-Th.jpg 2005-03-18 15:27:59 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Chinatown Color</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343478139_95Yon" title="Chinatown Color"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-203/343478139_95Yon-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Chinatown Color" title="Chinatown Color" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-203/343478139_95Yon-Th.jpg 2005-03-17 11:54:17 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Downtown San Francisco</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343478165_V5q4Q" title="Downtown San Francisco"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-037/343478165_V5q4Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Downtown San Francisco" title="Downtown San Francisco" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-037/343478165_V5q4Q-Th.jpg 2005-03-14 11:39:17 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Splitting Infinity Pools</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/5597710_CaE4Q#343478184_UANNz" title="Splitting Infinity Pools"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-038/343478184_UANNz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Splitting Infinity Pools" title="Splitting Infinity Pools" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:54:20Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/California/San-Luis-Obispo/San-Francisco-2005-038/343478184_UANNz-Th.jpg 2005-03-14 11:40:25